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You won't be in here long, they're all quickies - each of these general presidential trivia quizzes has five questions.
7 Presidential Quickies quizzes and 45 Presidential Quickies trivia questions.
1.
  Which US President Am I?    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
See if you can figure out which US president is being described.
Easier, 5 Qns, racemany2k, Jan 25 19
Easier
racemany2k gold member
Jan 25 19
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  Befitting Bynames for the Bigwigs   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Almost everyone has some sort of nickname, and not even our most famous people are exempt from the honor of a secondary designation. Can you guess who these people are?
Average, 10 Qns, sharonfaye, Sep 02 15
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sharonfaye
433 plays
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  Vacation White Houses    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Match the president with his vacation home or "Working White House". As a caution several presidents used more than one location.
Average, 10 Qns, SixShutouts66, Jan 04 24
Average
SixShutouts66 gold member
Jan 04 24
372 plays
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  American Presidents    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
This is a quiz about some of America's presidents.
Easier, 5 Qns, rmillar, Mar 30 16
Easier
rmillar
6715 plays
5.
  My Presidential Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
What do you know about the men that served as Chief Executive of the United States of America?
Average, 5 Qns, charle, Jul 27 17
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charle
Jul 27 17
4481 plays
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  Facts About Presidents    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
I give you a few facts about a president, and you have the choice of which president I am describing.
Average, 5 Qns, ashalia, May 16 06
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ashalia
1892 plays
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  Test yourself! American Presidents Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
Interesting facts about the American presidents.
Tough, 5 Qns, gamesrfun2222, Apr 13 14
Tough
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trivia question Quick Question
President Reagan had a "Vacation White House" at what location?

From Quiz "Vacation White Houses"





Presidential Quickies Trivia Questions
1. President Nixon travelled to his "Western White House" in which California city?

From Quiz Vacation White Houses

Answer: San Clemente

Nixon had been offered the use of an estate in Key Biscayne Florida by Bebe Rebozo that met with much controversy. He eventually settled on San Clemente, which was about 60 miles south of Los Angeles. This incurred the wrath of local surfers, since the Western White House occupied some of the prime surfing beaches in the area. Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz are two other beach cities noted for surfing (and litigated which one had the right to be known as Surf City). San Simeon is the location of Hearst Castle, on the coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

2. Which U.S. president was known as "The Veto President"?

From Quiz Befitting Bynames for the Bigwigs

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland earned the nickname "Veto President" by vetoing 414 bills during his first term in office. He shot down those bills because Congress had been using taxpayer dollars to buy votes. This enraged the president so much that he refused to pass any legislation that he thought was being manipulated by Congress.

3. Who was both the 10th Vice-President and the 10th President?

From Quiz My Presidential Trivia

Answer: John Tyler

He was elected with William Henry Harrison as Vice-President. Upon the death of Harrison he became President.

4. What was the name of George Washington's father?

From Quiz American Presidents

Answer: Augustine

Washington's father died when he was only ten years old. He served briefly as a midshipman in the British Navy at age Fifteen. He led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolution and became the First President of the United States, serving two terms.

5. This President served from 1825-1829. He graduated from Harvard College in 1787. He collapsed of a stroke in the House of Representatives in 1848 and died two days later. Who was this President?

From Quiz Facts About Presidents

Answer: John Quincy Adams

His wife was the only foreign-born First Lady. When Adams was 26, George Washington appointed him as minister to the Netherlands.

6. Which president was crippled by polio?

From Quiz American Presidents

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

7. Barack Obama's favored vacation area or "Working White House" at the end of his term was located in what location?

From Quiz Vacation White Houses

Answer: Kailua, Hawai'i

Although President Obama served as senator from the state of Illinois, his heart remains at the state of his birth and most of his childhood years. Although Mr. Obama is an avid basketball fan and Springfield is the home of the Hall of Fame, this town would be more a tourist stop. Likewise, Hilton Head has many fine golf courses that would interest Mr. Obama; but it has not served as a working area.

8. This man ran as the National Union Party candidate for vice-president in 1864, and took up the role under Abraham Lincoln.

From Quiz My Presidential Trivia

Answer: Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson was the former Governor of Tennessee prior to being elected.

9. When was William McKinley born?

From Quiz American Presidents

Answer: January 29, 1843

Born in Niles,Ohio and affectionately known as 'Idol Of Ohio' tragically McKinley was to become the 3rd U.S. President to be assassinated (Lincoln and Garfield before him). An anarchist named Leon Czolgosz shot McKinley twice at point blank range. Although he was at first thought to be going to live, he died of his wounds a week later. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt assumed the Presidency.

10. This President served from 1845-1849 as a Democrat. He graduated from UNC where he studied law in 1818. He died in 1849 of cholera. Who was this President?

From Quiz Facts About Presidents

Answer: James K. Polk

Polk declard war on Mexico for the Mexican War. He was the nation's first candidate who, though not given much chance to win an election , won it. His VP was George M. Dallas.

11. In which state was Bill Clinton born?

From Quiz American Presidents

Answer: Arkansas

12. Where did President Truman spend most of the winter months in the "Little White House" located at this location (and could have bumped into baseball star Ted Williams who resided about 60 miles away)?

From Quiz Vacation White Houses

Answer: Key West, Florida

President Truman had suffered from exhaustion in 1947 and doctors had recommended he spend an extended time in a warmer climate. He visited Key West about 11 times, often for a couple of months at a time. Although the president was born in Missouri and eventually retired to Independence, Branson developed long after he had left office. Although Ted Williams played baseball in Boston and was born in San Diego, he is also remembered as an avid and expert fisherman who lived on Islamorada on the Florida keys.

13. Which US Commander-in-Chief was bestowed with the designation of "Professor"?

From Quiz Befitting Bynames for the Bigwigs

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson was the twenty-eighth US president and was affectionately known as "Professor" because he was the first president to hail from an scholastic background. He earned his Ph.D. in political science from Johns Hopkins University and made his living as a professor at Princeton. He joined the political arena at the urging of his wife, Edith.

14. This man served as both the 22nd and the 24th President.

From Quiz My Presidential Trivia

Answer: Grover Cleveland

He was first elected in 1884 and 8 years later in 1892. He lost in 1888 to Benjamin Harrison.

15. Willam Howard Taft served as Secretary of War under what President?

From Quiz American Presidents

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Taft also held the following posts: U.S. Solicitor General, 1890-92. Governor of the Philippines, 1901-04. Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-30.

16. This President served in office as a Republican from 1877-1881. He graduated at the top of his class at Kenyon College, then attended Harvard Law School. He died in 1893 in Fremont Ohio. Who is this President?

From Quiz Facts About Presidents

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

His wife was nicknamed 'Lemonade Lucy' when she banned alcoholic beverages from the White House. In 1869, he was elected the Governor of Ohio and served three terms. His VP was William A. Wheeler.

17. What was Jimmy Carter's family business?

From Quiz American Presidents

Answer: Peanuts

18. Sagamore Hill, New York was the "Vacation White House" of which US president?

From Quiz Vacation White Houses

Answer: Teddy Roosevelt

Sagamore Hill was the ancestral home of President Teddy Roosevelt's family. Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Martin Van Buren were also native New Yorkers. Clinton did vacation in the Hamptons, an exclusive neighborhood outside of New York City.

19. Which wife of a US president earned the nickname of "Lemonade Lucy" while living in the White House?

From Quiz Befitting Bynames for the Bigwigs

Answer: Lucy Ware Webb, wife of President Rutherford Hayes

Lucy Ware Webb, spouse of President Rutherford Hayes, ruled the roost while living at the White House. From 1877 to 1881 the mansion was under strict rules that no alcoholic beverages were allowed. Lucy Hayes laid down the law when it came to imbibing. She only allowed drinking to occur in her home on one occasion and that was when the Russians were visiting. As a result of her tee-totalling ways she earned her nickname " Lemonade Lucy".

20. What was the name of John Fitzgerald Kennedy's father?

From Quiz American Presidents

Answer: Joseph Patrick Kennedy

Assassinated in 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald, Kennedy was one of the most widely popular presidents in U.S.history. His brother Robert served as U.S. Attorney General and was assassinated in 1968 by Sirhan Sirhan.

21. This President served in office from 1901-1909 as a Republican. He graduated from Harvard College in 1880. He died in his sleep in 1919. Who was this President?

From Quiz Facts About Presidents

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt negotiated an agreement with Panama that resulted in the completion of the Panama Canal 10 years later. His VP was Charles W. Fairbanks.

22. Which president began his working life as a sports commentator?

From Quiz American Presidents

Answer: Ronald Reagan & Reagan

23. Campobello was the "Vacation White House" of which US president and featured in a movie about him?

From Quiz Vacation White Houses

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

You may recognize this site from the movie Sunrise at Campobello which was about Franklin Roosevelt and his recovery from polio. Surprisingly Campobello is an island off of the coast of New Brunswick, Canada - an unlikely location for the seat of U.S. power. President Roosevelt was familiar with the location, since his family owned a vacation home in the resort area.

24. A US President and a national hero for defeating Santa Anna in the Battle of Buena Vista in 1847, this man was bestowed the moniker of "Old Rough and Ready". Can you name him?

From Quiz Befitting Bynames for the Bigwigs

Answer: Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor was called "Old Rough and Ready" for the accomplishments he effectuated during the Mexican War as well as for his countenance, demeanor and bedraggled appearance. His triumph over Santa Anna was key to our advantage in winning the Mexican War.

25. How many times was Franklin D Roosevelt elected to the Office of President?

From Quiz My Presidential Trivia

Answer: 4

He was elected in 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944. He died on April 12, 1945. After his death, the Constitution was amended to prevent any person serving more than two terms as President.

26. Who served as Secretary of State in 1973-74 under Richard M. Nixon?

From Quiz American Presidents

Answer: Henry A. Kissinger

Nixon was forced to resign as President over the 'Watergate' scandal. Born: January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California. Died: April 22, 1994, in New York, New York.

27. This President served from 1923-1929 as a Republican. He graduated from Amherst College in 1895. He died at his home in 1933. Who was this President?

From Quiz Facts About Presidents

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

He was Warren G. Harding's VP, but took office when Harding died. His VP was Charles G. Dawes. The First Lady taught at a school for the deaf after finishing college.

28. Who said:'Read my lips, no new taxes!'?

From Quiz American Presidents

Answer: George H W Bush

29. Former All American football player Gerald Ford used what location for recreation and as his "Working White House"?

From Quiz Vacation White Houses

Answer: Vail, Colorado

President Ford later vacationed in Palm Springs, California near the estate of Walter Annenburg (publisher of Readers' Digest and other popular magazines). Before that he and his family enjoyed the ski resort of Vail. Although he represented the state of Michigan, he didn't select any of the beautiful towns of the upper peninsula of that state for his vacation White House. Crawford Ranch is the residence of George W. Bush.

30. "Dark Horse" is the designation given to this Commander-in-Chief, who added some 800,000 square miles of land to the United States. Who is this man that was the first to be called "Dark Horse"?

From Quiz Befitting Bynames for the Bigwigs

Answer: James K. Polk

James K. Polk was the "Dark Horse," so named because of his unexpected win for presidency against Henry Clay.He came out of nowhere and little was known about him, but he campaigned hard and won leaving everyone bewildered by the victory.

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