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The Patch Quiz: Know Your Presidents

How well do you know your presidential history?

In honor of Presidents Day, Patch wants to give you a chance to win a gift certificate/card worth an Alexander Hamilton ($1o) for a hotspot in the Mendota Heights area, as well as equip you with some Patch gear.

Be the fifth person to e-mail the correct answers to the eight questions below and you win! E-mail answers to Local Editor Danielle Cabot at danielle.cabot@patch.com.

Once we have a winner, we'll let him or her know and then post the winner's name below. We'll also share the answers at that time. Good luck to all! Oh, and here's a tip: Hamilton was NOT a president.

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1. Who was the only president to occupy the White House as a bachelor?

2. Who was the heaviest president, weighing between 300 and 340 pounds?

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3. Who was the oldest president to be elected? And the youngest to be elected?

4. Three presidents died on the Fourth of July. Who were they?

5. Who served the shortest amount of time as president—one month?

6. Who is the only president to be elected to two non-consecutive terms?

7. Who was the first president to appear on television?

8. Who is the only person to become president without having been elected vice president or president?


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