1. A U.S. lieutenant barely missed winning a gold medal in the 1912 Olympic decathlon and advanced to become a U.S. general. Name him:
A: The Olympic close-comer was George S. Patton (1885-1945)
2. Who was the first U.S. president to be awarded a Noble Peace Prize?
A: Theodore Roosevelt, out 26th president, was awarded the prize in 1906 for mediating in the Russo-Japanese War.
3. A noted North Carolina school bore the title of Trinity College until 1925. What is its current name?
A: Trinity College is not Duke University
4. Who was the only U.S. president to enter and complete his term as a bachelor?
A: Our only full-term bachelor was James Buchanan our 15th president.
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