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President Obama will be sworn in for his second term at noon on Monday, Jan. 21, in the 57th presidential inauguration in American history. But in fact, Mr. Obama will have been sworn in officially the day before in a small, private ceremony. That is because this year, Jan. 20 – Inauguration Day, as mandated by the Constitution – is a Sunday, and by tradition, whenever Inauguration Day lands on a Sunday, the festivities take place the next day. Take our quiz and see how much you know about Obama’s inaugural and inaugurations past.

26. Four years ago, Obama’s inauguration broke the attendance record for any event held in Washington. Approximately how many people packed the National Mall in 2009?

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Barack Obama (l.) takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts (not seen) as his wife, Michelle, and daughters Sasha (r.) and Malia watch at the US Capitol in Washington in 2009.

800,000

1 million

1.5 million

1.8 million

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