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Quiz about Presidents of the United States of America

Presidents of the United States of America Quiz

Test your knowledge of the former US presidents.

A multiple-choice quiz by racemany2k. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
racemany2k

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
73,232

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4563

Last 3 plays: Physiatry (8/10), BPA1959 (9/10), Guest 134 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first president to die whilst in office? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

William Henry Harrison

James Garfield

William McKinley

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is the only president to have served in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812? Hint

John Adams

Martin Van Buren

George Washington

Andrew Jackson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which one of these presidents did NOT die while in office? Hint

William McKinley

James Garfield

Warren Harding

Calvin Coolidge

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Question 4 of 10

4. This future president wanted to take the opportunity to buy Cuba for $120,000,000 but Congress wouldn't let him. Who was he?

Answer: (Two Words, or just surname)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 22nd and 24th U.S. presidents were the same person.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many US presidents died in the 1700s? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Only two US presidents have signed the US Constitution, George Washington is one who is the other?

Answer: (name or just surname)

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Question 8 of 10

8. This president's last words were, 'I've always loved my wife. I've always loved my children. I've always loved my grandchildren. And I have always loved my country.' Who was he? Hint

FDR

Richard Nixon

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Andrew Jackson

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Question 9 of 10

9. When this president got his first hearing aid, hearing aid sales in the United States increased by 40 percent. Who was he? Hint

Ronald Reagan

Jimmy Carter

Richard Nixon

George Bush

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the only president to serve in both World War I and World War II? Hint

George Bush Sr.

Richard Nixon

Ronald Reagan

Dwight Eisenhower

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first president to die whilst in office?

Answer: William Henry Harrison

Harrison, the 9th president, gave a speech in the pouring rain, he caught pneumonia and died 31 days after he was inaugurated.

2. Who is the only president to have served in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

Jackson was also a prisoner of war during the Revolutionary War, he was only 13 years old.

3. Which one of these presidents did NOT die while in office?

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

Coolidge died in 1931, two years after he left office. McKinley and Garfield were both assassinated, and Harding died of natural causes whilst in office.

4. This future president wanted to take the opportunity to buy Cuba for $120,000,000 but Congress wouldn't let him. Who was he?

Answer: James Buchanan

Congress wouldn't let the 15th president purchase Cuba because slavery was legal there and the move was seen to be political.

5. The 22nd and 24th U.S. presidents were the same person.

Answer: True

Grover Cleveland served as the 22nd and the 24th president.

6. How many US presidents died in the 1700s?

Answer: 1

George Washington died on December 14, 1799. The second president, John Adams, died in 1826.

7. Only two US presidents have signed the US Constitution, George Washington is one who is the other?

Answer: James Madison

8. This president's last words were, 'I've always loved my wife. I've always loved my children. I've always loved my grandchildren. And I have always loved my country.' Who was he?

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower

The 34th president uttered these last words moments before he died in 1969.

9. When this president got his first hearing aid, hearing aid sales in the United States increased by 40 percent. Who was he?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Former President Ronald Reagan passed away in 2004, he will be missed. He was a great man and loved this country.

10. Who is the only president to serve in both World War I and World War II?

Answer: Dwight Eisenhower

Source: Author racemany2k

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