Presidential Nicknames .

ROLCAM · Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:56 am Post subject: Presidential Nicknames .

Presidential Nicknames

Questions:

Several readers expressed a desire to face up to a Theme Quiz on presidents' nicknames. Let's give it a try -- thanks to Joseph Nathan Kane's "Facts About the Presidents" as a source.

1. What president's personality earned him the nickname "The Great Communicator"?

2. This president surely didn't appreciate being called "High Tax Harry." Name him.

3. What president bore the nickname "Bull Moose," among several sidebar names?

4. He truly was worthy of being termed the "Father of His Country." Name him.

5. Who was dubbed "Uncle Sam"?

6. The "Father of the Constitution" also bore the nickname "Sage of Montpelier" in honor of his Virginia estate. Name him.

7. Which president was admirably referred to as the "Father of the Declaration of Independence"?

8. The "Great Emancipator" was also given several other descriptive nicknames. Name him.

9. Which chief executive was sometimes referred to as "Houdini in the White House"?

10. "Tricky Dick" was the term for which president?
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