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The Ultimate American Presidents Quiz | Presidential Trivia

Just facts about U.S. presidents.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lost_Player. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Lost_Player

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
41,012

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1516

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (10/15), Guest 174 (7/15), Guest 75 (9/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Up until 2012, how many US presidents shared the same first name of George? Hint

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Question 2 of 15

2. James Monroe was US president before James Madison. True or false?

True

False

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Question 3 of 15

3. In what year was the oath of the president first administered in the USA? Hint

1789

1783

1776

1786

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Question 4 of 15

4. Up until 2012, how many times have two US presidents shared a last name (exclude Cleveland)? Hint

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Question 5 of 15

5. Up until 2012, how many US presidents are there with first names starting with the letter 'J' (NOT counting John Calvin Coolidge)? Hint

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Question 6 of 15

6. How many states in the USA have yielded one or more presidents as of 2010? Hint

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who was US president in between Grover Cleveland's two terms? Hint

Chester A. Arthur

Andrew Jackson

William McKinley

Benjamin Harrison

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which of the following was, at the time of his election, the youngest person to be ELECTED to the role of President of the USA? Hint

Theodore Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover

Ronald Reagan

John F. Kennedy

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who was the 12th president of the USA? Hint

William Henry Harrison

Milliard Fillmore

John Tyler

Zachary Taylor

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Question 10 of 15

10. Warren G. Harding was US president before Herbert C. Hoover. True or false?

True

False

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Question 11 of 15

11. As at 2012, how many US presidents have shared the same first name of James? Hint

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who was the 33rd president of the USA? Hint

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Harry S Truman

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Lyndon B. Johnson

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Question 13 of 15

13. Jimmy Carter was US President immediately before whom?

Answer: (Last name only)

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Question 14 of 15

14. As at 2012, how many US presidents' first name and last name both start with the same letter? Hint

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Question 15 of 15

15. In what year did Abraham Lincoln address Gettysburg? Hint

1862

1864

1863

1865

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Up until 2012, how many US presidents shared the same first name of George?

Answer: 3

George Washington, George Bush and George W. Bush.

2. James Monroe was US president before James Madison. True or false?

Answer: False

Madison was the 4th and Monroe the 5th.

3. In what year was the oath of the president first administered in the USA?

Answer: 1789

4. Up until 2012, how many times have two US presidents shared a last name (exclude Cleveland)?

Answer: 5

Adams, Harrison, Johnson, Roosevelt and Bush.

5. Up until 2012, how many US presidents are there with first names starting with the letter 'J' (NOT counting John Calvin Coolidge)?

Answer: 10

The 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 20th, 35th and 39th presidents.

6. How many states in the USA have yielded one or more presidents as of 2010?

Answer: 21

7. Who was US president in between Grover Cleveland's two terms?

Answer: Benjamin Harrison

8. Which of the following was, at the time of his election, the youngest person to be ELECTED to the role of President of the USA?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

The youngest person to become President was Theodore Roosevelt, who was the 42-year old Vice-President when he took on the role following the assassination of William McKinley. But John F. Kennedy was the youngest elected to the role, aged 43.

9. Who was the 12th president of the USA?

Answer: Zachary Taylor

10. Warren G. Harding was US president before Herbert C. Hoover. True or false?

Answer: True

Harding was the 29th president and Hoover was 31st.

11. As at 2012, how many US presidents have shared the same first name of James?

Answer: 6

Madison, Monroe, K. Polk, Buchanan, A. Garfield and Carter.

12. Who was the 33rd president of the USA?

Answer: Harry S Truman

13. Jimmy Carter was US President immediately before whom?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

14. As at 2012, how many US presidents' first name and last name both start with the same letter?

Answer: 2

Herbert C. Hoover and Ronald Reagan. Calvin Coolidge's first name was John, so he doesn't count. Nor does Woodrow Wilson, whose first name was Thomas.

15. In what year did Abraham Lincoln address Gettysburg?

Answer: 1863

Source: Author Lost_Player

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