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Lifespans of US Presidents (1) Quiz

Here's an interesting quiz on the oddities of when US presidents were born, lived, and died.

A multiple-choice quiz by jmoskow. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jmoskow

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
200,553

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1557

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first president born as a citizen of the United States of America? Hint

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Jackson

Martin Van Buren

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Question 2 of 10

2. Four former presidents were alive at the time of George W Bush's second inauguration. Which living president at the time did not attend Bush's inauguration ceremony in Washington? Hint

Bill Clinton

Jimmy Carter

Gerald Ford

George H. W. Bush

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many ex-presidents were alive when GW Bush was first inaugurated in 2001? (It happened before in 1861, and it happened again in 1993.)
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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these presidents lived for the longest period of time AFTER leaving office?
Hint

John Quincy Adams

Herbert Hoover

Gerald Ford

John Adams

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these presidents died the soonest AFTER leaving office? Hint

George Washington

James Knox Polk

Woodrow Wilson

Theodore Roosevelt

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Question 6 of 10

6. With the exception of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson who died on the same day, which two presidents died the closest to one another? Hint

Harry Truman & Lyndon Johnson

James Madison & James Monroe

Woodrow Wilson & Warren Harding

Henry Clay & Daniel Webster

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the 5th president to serve less than one year of a four-year term due to death-in-office? Hint

Richard Nixon

John Tyler

Warren Harding

Franklin Roosevelt

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first serving US president born in the twentieth century? Hint

Lyndon Johnson

Jimmy Carter

Dwight Eisenhower

John Kennedy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following pairs of US presidents were born the closest in time to one another? Hint

George W. Bush & Bill Clinton

George H.W. Bush & Jimmy Carter

George Washington & John Adams

Abraham Lincoln & Andrew Johnson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Three presidents died during the term of Richard Nixon. Which president did not die during Nixon's term? Hint

Lyndon Johnson

John Kennedy

Harry Truman

Dwight Eisenhower

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first president born as a citizen of the United States of America?

Answer: Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren was the 8th president of the USA, and the first born after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He was born on December 15, 1782 or 6 years after the USA became a nation. The first seven presidents were of course citizens, but were born in the colonies under British rule.

2. Four former presidents were alive at the time of George W Bush's second inauguration. Which living president at the time did not attend Bush's inauguration ceremony in Washington?

Answer: Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford was 91 at the time of the inauguration and limited his travel. Carter, Bush Snr and Clinton attended the inauguration.

3. How many ex-presidents were alive when GW Bush was first inaugurated in 2001? (It happened before in 1861, and it happened again in 1993.)

Answer: 5

Ford, Carter, Reagan, GHW Bush, and Clinton were alive at the same time from GWB's first inauguration in 2001 until Ronald Reagan's death in 2004. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and GHW Bush were all alive from Clinton's inauguration in 1993 until Nixon's death in 1994. Van Buren, Tyler, Pierce, Fillmore, and Buchanan were alive at the same time from Lincoln's inauguration in 1861 until Tyler's death in 1862.

4. Which of these presidents lived for the longest period of time AFTER leaving office?

Answer: Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover left office on March 4, 1933. He died almost 32 years later on October 20, 1964.

5. Which of these presidents died the soonest AFTER leaving office?

Answer: James Knox Polk

James Knox Polk died on June 15, 1849. His term expired just 3 months before his death.

6. With the exception of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson who died on the same day, which two presidents died the closest to one another?

Answer: Harry Truman & Lyndon Johnson

Harry Truman died on December 26, 1972. Lyndon Johnson died 27 days later on January 22, 1973.

7. Who was the 5th president to serve less than one year of a four-year term due to death-in-office?

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

Roosevelt died in Warm Springs, Georgia on April 12, 1945. He had been inaugurated for his fourth term on January 20, 1945 or 39 days earlier. McKinley died 6 months into his second term. Garfield served only 6 months when assassinated in 1881. Lincoln served only 42 days of his second term. William Henry Harrison served only 31 days in 1841, the shortest total term-of-office of any president.

8. Who was the first serving US president born in the twentieth century?

Answer: John Kennedy

John Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 and began his presidency in 1961. Later presidents were born before Kennedy (Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Reagan), but Kennedy was the first to serve.

9. Which of the following pairs of US presidents were born the closest in time to one another?

Answer: George W. Bush & Bill Clinton

Bush & Clinton could have shared a nursery. Bush was born on July 6, 1946 and Clinton was born 43 days later on August 19, 1946. Please do not send in a correction that Grover Cleveland was 2 presidents born on the same day.

10. Three presidents died during the term of Richard Nixon. Which president did not die during Nixon's term?

Answer: John Kennedy

Nixon served from January 20, 1969 until August 9, 1974. Eisenhower died in 1969, Truman in 1972, and Johnson in 1973. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

Source: Author jmoskow

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