Presidential inaugurations: How much do you know?

The inauguration of Presidentelect Joe Biden, who will be the 46th president of the United States, takes place January 20. The quiz below, from the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University, provides an opportunity for you to test your knowledge of inaugural traditions, history and processes in America.

George Washington’s inauguration as the country’s first president took place in 1789 in what city?

A. Philadelphia B. New York C. Boston D. Washington

The words of the inaugural oath for incoming presidents are specified in what Article and Section of the U.S. Constitution? A. Article I, Section 1

B. Article I, Section 2

C. Article II, Section 1

D. Article II, Section 2

Until 1937, presidential inaugurations took place in which month?

A. December

B. January

C. February

D. March

Which constitutional amendment permanently changed the date of the inauguration?

A. 15th Amendment

B. 17th Amendment

C. 20th Amendment

D. 22nd Amendment

One former president had his wife hold the Bible while he took the oath of office. Which wife — and former first lady — was it? A. Lady Bird Johnson

B. Dolley Madison

C. Eleanor Roosevelt

D. Hillary Clinton

Who normally officiates at the swearing-in of the new president?

A. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court B. Outgoing president of the United States

C. President Pro Tempore of the Senate

D. Speaker of the House of Representatives

The first official inaugural ball took place in what year and in honor of what newly sworn-in president?

A. 1801for Thomas Jefferson B. 1809 for James Madison C. 1845 for James Polk D. 1853 for Franklin Pierce

Which president’s inauguration was the first to be broadcast via radio?

A. William McKinley

B. Woodrow Wilson

C. Calvin Coolidge

D. Herbert Hoover

During his inaugural address, which president said: “Never before have men tried so vast and formidable an experiment as that of administering the affairs of a continent under the forms of a Democratic republic. … Upon the success of our experiment much depends, not only as regards our own welfare, but as regards the welfare of mankind”? A. John Quincy Adams

B. Theodore Roosevelt

C. Dwight Eisenhower

D. Ronald Reagan

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Which president did not attend the inauguration of his successor?

A. John Adams

B. John Quincy Adams

C. Andrew Johnson

D. All of the above

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE President-elect Theodore Roosevelt takes the oath of office on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol during his inauguration ceremony in Washington on March 4, 1905.