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Presidents And Wives Trivia Quiz

Odd facts about the presidents of the US and their wives.

A multiple-choice quiz by morrow. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
morrow

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
70,680

Updated
Jul 20 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1349

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first American first lady who could have voted for her husband for president? Hint

Mrs Roosevelt

Mrs Lincoln

Mrs. Harding

Mrs Carter

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which president's tombstone carries the epitaph 'The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker'? Hint

Lincoln

Harding

Washington

Nixon

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Question 3 of 10

3. What crop did George Washington use to make payments when he first leased Mount Vernon from his brother's widow in 1754? Hint

corn

tobacco

wheat

popcorn

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many bathrooms are there in the White House? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which president while attending a circus announced he intended to run for a second term by throwing his hat into the center ring? Hint

Ford

Grant

Wilson

Adams

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many times did Henry Clay run unsuccessfully for the nation's highest office. Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was president when the first cooking stove was installed in the White House? Hint

Fillmore

Jackson

Polk

Grant

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Question 8 of 10

8. For modesty's sake, what did Martha Washington have sewn into the hem of her bathing suit? Hint

material

lead weights

corn

iron

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which president named his dog Veto as a warning to Congress not to pass legislation he didn't like? Hint

Nixon

Garfield

Jackson

Ford

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many dollars did Abraham Lincoln have for a mileage allowance when he served in Congress? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first American first lady who could have voted for her husband for president?

Answer: Mrs. Harding

Florence Harding wife of Warren Harding. The 19th Amendment providing for women's suffrage became part of the Constitution in August 1920. Harding was elected the following November.

2. Which president's tombstone carries the epitaph 'The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker'?

Answer: Nixon

Isn't that ironic?

3. What crop did George Washington use to make payments when he first leased Mount Vernon from his brother's widow in 1754?

Answer: tobacco

He paid 15,000 pounds a year.

4. How many bathrooms are there in the White House?

Answer: 35

I would hate to clean them. By the time you got done cleaning all of them, it would be time to start all over again.

5. Which president while attending a circus announced he intended to run for a second term by throwing his hat into the center ring?

Answer: Wilson

He did so in 1916.

6. How many times did Henry Clay run unsuccessfully for the nation's highest office.

Answer: 3

He was once quoted as saying, 'I'd rather be right than president'. He lost to Adams in 1824 and to Jackson in 1832 and to Polk in 1844.

7. Who was president when the first cooking stove was installed in the White House?

Answer: Fillmore

In 1850. Before this the cooking was done in the kitchens fireplace. Try cooking a State dinner in a fire place!

8. For modesty's sake, what did Martha Washington have sewn into the hem of her bathing suit?

Answer: lead weights

She did this to hold the skirt of the bathing dress down. One of her swimming outfits made of blue checked linen is on display at Mount Vernon.

9. Which president named his dog Veto as a warning to Congress not to pass legislation he didn't like?

Answer: Garfield

10. How many dollars did Abraham Lincoln have for a mileage allowance when he served in Congress?

Answer: 8

Actually it was 8 bucks for 20 miles which came to about 40 cents a mile. He was allowed two round trips a year to Washington D.C. from his Illinois congressional district.

Source: Author morrow

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