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Why the President isn't always the big man

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Question 1:

Abraham Lincoln was the tallest American President so far. Abe was a stately 6 feet, 3 and 3/4 inches tall. While coming in second usually isn't that great, it can make you President and into a trivia question too. Who was the second tallest Prez?

	Rutherford Hayes			Warren Harding

	Lyndon Johnson

Question 2:

The average height thus far for American Presidents has been 5 feet, 10 inches tall. Pick the one President below who was below "average" height.

	Calvin Coolidge			Franklin Pierce

	Andrew Johnson			Martin Van Buren

Question 3:

Seven presidents have all been the same height. How tall were Presidents James Buchanan, Gerald Ford, James Garfield, Warren Harding, James Monroe, William Howard Taft and John Tyler?

	6 feet even			3 feet 8 inches

	2 feet- one left, one right			5 feet, 8 inches

Question 4:

The BMI, (Body Mass Index) is an important factor in helping to detrmine health. It measures body fat compared to height and weight. A high BMI is bad. Which of these Presidents had the highest BMI at 42.3?

William Howard Taft

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 5:

Which President holds the distinction of both being the shortest (5 feet, 3 3/4 inches), as well as the lightest (100 pounds) Commander-in-Chief?

	Woodrow Wilson			James Madison

	Jimmy Carter