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A one-off quiz

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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,847
    lucy4 said:

    10. Must be something obscure or controversial,did America have Executioners or Hangmen? As I don't even know when Cleveland was President.

    Before he became President, 1 of his jobs was indeed as Sheriff/Executioner.
    On 2 occasions he personally hanged murderers, the only US President to do so..

    So-just number 3...
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  • GlenelgGlenelg Member Posts: 6,607
    10. Was he VP & President twice? Guess
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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,847
    Glenelg said:

    10. Was he VP & President twice? Guess

    He is the only US President to serve non-consecutive terms as President. (1885-89, 1893-97). Consequently, he is both the 22nd AND the 24th US President.
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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 8,142
    Essexphil said:

    lucy4 said:

    10. Must be something obscure or controversial,did America have Executioners or Hangmen? As I don't even know when Cleveland was President.

    Before he became President, 1 of his jobs was indeed as Sheriff/Executioner.
    On 2 occasions he personally hanged murderers, the only US President to do so..

    So-just number 3...
    All the 'On This Day In History' I'm reading must be sinking in somewhere in my memory :D .
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  • pompeynicpompeynic Member Posts: 2,834
    Is it that they both are known by a different first name than they were actually given?
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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,847
    pompeynic said:

    Is it that they both are known by a different first name than they were actually given?

    Close enough. They use a middle name, rather than the given first name.
    So-Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, Leonard James Callaghan (and Michael Colin Cowdrey, Stephen Grover Cleveland).

    Thanks to all who took part.
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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 8,142
    Well done @Essexphil I enjoyed that trying to rack my brains,perhaps make it a regular Friday afternoon feature.
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  • pompeynicpompeynic Member Posts: 2,834
    Thanks @Essexphil for setting the quiz. The late James Callaghan was born in Pompey, so knew he was Leonard James, we got told all about him at school when he was PM. Remembered Boris has loads of names and took a punt!
    I know you said a one off but........ maybe once a week.?
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 36,473
    Tikay10 said:

    dragon1964 said:

    Tikay10 said:


    5 HAS to be the great Puskas & his Hungarian Term who gave us, managed by Walter Winterbottom, a proper 6-3 spanking.

    Where were you stood? Was it a good view, @Tikay10
    It was 1953, so I could have been there.
    I couldnt have.
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