The Inaugural Holy Kiss

1. Nearly all U.S. presidents have kissed the Bible at their inauguration. Who was the first president to start this tradition?

2. Name the first U.S. president to pass up his successor's inauguration ceremony.

3. Several actors have played the role of James Bond in the ultra popular series about Agent 007. Who played in the most Bond movies?

4. Jamestown, Va., is doing much to celebrate its beginning as the first permanent settlement of English colonists in the New World. Name the three ships that brought colonists to the settlement.

5. Who were the only grandfather and grandson to serve as U.S. presidents?

6. What is the lowest land point in the United States?

7. The longest bridge span in the U.S. is 4,260 feet. Name that bridge.

8. What state tried to enter the Union bearing the name "Deseret," but was forced to change it when Congress rejected it?

9. What was the pen name adopted by Samuel Clemens?

10. What was the real name of the famed Major League Hall of Famer Babe Ruth?

Answers

1. George Washington, our first president, was the first to kiss the Holy Book at his swearing-in ceremony.

2. "Answer Man"-er Herb Boothroyd of Gainesville, Fla., tells us it was John Adams who skipped the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson had unseated President Adams in the election.

3. Sean Connery and Roger Moore each appeared as "Bond, James Bond" in seven movies of the deeply popular "Double-0-Seven" series.

4. The three ships were the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery .

5. "Answer Man"-er Dr. Jose Mijares of Tampa, Fla., tells us it was William Henry Harrison, our 9th president, who was the grandfather of our 23rd president, Benjamin Harrison.

6. It's Death Valley, Calif., which measures at -282 feet.

7. It's the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York.

8. The new state name became Utah.

9. Clemens' pen name was Mark Twain.

10. Babe Ruth's real name was George Herman Ruth Jr.

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