FEBRUARY SPECIAL DAYS

Groundhog Day, February 2, 2026 – Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? If he does, we will have 6 more weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, spring will come early.

February 14, 2026 – Happy Valentine’s Day!

PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA QUIZ

Presidents’ Day – February 16, 2026 – Presidents’ Day is a United States Federal Holiday observed on 3rd Monday of February, honoring George Washington (born on February 22), the first president of the U.S. The holiday is now recognized as honoring all United States presidents. Federal offices, post offices, and many banks and businesses will be closed. Retailers often hold sales, schools may have activities, and some cities have parades or ceremonies.

1.Which U.S. president had an alligator as a pet?

     a) James Madison     b) John Quincy Adams     c) John Tyler     d) Andrew Jackson

2. Which president kept raccoons (Rebecca & Horace), lion cubs (Tax Reduction & Budget Bureau), a bobcat (Smoky), a wallaby, and a pygmy hippo (Billy) as pets?

    a) Theodore Roosevelt    b) Martin Van Buren    c) Calvin Coolidge    d) Thomas Jefferson

3. Which president served the shortest term?

     a) William Harrison     b) Zachary Taylor   c) James Garfield   d) Richard Nixon

4. Who was the oldest president to be elected?

     a) Donald Trump     b) Ronald Reagan     c) Zachary Taylor     d) William Harrison

5. Who was the youngest president to be elected?

     a) John Kennedy     b) William Clinton     c) Ulysses Grant     d) Theodore Roosevelt

6. Who were the two tallest presidents?

     a) Washington & Jefferson   b) Clinton & Trump   c) Arthur & F. Roosevelt   d) Lincoln & Lyndon Johnson

7. The term ‘First Lady’ was first used in reference to which presidential wife?

     a) Dolley Madison     b) Lucy Hayes     c) Priscilla Tyler     d) Mamie Eisenhower

8. How many presidents were assassinated while in office?

     a) 7     b) 5     c) 4     d) 2

9. Which president was born on the 4th of July?

     a) John Q Adams     b) Gerald Ford     c) Lyndon Johnson     d) Calvin Coolidge

10. What was George Washington’s Presidential salary?

     a) 12,000     b) 20,000     c) 25,000     d) 35,000

11. Who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country”?

     a) John F Kennedy     b) George Washington     c) Abraham Lincoln     d) Ronald Reagan

12. Which president had the most children?

     a) Theodore Roosevelt     b) Benjamin Harrison     c) John Tyler     d) Rutherford Hayes

13. Who was referred to as the ‘Teflon President’?

     a) William Clinton     b) Ronald Reagan     c) Barack Obama     d) James Carter

14. Which two presidents served two non-consecutive terms?

     a) John Adams & James Madison   b) Ulysses Grant & Lyndon Johnson   c) Franklin Roosevelt & James Carter     d) Grover Cleveland & Donald Trump

Answers to Presidential Trivia Quiz

1.    b) John Quincy Adams had an alligator as a pet.

2.    c) Calvin Coolidge kept raccoons, lion cubs, a bobcat, a wallaby, and a pygmy hippo in the White House in the White House as pets.

3.    a) William Harrison died of pneumonia at only 31 days into his presidential term.

4.    a) Donald Trump was the oldest president elected, at the age of 70. Ronald Reagan was elected at 69, Zachary Taylor at age 64, and William Harrison at age 68.

5.    d) Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president elected, at age 42. John Kennedy was elected at age 43, William Clinton and Ulysses Grant were both elected at age 46.

6.    d) The two tallest presidents were Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson, who were both 6’4”. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were both 6’2 1/2”, William Clinton is 6’2” and Donald Trump is 6’3”, Chester Arthur and Franklin Roosevelt were also 6’2”.

7.    a) Dolley Madison was the first presidential wife to be referred to as the First Lady.

8.    c) 4 presidents were assassinated while in office: Abraham Lincoln (1865), James Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1901), and John Kennedy (1963).

9.    d) Calvin Coolidge was born on the 4th of July. Three presidents died on July 4: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe.

10.  c) George Washington had a presidential salary of $25,000.

11.  a) John Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”

12.  c) John Tyler was the president with the most children. He had a total of 15; 8 with his first wife Letitia, and 7 with his second wife, Julia.

13.  b) Ronald Reagan was referred to as the Teflon President, as a very charismatic man with a seemingly magical ability to avoid blame.

14.  d) Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump were the only two presidents elected to two non-consecutive presidential terms.