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Which President also served as Speaker of the House?

James K. Polk.

Which President served in the U.S. Senate after his Presidency?

Andrew Johnson.

Which President also served in the Confederate Congress?

John Tyler. He died shortly after gaining his seat.

Which President had the only foreign-born wife?

John Quincy Adams. She was born in London.

How many Presidents regularly wore beards while serving as President?

5. Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garlfield and Benjamin Harrison.

Which President had the shortest inaugural address?

George Washington.

Which President was a classmate of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?

Franklin Pierce.

Which President served in the House of Representatives after his Presidency?

John Quincy Adams. He died after voting on a particular bill in the back room of the House.

Which President's wife was the first first lady to graduate from college?

Rutherford B. Hayes.

Who was the first President born in the 20th century (Hint: in order of birth, not in order of attaining the presidency)?

Lyndon B. Johnson. Born in 1908.

Who was the only President born on July 4?

Calvin Coolidge.

Who was the first President to receive a Nobel Prize?

Theodore Roosevelt. He received the Noble Peace prize. Wilson was the second.

Who was the first President to have a child born in the White House?

Grover Cleveland. His daughter was the inspiration for the Baby Ruth candy bar.

How many Presidents were elected to office immediately after serving as Vice-President (not counting the possibility of Al Gore)?

4. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren and George Bush.

Who was the first President born west of the Mississippi River?

Herbert Hoover. He was born in Iowa.