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Quiz about Great Moments in Presidential Speeches

Great Moments in Presidential Speeches Quiz

We all say stupid things, but when you are the President of the United States and you say something stupid everyone hears it. Here are some things that probably should never have been said, can you guess which President said it?

A multiple-choice quiz by arsenalvcc. Estimated time: 6 mins.

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arsenalvcc

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

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231,215

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which President said, "Well, when the President does it, that means it's not illegal?" Hint

Bill Clinton

George W. Bush

Ronald Reagan

Richard Nixon

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which President said, "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we?" Hint

Gerald Ford

Richard Nixon

George W. Bush

Dwight Eisenhower

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which President said, "My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference?" Hint

James K. Polk

Abraham Lincoln

Harry S. Truman

Franklin Roosevelt

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which President, after making a demonstration call on Alexander Graham Bell's newly invented telephone remarked, "That's an amazing invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?" Hint

Ulysses Grant

Rutherford B. Hayes

Chester A. Arthur

Grover Cleveland

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which President confused us all by saying, "Depends on what your definition of is is?" Hint

Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton

Gerald Ford

John F. Kennedy

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who stated, "I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming?" Hint

Bill Clinton

Ted Kennedy

Jimmy Carter

George H.W. Bush

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which President boasted, "Well, on the manhood thing, I'll put mine up against his any time?" Hint

George H.W. Bush

Teddy Roosevelt

Bill Clinton

Abraham Lincoln

8. Which President shocked everyone when he proclaimed, "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes?" Hint

Dwight Eisenhower

Lyndon Johnson

Ronald Reagan

Harry Truman

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who told us all that "People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like?" Hint

John Tyler

Abraham Lincoln

Millard Fillmore

William Taft

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which Presidential sports fan was a little confused when he told the country "I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio"? Hint

George W. Bush

Gerald Ford

William Taft

John F. Kennedy

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who, as President, told a friend, "I must go to dinner, but I wish it was to eat a pickled herring, a Swiss cheese and a chop at Louis' instead of the French stuff I shall find?" Hint

Grover Cleveland

Teddy Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt

Ulysses Grant

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which procrastinating President inspired us all with this gem: "There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it." Hint

James Buchanan

Andrew Jackson

Chester Arthur

Herbert Hoover

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which President eloquently said, "Better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in?" Hint

Harry Truman

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

Richard Nixon

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who cautioned us "Never attempt to murder a man who is committing suicide?" Hint

John Adams

Woodrow Wilson

James Garfield

Martin Van Buren

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who stated the obvious when they said, "When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results?" Hint

Herbert Hoover

Calvin Coolidge

Ronald Reagan

Warren Harding

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which President said, "Well, when the President does it, that means it's not illegal?"

Answer: Richard Nixon

In a TV interview with David Frost on May 19, 1977 Nixon attempted to explain his interpretation of Executive Privilege. Nixon was almost impeached and later resigned, but this idea seems to have continued on. (Clinton, Bush...)

2. Which President said, "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we?"

Answer: George W. Bush

On August 5th, 2004 President Bush gave a speech at the signing of a defense appropriations bill. He appeared to be reading his comments, yet somehow his admission of always thinking of new ways to harm the country wasn't caught by any of his writers. Maybe it was put in there on purpose, or maybe it was an oversight, either way, the president's comments made citizens rest easy knowing who was at the head of the country.

3. Which President said, "My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference?"

Answer: Harry S. Truman

President Truman was known to be a fairly good pianist, and with enough prodding, he would even entertain guest at state dinners. He specialized in Barrelhouse music, a raucous precursor of Jazz, and after one especially boisterous performance he made the above comment.

4. Which President, after making a demonstration call on Alexander Graham Bell's newly invented telephone remarked, "That's an amazing invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?"

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

President Hayes obviously changed his mind about the telephone; he had the first telephone installed in the White House.

5. Which President confused us all by saying, "Depends on what your definition of is is?"

Answer: Bill Clinton

On August 17th, 1998, During a Grand Jury examination regarding his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, Clinton pulled this zinger out of his hat.

6. Who stated, "I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming?"

Answer: Jimmy Carter

I know that you were thinking that the logical choice would be Ted, but remember this is a quiz about Presidents! Carter also once admitted in a 1976 Playboy interview that, "I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times."

7. Which President boasted, "Well, on the manhood thing, I'll put mine up against his any time?"

Answer: George H.W. Bush

Walter Mondale, candidate for President in 1984, took offence to a comment made by then Vice-President George Bush regarding marines killed in Beirut. Mondale demanded an apology, and when he didn't get one, he said, "George Bush doesn't have the manhood to apologize." Bush, I guess, felt the need to defend his manhood.

Answer: Ronald Reagan

This is my favorite Presidential quote of all time, and the inspiration behind this quiz. During the 1984 Presidential campaign President Reagan said this during a sound check as a joke for the technicians and reporters in the room. Unfortunately, unknown to him, they were broadcasting. Russia was offended, of course, but deep down I bet they thought it was pretty funny.

9. Who told us all that "People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like?"

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln had been asked to write a review of a book that he particularly did not care for.

10. Which Presidential sports fan was a little confused when he told the country "I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio"?

Answer: Gerald Ford

Ford was actually born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., but his parents divorced when he was young, and when his mother remarried he took the name of his stepfather. He passed up a chance to play professional ball for Detroit, and instead chose politics, though he remained a radio watching Tigers fan.

11. Who, as President, told a friend, "I must go to dinner, but I wish it was to eat a pickled herring, a Swiss cheese and a chop at Louis' instead of the French stuff I shall find?"

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland was a bachelor when he took office in 1885, and he was not comfortable with comforts of the White House. He married Frances Folsom in June of 1886, being the first President to marry in the White House.

12. Which procrastinating President inspired us all with this gem: "There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it."

Answer: Andrew Jackson

As President, Jackson sought to be the representation of the common man. If you ask me, the above quote pretty much sums most of us up.

13. Which President eloquently said, "Better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in?"

Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson

The "him" that Johnson was referring to was J. Edgar Hoover, the head of the FBI. Johnson wanted to remove him, but realized how difficult it would be, and decided that he could live with it.

14. Who cautioned us "Never attempt to murder a man who is committing suicide?"

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Wilson tried to maintain US neutrality throughout World War I, but eventually unrestricted German submarine warfare brought the US into the war.

15. Who stated the obvious when they said, "When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results?"

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

As the economy worsened and unemployment was rising, people were wondering what was the cause. Luckily Coolidge was there to set us all straight.

Source: Author arsenalvcc

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