Presidential Common Bond Trivia Quiz

Answer: USS Constitution

The USS Constitution was built in 1794. It can be found at the end of the Freedom Trail in Boston, Massachusetts.

Answer: Short

Basso also means low or soft. Pequeño and petit can also mean little or small.

Answer: The fourth

May 4th was chosen because it is a corruption of the classic line "May the force be with you". The American Film Institute selected this line as the number eight best film quote of all time.

Answer: Dolly

Dolly Parton was born Dolly Rebecca Parton on January 19, 1946. Her amusement park, Dollywood, is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in the Great Smokey Mountains.

Answer: Secretary of State

Madeline Albright was Secretary of State under Bill Clinton from 1997-2001. Condoleezza Rice held the position from 2005-2009 under George Bush. Hillary Clinton served under Barack Obama from 2009-2013.

Answer: The Virginian

"The Virginian" was one of the longest-running Westerns in American television, along with "Gunsmoke" and "Bonanza". It was originally a spinoff of "Decision", a short-lived program.

Answer: Montpelier

Montpelier is the capital city of Vermont. In 2010, Montpelier was the smallest state capital in terms of population, according to the US census.

Answer: 1812

The "1812 Overture", really called "The Year 1812", was written by Tchaikovsky in 1880. This song was played at the opening of Carnegie Hall.

Answer: Tobacco

Tobacco use is known to cause such diseases as lung and throat cancer, as well as high blood pressure. Despite this, the World Health Organization calculates the population of smokers worldwide at 1.22 billion (2014 data).

Answer: Marbury

Stephon Marbury started his career in 1996 with the Minnesota Timberwolves before playing for the Nets, the Suns and other teams. In 2010, he moved to the CBI and played for the Shanxi Dragons.

Answer: Ghent

Ghent is a city with a long, colorful history. It was founded in 650 and quickly became Europe's center for wool and cloth. Ghent was also under attack and occupied in WWI and WWII, but escaped major destruction both times.

Answer: Orange

The Dutch royal family is commonly referred to as belonging to the House of Orange, but is technically called the House of Orange-Nassau. King Willem-Alexander, who ascended to throne in 2013, is the first king since 1890.

Answer: 5000

The Roman numeral for 5,000 is V with a bar over it. Isograms are sometimes referred to as non-pattern words.

Answer: Democratic/Republican

Millard Fillmore, who left the presidency in 1853, was the last president to be neither a Democrat or a Republican. The two parties have controlled the White House ever since, as well as most seats in Congress.

Answer: James Madison

1. Constitution - James Madison is called the Father of the Constitution
2. Short - Madison was one of the shortest U.S. Presidents, standing at 5'4"
3. Fourth - Madison was the 4th President of the U.S.
4. Doll(e)y - Madison's wife's name was Dolley Payne Todd Madison
5. Secretary of State - Madison held this position in Jefferson's Cabinet before becoming president
6. Virginian - Madison is from the state of Virginia
7. Montpelier - The name of Madison's plantation
8. 1812- Madison was president during the War of 1812
9. Tobacco - The crop grown on Montpelier
10. Marbury - Madison was involved in the case Marbury v. Madison, which established the concept of judicial review in the U.S.
11. Ghent - The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812
12. Orange - County where Madison was born and buried
13. 5,000 - Madison was on the shortly printed $5,000 bill
14. Democratic-Republican - Madison's political party