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 Presidential Trivia
| William McKinley campaigned almost exclusively from his front porch. True or false? | Presidential Facts (joopie) |
t. He was the third President to be assassinated in history.
| Why was Andrew Johnson impeached by Congress? | The Complete Quiz of U.S. Presidents (diamondjim68) |
He violated the Tenure of Office Act. Johnson fired his Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, without the consent of the Senate. He was acquitted by one vote and remained in office until the end of his term.
| Whose was the first Presidential library? | Some Facts About U.S. Presidents (chessart) |
Rutherford B. Hayes. Located in Fremont, Ohio. Hayes had many such 'firsts'--first to use a typewriter in the White House, first to use a telephone in the White House, and he started the White House Easter Egg roll tradition.
| Whose presidency saw the song 'Jingle Bells' sung for the first time? | Interesting Presidential Facts (daisyduke71) |
| Whose nickname is 'Old Rough and Ready? | Interesting Presidential Facts (finlady) |
Zachary Taylor. Because of his firm stand against appeasing the south and his bluff and soldierly qualities it won him his nickname.
| Whose grave can be found in Montpelier Station, Virginia? | Some Facts About U.S. Presidents (chessart) |
James Madison. Jefferson's grave is near Charlottesville, Virginia.
| Whose daughter had the last White House Wedding? | Interesting Presidential Facts (finlady) |
Richard Nixon. Tricia Nixon had the last White House Wedding when she married Edward Cox. Her portrait was on Life Magazine.
| Who was the youngest president when he took office? | Weird Presidential Facts (auntbea) |
T.R. Roosevelt. This one wasn't too hard. Kennedy 43 when he was the youngest man ever ELECTED to the office of the presidency. T.R. was 42 when he took office after McKinley was assassinated.
| Who was the youngest president in office? | Presidental Facts (fizzbee) |
Theodre Roosevelt. He was sworn in after William McKinley's death?
| Who was the White House hostess for the 12th president? | Ultimate Presidential Useless Facts (Amatullah) |
Betty Bliss. Betty Bliss Taylor was the daughter of Zachary and Margaret Taylor.
| Who was the vice president for the 30th president? | Ultimate Presidential Useless Facts (Amatullah) |
Charles G. Dawes. The president was Calvin Coolidge.
| Who was the shortest President(In Height)? | Presidential Facts (dshore_jr2002) |
James Madison. He was only 5ft 4in.
| Who was the only President with a PhD? | Presidential Facts (dshore_jr2002) |
Woodrow Wilson. This was the first political position Wilson had held. He was the 28th President.
| Who was the only president who didn't own a dog during his years in the White House? | Zany Presidential Quiz (helena411) |
Harry S. Truman. Harry S. Truman was the president that decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end WWII.
| Who was the only President to serve during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812? | Interesting Presidential Facts (daisyduke71) |
Andrew Jackson. He served in both.
| Who was the only president to serve 2 terms that were not back to back? | Presidental Facts (fizzbee) |
Grover Cleveland. He was the 22nd and the 24th president.
| Who was the only president to resign from office? | Presidental Facts (fizzbee) |
Richard Nixon. After a house committe recommended impeachment for Watergate scandal.
| Who was the only President to hold office in nonconsecutive terms? | Presidential Facts (dshore_jr2002) |
Grover Cleveland. Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th.
| Who was the only president to have been impeached and forced to leave office? | Facts About US Presidents (msgene) |
none - this never happened. Contrary to popular belief, Andrew Johnson, although impeached by the house, the articles of impeachment were not passed by the Senate and he finished his term in office. Richard Nixon chose to resign before he could be impeached. Bill Clinton was impeached, though not convicted.
| Who was the only president to have a child in the White House? | Presidential Facts (dshore_jr2002) |
| Who was the only President to "affirm" rather than "swear" the oath of office? | The Complete Quiz of U.S. Presidents (diamondjim68) |
Franklin Pierce. Pierce did not believe in swearing.
| Who was the only President sworn in by a woman? | Interesting Presidential Facts (daisyduke71) |
| Who was the only president never to marry? | Presidental Facts (fizzbee) |
James Buchanan. His niece acted as White House hostess.
| Who was the only president born in Nebraska? | Ultimate Presidential Useless Facts (Amatullah) |
Gerald Ford. He was raised primarily in Michigan.
| Who was the only bachelor president to occupy the White House? | Facts About US Presidents (msgene) |
| Who was the oldest president to leave office? | Presidental Facts (fizzbee) |
Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was 77 years of age when he left office.
| Who was the last president to have been alive when the Civil War was fought? | Ultimate Presidential Useless Facts (Amatullah) |
Woodrow Wilson. Born 1856
| Who was the last president elected who served in the Civil War? | Ultimate Presidential Useless Facts (Amatullah) |
William McKinley. McKinley was the first in his hometown to volunteer. He served under the 19th president, Rutherford B. Hayes.
| Who was the last president born in Virginia? | Zany Presidential Quiz (helena411) |
Woodrow Wilson. Woodrow Wilson was born in Virginia in 1856. Other presidents born in Virginia include the other three choices in the question, Monroe, Madison, Jefferson and Washington.
| Who was the largest president (in weight)? | Presidential Facts (dshore_jr2002) |
William Taft. Taft weighed about 350 lbs. William Taft was the 27th President.
| Who was the first president to visit all 50 states? | Little Known Presidential Facts (funnybunny) |
 Frequently Asked Questions about Presidential Trivia
- What is trivia? ( goto )
- Trivia for Universtiy of Utah? ( goto )
- What is the origin of the word 'Trivia'? ( goto )
- What is the order of presidential succession? ( goto )
- When was the first US presidential debate? ( goto )
- From where did the word "trivia" originate? ( goto )
- What was the closest presidential election in the United States? ( goto )
- In connection with film trivia, who wore a sarong on the road? ( goto )
- Who holds the World record for continuous playing Trivia? ( goto )
- Who won the popular vote at the 1876 US presidential election? ( goto )
- In the White House, where are the presidential press conferences held? ( goto )
- Which US president owned the last presidential cow? ( goto )
- What US president was honored with the first presidential library? ( goto )
- Who was the first African American to be nominated as a presidential candidate? ( goto )
- What has been the closest presidential election ever? ( goto )
- Who was the first presidential wife to be called the 'First Lady'? ( goto )
- I know that spermology is the study of seeds but is it also the study of trivia? ( goto )
- Which quiz on Fun Trivia has been played the most? ( goto )
- What was the presidential yacht for both Franklin Roosevelt and Richard Nixon? ( goto )
- Who was the only presidential candidate of the %7BKnow-Nothing%7D Party? ( goto )
- What was the only state that Walter Mondale won in the 1984 presidential election? ( goto )
- For whose presidential campaign was the bumper sticker slogan "AuH20 = 1964" used? ( goto )
- Who was the first president to give gifts to his presidential household? ( goto )
- If the US presidential election was ever a tie, what would happen? ( goto )
- Who was the Democratic presidential candidate in last year's US election? ( goto )
- Who was the first rap artist that sang in a celebration of a presidential inauguration? ( goto )
- What year did the US presidential and vice presidential nominees first run as a ticket rather than being voted for separately? ( goto )
- Does anyone have any trivia facts about Harry S. Truman? ( goto )
- Does breastfeeding affect insulin resistance in a ....
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- Whose first presidential order was, "Let's get this goddamn thing airborne?" ( goto )
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