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Quiz about Presidential Groups
Quiz about Presidential Groups

Presidential Groups Trivia Quiz


A look at what links certain US presidents. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by bigwoo. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
bigwoo
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
42,897
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1989
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Question 1 of 10
1. All of these presidents except one considered Tennessee to be their home state. Which one did not? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which president's face is not found on Mount Rushmore? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. All of these but one became president after the death of a president and was never elected president. Which of these was elected to the office of president? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. All of these presidents were military heroes but one. Which one wasn't? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. George W. Bush was the _____ president to have a father who served as president? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these presidents was NOT assassinated while in office? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. All of these presidents were born west of the Mississippi River except one. Who was the one born east of the Mississippi? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The first six US presidents came from only two states. John Adams and John Quincy Adams came from Massachusetts. Where did the other four come from?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. Two of these presidents had their names changed when their mothers remarried. Can you name them? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. William Jennings Bryan ran three times for president, losing to two different candidates. Which two presidents defeated him? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. All of these presidents except one considered Tennessee to be their home state. Which one did not?

Answer: John Tyler

Tyler was from Virginia. Although Johnson, Polk or Jackson were not born in Tennessee they all made Tennessee their home.
2. Which president's face is not found on Mount Rushmore?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

Abraham Lincoln is the other president featured at Mount Rushmore.
3. All of these but one became president after the death of a president and was never elected president. Which of these was elected to the office of president?

Answer: Martin Van Buren

4. All of these presidents were military heroes but one. Which one wasn't?

Answer: James Madison

Washington was the commanding officer of the Continental Army. Taylor was a hero of the Mexican War and Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in WWII.
5. George W. Bush was the _____ president to have a father who served as president?

Answer: 2nd

John Quincy Adams was the sixth president. His dad John Adams was the second. Of course we know about George W. Bush and his dad George H.W. Bush.
6. Which of these presidents was NOT assassinated while in office?

Answer: William Henry Harrison

Harrison died of pneumonia after serving only one month. Garfield was assassinated in 1881, McKinley in 1901 and Kennedy in 1963.
7. All of these presidents were born west of the Mississippi River except one. Who was the one born east of the Mississippi?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Ford was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Hoover was the first president born west of the Mississippi. He was born in West Branch, Iowa. Clinton was born in Hope, Arkansas. Reagan was born east of the Mississippi in Tampico, Illinois.
8. The first six US presidents came from only two states. John Adams and John Quincy Adams came from Massachusetts. Where did the other four come from?

Answer: Virginia

Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe were all born in Virginia.
9. Two of these presidents had their names changed when their mothers remarried. Can you name them?

Answer: Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford

Clinton was born William Blythe. His father died before he was born. Later his mother remarried and Clinton took his stepfather's surname. Ford was born Leslie King Jr. His parents divorced. When his mother remarried his name was changed to Gerald Ford.
10. William Jennings Bryan ran three times for president, losing to two different candidates. Which two presidents defeated him?

Answer: William McKinley and William H. Taft

McKinley beat Bryan twice for the 1896 and 1900. Taft beat him in 1908.
Source: Author bigwoo

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