Andrew Jackson Trivia

This week we continue our look at US presidents, in order they served as president. This week we are up to the 7th president, Andrew Jackson. Jackson served two full terms, from 1829 to 1837. He accomplished much during his lifetime, some of it controversial, especially the relocation and deaths of thousands of Native Americans, in what is known as the Trail of Tears. His personality, based on my reading, shows a very self-confident, aggressive and vengeful man. Sounds like somebody else we all know.

In honor of Jackson and the presidency in general, I present my own hand-picked list of Andrew Jackson trivia. However, before that, as usual, I present our weekly logic puzzle.

Logic Puzzle

Alex, Bob and Charlie are, in no particular order, a logician, politician and lawyer.

The logician always tells the truth.

The politician always lies.

The lawyer lies or tells the truth randomly.

They make the following statements:

Alex: Charlie is the politician.

Bob: Alex is the logician.

Charlie: I am the lawyer.

Who has what profession?

Andrew Jackson Trivia

1. Both North Carolina and South Carolina claim to be the birthplace of Andrew Jackson. It is unknown whose home he was born in, but can be narrowed down to somewhere in the Waxhaw Settlement, which lays in both states.
2. Jackson participated in many duels, killing a man, Charles Dickson, in one of them. He was hit in at least two duels and survived.
3. Jackson was the target of the first presidential assassination. He was fired upon at short range with a piston, which misfired. The shooter then used a second firearm, which also misfired.
4. Jackson was said to be a notorious gambler, especially on horse racing.
5. Jackson has appeared on the $20 bill since 1929. However, both presidents Obama and Biden have backed efforts to replace his image with that of Harriet Tubman.
6. Jackson won the popular vote for president three times. However, he lost the electoral college vote in one of those elections, in 1824.
7. Jackson owned over 300 slaves during his lifetime and worked for a time as a slave trader.
8. Jackson rose to the rank of brigadier general in the United States Army and was involved in too many wars and conflicts to list.?
9. On his first evening as president, Jackson invited the public to the White House to celebrate, which resulted in minor damage to the furnishings.
10. Jackson kept a 1,400 pound block of cheddar cheese in the White House.

 

Logic Puzzle Answer

Alex is the logician

Bob is the lawyer

Charlie is the politician

Logic Puzzle Solution

Let:

A = Alex

B = Bob

C = Charlie

There are six possible combinations of who is who:

Logician	A	A	B	B	C	C
Politician	B	C	A	C	A	B
Lawyer	C	B	C	A	B	A

 

Let's examine the last statement first. Clearly Charlie can't be the logician, because he would be lying to say he's the lawyer. Eliminating those two possibilities, we're left with:

Logician	A	A	B	B
Politician	B	C	A	C
Lawyer	C	B	C	A

 

Next, let's examine the second statement. B can't be the logician, because he is claiming Alex is, which would be a lie. We can eliminate two more possibilities that B is the logician, leaving:

Logician	A	A
Politician	B	C
Lawyer	C	B

 

The only two possibilities left include A being the logician. It is just a matter of who is whom,between the politician and lawyer. Per the first statement, C is the politician, since it comes from the logician. That leaves only:

Logician	A
Politician	C
Lawyer	B