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Quiz about US Presidential History 1
Quiz about US Presidential History 1

U.S. Presidential History #1 Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of presidential history. See if you have the courage to find out how much you really know!

A multiple-choice quiz by daddyralph. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
daddyralph
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
21,803
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
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1. Which President also served as Speaker of the House? Hint


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2. Which President served in the U.S. Senate after his Presidency? Hint


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3. Which President also served in the Confederate Congress? Hint


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4. Which of the following US president had a foreign-born wife? Hint


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5. How many Presidents regularly wore beards while serving as President? Hint


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6. Which President had the shortest inaugural address? Hint


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7. Which President was a classmate of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? Hint


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8. Which President served in the House of Representatives after his Presidency? Hint


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9. Which President's wife was the first first lady to graduate from college? Hint


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10. Who was the first President born in the 20th century (Hint: in order of birth, not in order of attaining the presidency)? Hint


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11. Who was the only President born on July 4? Hint


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12. Who was the first US President to receive a Nobel Prize? Hint


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13. Who was the first President to have a child born in the White House? Hint


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14. How many Presidents were elected to office immediately after serving as Vice-President (not counting the possibility of Al Gore)? Hint


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15. Who was the first President born west of the Mississippi River? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which President also served as Speaker of the House?

Answer: James K. Polk
2. Which President served in the U.S. Senate after his Presidency?

Answer: Andrew Johnson
3. Which President also served in the Confederate Congress?

Answer: John Tyler

 He died shortly after gaining his seat.
4. Which of the following US president had a foreign-born wife?

Answer: John Quincy Adams

 His wife, Louisa, was born in London in 1775, and they were married there in 1797. Until Melania Trump (wife of the 45th president and born in what was then Yugoslavia in 1970), she was the only foreign-born US First Lady.
5. How many Presidents regularly wore beards while serving as President?

Answer: 5

 Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garlfield and Benjamin Harrison.
6. Which President had the shortest inaugural address?

Answer: George Washington
7. Which President was a classmate of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?

Answer: Franklin Pierce
8. Which President served in the House of Representatives after his Presidency?

Answer: John Quincy Adams

 He died after voting on a particular bill in the back room of the House.
9. Which President's wife was the first first lady to graduate from college?

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes
10. Who was the first President born in the 20th century (Hint: in order of birth, not in order of attaining the presidency)?

Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson

 Born in 1908.
11. Who was the only President born on July 4?

Answer: Calvin Coolidge
12. Who was the first US President to receive a Nobel Prize?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

 He received the Nobel Peace prize. Wilson was the second.
13. Who was the first President to have a child born in the White House?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

 His daughter was the inspiration for the Baby Ruth candy bar.
14. How many Presidents were elected to office immediately after serving as Vice-President (not counting the possibility of Al Gore)?

Answer: 4

 John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren and George Bush.
15. Who was the first President born west of the Mississippi River?

Answer: Herbert Hoover

 He was born in Iowa.
Source: Author daddyralph

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Referenced Topics
History   World   Mixed U.S. Presidents   London   US Presidents for Experts   Rivers   People in Common: For Experts   Thomas Jefferson   George Washington   Theodore Roosevelt   Andrew Johnson   John Quincy Adams   John Adams   Grover Cleveland   John Tyler   Calvin Coolidge   Benjamin Harrison   Rutherford B. Hayes   Martin Van Buren   Franklin Pierce  

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