US Presidential Trivia

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1. As he grew up in Kinderhook, New York (originally known as Kinderhoek by the Dutch community), which U.S. president learned English as his second language? Franklin Pierce James K. Polk Martin van Buren John Quincey Adams

2. Who was the first U.S. president to receive the Nobel Peace Prize? Barack Obama Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt Jimmy Carter

3. I was born in Ohio but I became the first US president from Indiana. Who am I? Benjamin Harrison Rutherford Hayes Ulysses S. Grant James Garfield

4. Many of our U.S. presidents served in uniform. Who is the odd one out? Harry S. Truman George Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt William H. Harrison

5. The actor Charlton Heston played the role of which U.S. president in the movies "The President's Lady" and "The Buccaneer"? William Henry Harrison John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Thomas Jefferson

6. Which former U.S. president was admitted to the bar at the age of 19, in violation of bar regulations? James K. Polk Millard Fillmore Martin Van Buren John Tyler

7. In 2007, the First Spouse Program was introduced honouring the spouses of each of the presidents by issuing a half-ounce $10 gold coin depicting their images. Which first spouse (first lady) appeared on that first coin? Jacqueline Kennedy Mary Todd Lincoln Martha Washington Hillary Clinton

8. There are many educational institutions named after U.S. presidents. How many bear the name "Lincoln University" only? Four Eight Five Three

9. Who was the first U.S. president to play himself in a movie? Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan Bill Clinton Jimmy Carter

10. A number of former U.S. presidents have presidential libraries and/or museums in the same location. However, I was the first former president to have the library and museum at two different locations about 130 miles apart. Who am I? Gerald R. Ford John F. Kennedy Ronald Reagan Abraham Lincoln