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Quiz about US Presidents
Quiz about US Presidents

10 U.S. Presidents Questions | Presidential Trivia Trivia Quiz


A mostly non-political quiz about some of the men who have held the office of President of the United States.

A multiple-choice quiz by James76255. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
James76255
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
208,295
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1553
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which President had pet beagles named Him and Her? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the youngest man to hold the office of President in the 20th Century? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the first President to lose the popular vote, but win the election due to the electoral college? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who were the first two presidents buried in Arlington National Cemetery? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Many U.S. presidents have been lawyers. Who was the first? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. At the end of the 20th Century, which state was the birthplace for the most presidents? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was the first president to have an adopted child? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which president officially gave the White House its name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the first left-handed president to be elected to more than one term? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these things did all U.S. presidents have in common at the beginning of the 21st Century? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which President had pet beagles named Him and Her?

Answer: Lyndon Johnson

Johnson also had a beagle named Freckles, a collie named Blanco, two mutts named Edgar and Yuki, and several hamsters and lovebirds.
2. Who was the youngest man to hold the office of President in the 20th Century?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt was 42 years old when he succeeded President William McKinley, who had been assassinated. At 43 years old, John Kennedy was the youngest person elected President.
3. Who was the first President to lose the popular vote, but win the election due to the electoral college?

Answer: Rutherford B Hayes

In the 1876 election, Hayes lost the popular vote to Samuel J Tilden, but won the electoral vote, as did Benjamin Harrison (1888) and George W. Bush (2000).

In 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected president despite not winning either the popular vote OR the electoral vote. But his opponent, Andrew Jackson, did not have a majority of the electorial vote, and lost to Adams in the house of representives.
4. Who were the first two presidents buried in Arlington National Cemetery?

Answer: William H. Taft and John F. Kennedy

George Washington was buried in Mt. Vernon, Virginia. John Adams' final resting place is in Quincy, Massachusetts. Abraham Lincoln was buried in Springfield, Illinois. Theodore Roosevelt was put to rest in Oyster Bay, New York. Franklin Roosevelt was buried in Hyde Park, New York. Normally reserved for members of the armed forces, an Arlington burial is allowed for any person serving as President of the United States. Taft did not serve in the military, however Kennedy was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy.
5. Many U.S. presidents have been lawyers. Who was the first?

Answer: John Adams

Adams was also a schoolteacher. By the end of the 20th Century, 24 out of the first 41 different presidents had been lawyers.
6. At the end of the 20th Century, which state was the birthplace for the most presidents?

Answer: Virginia

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson were all born in Virginia, making that state the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents at the end of the 20th Century. Ohio was a close second with seven, while four were born in New York and two were born in Texas.
7. Who was the first president to have an adopted child?

Answer: George Washington

Washington's wife, Martha, had been married previously to a man named Daniel Custis. Martha had a son from that marriage, John Custis, who served as an aide to Washington and died from camp fever at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. After John's death, Washington adopted his six-month-old son, George, and his daughter, Eleanor. Two other presidents had adopted children. Andrew Jackson adopted a son, a Native American found as an infant after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Ronald Reagan adopted his son, Michael, during his first marriage to Jane Wyman.
8. Which president officially gave the White House its name?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Among the names given the president's home prior to Roosevelt: The President's Palace, The President's House, and The Executive Mansion.
9. Who was the first left-handed president to be elected to more than one term?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Reagan could also write with his right hand, and usually did. Other southpaws in the White House include: James Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
10. Which of these things did all U.S. presidents have in common at the beginning of the 21st Century?

Answer: No president had died in the month of May

At the beginning of the 21st Century, every president had siblings (including half siblings), but not necessarily a sister. Benjamin Harrison and Martin Van Buren measured in at 5 feet 6 inches tall, while James Madison was only 5 feet 4 inches tall. Ronald Reagan was the first president to be divorced. No president had died in the month of May, but every other month of the year had claimed at least one president.
Source: Author James76255

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