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Quiz about Lives of the Presidents Interesting Facts 1

Lives of the Presidents: Interesting Facts [1] Quiz

This is a difficult quiz for anyone that hasn't researched the US presidents extensively. It's still very funny, though.

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

Author
simsba

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
112,293

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
702

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which president needed to have a special bathtub installed in the White House to accommodate his special needs in size? Hint

William H. Taft

John Tyler

John F. Kennedy

Grover Cleveland

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which president's second wife was younger than three of his daughters? Hint

William Henry Harrison

James Monroe

Dwight D. Eisenhower

John Tyler

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which president's self-description of being "obnoxious and unpopular" was supported by many that met him? Hint

Franklin Pierce

John Adams

Richard M. Nixon

Harry S. Truman

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following presidents was widely rumored to be a homosexual? Hint

Zachary Taylor

James Buchanan

Millard Fillmore

Jimmy Carter

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which president's daughter's caretaker was a former prison convict who had been imprisoned for murder? Hint

Calvin Coolidge

Jimmy Carter

Martin Van Buren

George Bush (Senior)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which president's wife died of typhoid fever two days after giving birth, and he never mentioned her again? Hint

Theodore Roosevelt

John F. Kennedy

Zachary Taylor

John Adams

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which president fought anyone who made fun of his drooling problem as a youth? Hint

Andrew Jackson

William McKinley

Andrew Johnson

Chester A. Arthur

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which president was the first to use the telephone and had a beard that was so long it dipped into his soup? Hint

Rutherford B. Hayes

James A Garfield

Benjamin Harrison

Ulysses S. Grant

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which president had two pet tiger cubs? Hint

John Quincy Adams

William Henry Harrison

Martin Van Buren

James Monroe

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which president was apologetic for the illness that killed him and comforted all around him about his impending death? Hint

Woodrow Wilson

James Madison

George Washington

Millard Fillmore

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which president needed to have a special bathtub installed in the White House to accommodate his special needs in size?

Answer: William H. Taft

He got stuck in the original bathtub. The replacement that he had installed could hold four average-size people.

2. Which president's second wife was younger than three of his daughters?

Answer: John Tyler

Julia was his young second wife. Tyler had more children than any other president.

3. Which president's self-description of being "obnoxious and unpopular" was supported by many that met him?

Answer: John Adams

John Adams actually called himself obnoxious and unpopular. He was widely considered to be conceited, stubborn, and ridiculously petty.

4. Which of the following presidents was widely rumored to be a homosexual?

Answer: James Buchanan

James Buchanan was the only president that never married, and he lived with another politician for so long (sixteen years) that many believed him to be a homosexual.

5. Which president's daughter's caretaker was a former prison convict who had been imprisoned for murder?

Answer: Jimmy Carter

President Carter believed her to be innocent, and she was later granted a full pardon.

6. Which president's wife died of typhoid fever two days after giving birth, and he never mentioned her again?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

He was so crushed, he never even discussed his late wife with their daughter, Alice.

7. Which president fought anyone who made fun of his drooling problem as a youth?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

Upon hearing that Jackson had become president, one of his former neighbors exclaimed, "Well, if Andrew Jackson can become president, anybody can!"

8. Which president was the first to use the telephone and had a beard that was so long it dipped into his soup?

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

His phone number was "I."

9. Which president had two pet tiger cubs?

Answer: Martin Van Buren

The cubs were a gift which Van Buren fought to keep but was forced to give to the zoo.

10. Which president was apologetic for the illness that killed him and comforted all around him about his impending death?

Answer: George Washington

He was extremely polite and shy. It is unknown what his illness was, although it is believed that he was either ailed by acute tonsilitis or pneumonia.

Source: Author simsba

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