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For You Brits Out There Trivia Quiz


A very presidential quiz ... Okay, I've been playing British monarchy quizzes long enough. Let's see if anyone from the U.K. knows a thing or two about our U.S. presidents. :) Oh, and anyone else is welcome to play, also :)

A multiple-choice quiz by JsusFreak. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
JsusFreak
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
66,733
Updated
Dec 27 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2128
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was the first president of the United States under the Constitution? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which president wrote up the US Declaration of Independence? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which one of these presidents spent the shortest time in office? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following US presidents is buried in Washington D.C.? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which US president spent the longest time in office? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which president was once pulled over for speeding? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Of the following, who was the heaviest US president? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which one of these US presidents did not die in an assassination attempt, although he did survive one? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of the following presidents chose to resign from office? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which one of these presidents had the privilege of being sung to by Marilyn Monroe? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was the first president of the United States under the Constitution?

Answer: George Washington

George Washington was the first president of the United States.
2. Which president wrote up the US Declaration of Independence?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States.
3. Which one of these presidents spent the shortest time in office?

Answer: William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison spent a month in office before he died of pneumonia.
4. Which of the following US presidents is buried in Washington D.C.?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

As at 2011, Woodrow Wilson is in fact the only president to be buried in Washington D.C. John F Kennedy was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, but that's across the Potomac River in Virginia.
5. Which US president spent the longest time in office?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt a.k.a FDR, spent over three terms (each term is 4 years long) in office. After his death, Congress adopted an amendment to the Constitution limiting a president to two terms in office.
6. Which president was once pulled over for speeding?

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant

He was pulled over for speeding in a horse carriage.
7. Of the following, who was the heaviest US president?

Answer: William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft tipped the scales at somewhat over 300lbs., making him the subject of many fat jokes. His bathtub could accomodate 3-4 average sized men.
8. Which one of these US presidents did not die in an assassination attempt, although he did survive one?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Kennedy in 1963, and Lincoln in 1865. A number of other presidents, including Theodore Roosevelt, also survived attempts on their lives - as indeed did Kennedy and Lincoln, before the final successful attempts.
9. Which of the following presidents chose to resign from office?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Johnson and Clinton both were impeached. Bush Sr. never had to resign, but among the chaos of the Watergate Scandal, Nixon resigned from the office of the President.
10. Which one of these presidents had the privilege of being sung to by Marilyn Monroe?

Answer: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Some rumors say that the two of them had slept together.
Source: Author JsusFreak

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