Presidential Deathplaces

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In what city was William McKinley assassinated by Leon Czolgosz?

Buffalo, NY

Pittsburgh, PA

Washington, DC

ANSWER: Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shot McKinley at the Pan-American Expo in Buffalo in 1901. Eight days later, the president was dead from an infection of gangrene. Anarchist Leon Czolgosz shot McKinley at the Pan-American Expo in Buffalo in 1901. Eight days later, the president was dead from an infection of gangrene.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson died in Johnson City, TX, a city founded by his uncle. Johnson City is closest to which Texan city?

Austin

Dallas

El Paso

ANSWER: Johnson City is about 45 miles outside of Austin. Johnson City is about 45 miles outside of Austin.

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President Coolidge, a supporter of women's suffrage, died in Northampton, Massachusetts. Northampton is also home to which women's liberal college?

Bryn Mawr College

Smith College

Wellesley College

ANSWER: Calvin Coolidge, though he passed away in Massachusetts, is buried in his home state of Vermont's Calvin Coolidge Historical District. Calvin Coolidge, though he passed away in Massachusetts, is buried in his home state of Vermont's Calvin Coolidge Historical District.

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All told, how many presidents have drawn their last breaths in California?

Two

Three

Four

ANSWER: Reagan, Ford, and Harding died in Hollywood, Rancho Mirage, and San Francisco, respectively. Reagan, Ford, and Harding died in Hollywood, Rancho Mirage, and San Francisco, respectively.

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The last president to die did so in his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after fighting pneumonia in a hospital coincidentally named for Dwight Eisenhower. Who was he?

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

Richard Nixon

ANSWER: We hope you didn't choose Jimmy Carter, who is still alive. We hope you didn't choose Jimmy Carter, who is still alive.

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James Garfield was shot in Washington, DC, but died in Elberon, New Jersey. He was taken to New Jersey to...

...escape the press.

...get out of DC, which was suffering from a heat wave.

...recuperate at the house of his mistress.

ANSWER: DC recorded temperatures of up to 108 degrees that year. DC recorded temperatures of up to 108 degrees that year.

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How many presidents have died in Washington, DC?

Five

Seven

Nine

ANSWER: They are Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln, William Henry Harrison, John Quincy Adams, William Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Dwight Eisenhower. The former three, of course, died in office. They are Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln, William Henry Harrison, John Quincy Adams, William Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Dwight Eisenhower. The former three, of course, died in office.

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Of the presidents who have died in office, how many did NOT die in Washington, DC?

Three

Four

Five

ANSWER: James Garfield died in Elberon, NJ; William McKinley in Buffalo, NY; Warren Harding in San Francisco; Franklin Roosevelt in Warm Springs, GA; and John Kennedy in Dallas, TX. In fact, only three have died in DC: William Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and Abraham Lincoln. James Garfield died in Elberon, NJ; William McKinley in Buffalo, NY; Warren Harding in San Francisco; Franklin Roosevelt in Warm Springs, GA; and John Kennedy in Dallas, TX. In fact, only three have died in DC: William Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and Abraham Lincoln.

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Who is our nation's only president to die in New Hampshire?

Chester Arthur

Franklin Pierce

Millard Fillmore

ANSWER: Pierce is also the only president born in New Hampshire. This is because, according to census figures I made up, only 30 people live there, on average. Pierce is also the only president born in New Hampshire. This is because, according to census figures I made up, only 30 people live there, on average.

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James K. Polk, a by-choice one term president, was right to not seek a second term -- he died three months after leaving office in 1849. What state did he die in?

Kentucky

Tennessee

Virginia

ANSWER: Polk had contracted cholera in New Orleans, he was originally interred at his residence in Nashville, named "Polk Place." However, because of disputes among his descendants, the land was later sold and turned into apartment buildings. His body was moved to the Tennessee state capitol.

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Polk had contracted cholera in New Orleans, he was originally interred at his residence in Nashville, named "Polk Place." However, because of disputes among his descendants, the land was later sold and turned into apartment buildings. His body was moved to the Tennessee state capitol.

Presidential Deathplaces

In what city was William McKinley assassinated by Leon Czolgosz?

President Lyndon B. Johnson died in Johnson City, TX, a city founded by his uncle. Johnson City is closest to which Texan city?

President Coolidge, a supporter of women's suffrage, died in Northampton, Massachusetts. Northampton is also home to which women's liberal college?

All told, how many presidents have drawn their last breaths in California?

The last president to die did so in his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after fighting pneumonia in a hospital coincidentally named for Dwight Eisenhower. Who was he?

James Garfield was shot in Washington, DC, but died in Elberon, New Jersey. He was taken to New Jersey to...

How many presidents have died in Washington, DC?

Of the presidents who have died in office, how many did NOT die in Washington, DC?

Who is our nation's only president to die in New Hampshire?

James K. Polk, a by-choice one term president, was right to not seek a second term -- he died three months after leaving office in 1849. What state did he die in?

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