Inauguration day

Democracy has prevailed...

Poll

What day was it 20 January 2021?

• a pretty cold day

• Independence day

• Inauguration day

Multiple Choice

What is the only thing that really has to happen during Inauguration day?

• a parade

• someone singing the national anthem

• an anauguration soeech

• take the oath

Multiple Choice

Which president had to take the oath twice?

• Barack Obama

• Donald Trump

• George W Bush

Open Ended

Why is Trevor Noah glad Trump didn't notice this?

Multiple Select

The inauguration speech is something more personally. It... (more than one option possible)

• shows who the new president really is

• lays out the themes for the next years

• sets the tone for the future presidency

• should be an ode to the American people

Multiple Choice

Finish the famous lines from Kennedy's speech (the president who was shot in 1963). Ask not what your country can do for you...

• ask the president what he can do for the country

• ask what you can do for your president

• ask what you can do for your country

Open Ended

William Henry Harrison had the shortest presidency. What happened to him in 1841, 31 days after he took the oath?

Multiple Choice

What does the frozen canary party of 1873 refer to?

• During the reception, the guests received an ice cream in the form of a canary, the favourite bird of the new president.

• Canaries were brought to sing as background noise during the ball but it was so cold that they froze to death.

• The central heating didn't work so the floor was covered with dead birds, more specifically canaries.

Open Ended

How did Trump broke the inaugurational tradition?

Multiple Choice

What tradition takes place in private, after the new president has settled into the White House?

• the previous and the new president have dinner together

• The previous and the new president have their first Teams meeting

• The new president opens the letter the previous president has written to him/her

• The previous and the new president discuss urgent political matters