Looking for something to do with the kids this weekend? The Kid"s Fun Fair & Traveling Zoo will be at the Show Place Arena Upper Marlboro, Maryland February 26th and 27th. Over 125 different animals are scheduled to be on display including a 100 pound rat. A must see to believe! Pony and Camel rides are on the menu. The Traveling Zoo will be here Saturday from 10:00am to 7pm and Sunday 10:00am to 6pm. For directions click Show Place arena. For more information on fun stuff to do in and around Bowie, MD click here
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Today's President's day I was trying to recall all 44 President's by memory. My memory becomes foggy after the 5th through the 22nd, the best part is I have a magnet that has them in order and length of Terms. :0
Here is a quiz from Today's Washington Post's & Bowie Home Sales
A Presidents' Day quiz
Here are a dozen questions to test your presidential knowledge on this Presidents' Day, with answers and explanations below. 1. How many presidents have served the United States? 4) What is the president’s annual salary? 10) Which president had a pet cow named Pauline Wayne who lived on the White House lawn?
a) 42
b) 44
c) 45
d) 49
2. Who was the oldest President?
a) George Herbert Walker Bush
b) John Adams
c) Harry Truman
d) Ronald Reagan
3) Who was the youngest President?
a) Theodore Roosevelt
b) George W. Bush
c) John F. Kennedy
d) Bill Clinton
a) $200,000
b) $250,000
c) $400,000
d) $500,000
5) What was the salary of the first president, George Washington?
a) $10,000
b) $18,000
c) $22,000
d) $25,000
6) What is the birth state of the most presidents?
a) Virginia
b) Massachusetts
c) New York
d) Illinois
7) How many presidents died in office (by assassination or natural causes)?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 9
8) How many former presidents are still living?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
9) Who was the first President to live in the current White House?
a) George Washington
b) John Adams
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) James Madison
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) William Taft
d) Theodore Roosevelt
11) Who was the only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms?
a) John Quincy Adams
b) Theodore Roosevelt
c) Grover Cleveland
d) Abraham Lincoln
12) Who was the first president born in a hospital?
a) George Washington
b) Jimmy Carter
d) John Quincy Adams
c) Theodore Roosevelt
Answers:
1) a. 44, but 43 men have served. Grover Cleveland is counted twice because he was the 22nd president, 1885-1889, and the 24th president, 1893-1897.
2) d. Ronald Reagan, who nearly 70 when he took office.
3) a. Theodore Roosevelt, was only 42 when he assumed office after his predecessor died. Kennedy was 43, the youngest to be elected president. Clinton was elected at 46.
4) c. $400,000. In 2001 the president’s salary was doubled from $200,000 to $400,000. It was the fifth time the salary had been raised.
5) d. $25,000. George Washington, already a wealthy man, declined his salary.
6) a. Virginia
7) c. 8. Four were assassinated: Lincoln, Kennedy, Garfield, and McKinley. Four died of natural causes: Harrison of pneumonia, Taylor of acute indigestion, Harding of a heart attack, and Roosevelt from a cerebral hemorrhage.
8) c. 4. George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter.
9) b. John Adams. He and his wife, Abigail, moved into the White House in 1800.
10) c. Taft kept pet Holstein cows.
11) c. Cleveland was the country’s 22nd and 24th president.
12) b. Carter, the 39th president, was born in a hospital in Plains, Ga. on October 1, 1924, the first president born in a hospital.
Prince George's County Seniors Prince George's County Assoication of Realtors is offering students with an opportunity to win the David MacLin Memorial Scholarship. Winners will receive a $2,500 scholarship to utilize to towards their education at a community college, unversity and/or trade school. The application is due by February 28, 2011. Students will need to complete the forms for their advisors, teachers and priniciples click here on David Macliin Scholarship
The Superbowl is this weekend and will take up much of the headlines. If you looking for something to do by yourself or with the family this is the final weekend for the Washington DC Auto Show. The Auto Show has been at the Washington Convention Center from January 28th to February 6th 2011. It will open today from noon to 10pm, Saturday 10am to 10pm and Sunday the final day from 10am to 6pm. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for kids 6 and older. There is senior and military discounts available. There are no more ticket sales an hour before the show closes. The event will finish just in time for you to get to your location for the Super Bowl. There will be tons of cars to view and sit in from Hondas to cars of the future. Enjoy. Here is the link for ticket information. http://www.washingtonautoshow.com/public/2011-show-info/tickets
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