Quotes About US Presidents Trivia Quiz

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt purchased a herd of cattle and lived in the Dakota territory while he was out of politics from 1884 through 1886. The cowboy identity stuck to him and his opponents would refer to him as "that damned cowboy". This was 14 years before becoming Vice President to President McKinley in 1900. Six months later he would become the youngest man ever to be President after McKinley was assassinated.

He promoted many policies centered on social reform, including assisting unions in negotiations.

He took on industry, busting trusts to insure fair competition. He did what he thought was right despite opposition from his own party bosses, thus the "cowboy" label. He also promoted conservation and set aside 150 million acres of timberland as public domain and created 50 wildlife refuges and five national parks.

Answer: George Washington

George Washington's formal manner inspired this quote. He always wore a powdered white wig. Ben Franklin was never President. Jefferson had red hair and (in keeping with the style of the day) wore powdered wigs and later in life powdered his own hair. Eisenhower was bald and was president much, much later.

Answer: Richard Nixon

Adlai Stevenson was obviously not a fan of Nixon and his statement was influenced by that dislike. However, Nixon actually had a very good environmental record. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) was created at his direction which led to the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1972.

Answer: Gerald Ford

LBJ made that statement about Gerald Ford before Ford was president. Ford was the Minority Leader in the House of Representatives at the time, where he served for 25 years. Gerald Ford played football in both high school and at University of Michigan.

He declined offers from two NFL teams and instead went to Yale and obtained a law degree while coaching both football and boxing. Theodore Roosevelt suffered with asthma and was home schooled until he went to Harvard and did not participate in sports. John Adams' term was between 1797 and 1801 and American football was not invented until 1820. Barack Obama does not play football, his game is basketball.

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was President in a difficult time of civil war and the end of slavery. He had many enemies due to the highly charged emotional nature of the times. He was the subject of much criticism but it was said that he instinctively knew the will of the majority. He worked hard to end slavery and unite the country. His efforts were cut short by his assassination on April 15, 1865.

Answer: John F. Kennedy

Surprisingly it was John F. Kennedy's special counsel, adviser and primary speechwriter, Ted Sorensen, who is credited with this quote. John Kennedy had a reputation for having "affairs" with several glamorous women, including Marilyn Monroe, Angie Dickinson and Jayne Mansfield.

The previous President, Dwight Eisenhower was an avid golfer. Jimmy Carter lusted after women only in his mind, but Bill Clinton's sexual indiscretions played out in front of the American public on TV.

Answer: Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson was known as Old Hickory. The name was given to him by the troops under his command in the War of 1812 because it was said he was "strong and straight as a hickory tree" and "tough as hickory". John Q. Adams did not like him but it was untrue that he was uneducated.

Although he was from a poor North Carolina family he became a lawyer and a judge. He truly believed that democracy meant government by the people. Before his presidency only white men who owned land were allowed to vote.

He changed the law so that every white man could vote, it was A big step that changed the presidency.

Answer: George W. Bush

George W. Bush was not the only president to speak unintelligible sentences but some of his have become famous. In fact a new word has been created because of his frequent unconventional words, phrases, and linguistic errors. They are called "Bushisms". Bugs Bunny was never president but he is a very funny wiseacre.

Answer: Jimmy Carter

Although this quote was flattering to Carter it wasn't entirely true. The US was not involved directly in any war during his administration and the public perception of him was as a champion of human rights. However, on the flip side, he continued to provide aid to Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines and the Shah of Iran, both cruel dictators of their countries. Obama vowed to stop the war but ended up re-directing it from Iraq to Afghanistan in his eight years in office. Lyndon Johnson had to deal with Vietnam which saw the deaths of around 60,000 Americans and countless Vietnamese. George W. Bush led America into a war on false pretenses of "weapons of mass destruction".

Answer: Franklin D Roosevelt

Churchill and Roosevelt met a total of nine times during the course of WWII. However, their meetings began before the US entered the war. The 1st meeting in August 1940 was to provide arms assistance to England after which Roosevelt sent a cable to Churchill that read: "It is fun to be in the same decade with you".

It was evident that a close personal and professional relationship was established upon meeting each other the first time and they remained close until Roosevelt's death in 1945.