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Rail Splitter Society of Delaware. Welcomes all!. This Month’s Trivia Quiz subject:. President Gerald Ford. Question 1. In what state was Gerald Ford born? Michigan South Dakota Connecticut Nebraska. Question 2.
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Rail Splitter Society of Delaware Welcomes all!
This Month’s Trivia Quiz subject: President Gerald Ford
Question 1 • In what state was Gerald Ford born? • Michigan • South Dakota • Connecticut • Nebraska
Question 2 • Gerald Ford's original last name was King, before he was adopted by his mother's second husband, Gerald Ford Sr. What was Ford's original first name? • Lynch • James • Thomas • Leslie
Question 3 • What position did Ford play at Michigan? • guard • halfback • tackle • center
Question 4 • In 1942, Ford, along with Phyllis Brown, who he was dating at the time, appeared on the cover of what national magazine? • Time • Look • Cosmopolitian • Life
Question 5 • On what ship did Ford serve during World War II? • Monterey • Lexington • Coral Sea • Galveston
Question 6 • Ford was one of two House members to serve on the Warren Commission, that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy. Who was the other House member of the commission? • Richard Russell • Hale Boggs • John Cooper • John McCloy
Question 7 • At the Republican Convention of 1964, who did Ford place in nomination for the presidency? • George Romney • Nelson Rockefeller • Barry Goldwater • William Scranton
Question 8 • Who did Richard Nixon first consider, instead of Ford, for vice-president after the resignation of Spiro Agnew? • Nelson Rockefeller • John Lindsay • Ronald Reagan • John Connally
Question 9 • In May 1975, Ford ordered US Forces to rescue the crew of the US merchant ship Mayaguez, that had been seized by what country? • Laos • Cambodia • Chile • North Korea
Question 10 • In what city did Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempt to assassinate President Ford in on September 5, 1975? • Sacramento • Washington DC • San Francisco • Los Angeles
Question 11 • How many days after the first attempt did Sara Jane Moore attempt to assassinate Ford? • 10 • 17 • 34 • 26
Question 12 • During the Ford administration, in what city was the agreement signed where western nations agreed to recognize east European borders in exchange for relaxed travel restrictions? • Helsinki • Paris • Geneva • Amsterdam
Question 13 • In Ronald Reagan's attempt to defeat Ford for the 1976 Republican presidential nomination, he announced his vice-presidential running mate a month before the Kansas City convention. Who was he? • James Schlesinger • William Simon • George Bush • Richard Schweiker
Question 14 • Where is the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum located? • Detroit, MI • Ann Arbor, MI • Grand Rapids, MI • Omaha, NB
(nearly) Impossible Question • Ford's son Steven is an actor in Hollywood. On what afternoon soap has Steven Ford been a regular on two separate occasions? • Days of Our Lives • All My Children • As The World Turns • Young and the Restless
Nearly Impossible Question Hint • Days of Our Lives • All My Children • As The World Turns • Young and the Restless
Nearly Impossible Question 2 • Who did Ford replace as House minority leader in 1965?
Nearly Impossible Question 2 • Who did Ford replace as House minority leader in 1965? • Charles Hallack • Harold Collier • William Brock • Peter Frelinghuysen
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