In October 1912, while campaigning in Milwaukee, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest at close range. What did he do next? Collapsed and was rushed to surgery within the hour Pulled his own pistol and chased the gunman Insisted on delivering his scheduled 90-minute speech first Canceled the rally and returned home to recover None Long before he was the 16th president, young Abraham Lincoln earned a tough-guy reputation in frontier Illinois for his skill at which physical sport — one that later landed him an honor in its national Hall of Fame? Boxing Wrestling Bare-knuckle horse racing Axe-throwing None President John Quincy Adams kept up an unusual daily habit in the Washington summers — one his successors would never get away with today. What was it? He skinny-dipped in the Potomac at dawn He hunted squirrels on the White House lawn He raced horses down Pennsylvania Avenue He slept on the roof of the White House None In 1926, supporters sent President Calvin Coolidge a live raccoon intended for the family's Thanksgiving dinner. What became of the animal? It was served as planned It escaped before the holiday It became a beloved White House pet named Rebecca It was donated to a traveling circus None Before entering politics, future President Gerald Ford was a college football star who turned down NFL contract offers — and he also did something most presidents never have on their résumé. What? Worked as a magazine cover model Performed as a circus acrobat Recorded a jazz album Boxed professionally for prize money None Stumper. President Lyndon B. Johnson loved pulling one particular prank on unsuspecting visitors to his Texas ranch. What was the gag? He'd fake a rattlesnake in the guest room He'd drive guests into his lake shouting that the brakes had failed He'd have the Secret Service stage a fake arrest He'd serve them chili so hot it made them cry None Time's up
