Sort These US Presidents Trivia Quiz

Answer: Famous Military Leaders

George Washington led the American forces in the Revolutionary War, before being elected the country's first president. Other military leaders who became presidents and were not included in the list are Andrew Jackson and William Harrison. Several other presidents had military experience at lower command levels.

Answer: Famous Military Leaders

Dwight Eisenhower commanded the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II. He then served as Military Governor of the American-occupied section of Germany, US Army Chief of Staff, and President of Columbia University before being elected president.

Answer: Famous Military Leaders

Ulysses Grant commanded the Union Forces during the American Civil War and succeeded Andrew Johnson as President. Grant falls into two categories: famous military leaders and presidents born in Ohio.

Answer: Famous Military Leaders

Theodore Roosevelt had had a successful career in various Government posts. However, he attained legendary status with his rather undisciplined attack on San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders during the Spanish American War.

Answer: Unelected Presidents

Gerald Ford succeeded Richard Nixon after the latter's resignation. Ford was then defeated by Jimmy Carter in the next election. Ford also was one of the left-handed presidents.

Answer: Unelected Presidents

John Tyler succeed William Henry Harrison in 1841 after the latter's death. Tyler was not nominated to run in the next election.

Answer: Unelected Presidents

Millard Fillmore succeeded Zachary Taylor after the latter's death in 1850. Fillmore chose to return to private life after his term ended.

Answer: Unelected Presidents

Andrew Johnson became President after Lincoln's assassination in 1865. He sought the Democratic party nomination in the 1868 election; but he was not nominated, partly due to his Southern sympathies.

Answer: Left-handed Presidents

Barrack Obama was one of a number of presidents known to be left-handed. Six of the fourteen Presidents between 1945 and 2024 were lefthanded. The only known left-hander before then was James Garfield.

Answer: Left-handed Presidents

Truman succeeded Franklin Roosevelt as President in 1845 and won re-election in 1948.

Answer: Left-handed Presidents

George H W Bush (the elder Bush) was elected President after Reagan, but was defeated by Bill Clinton in the following election.

Answer: Left-handed Presidents

Bill Clinton was elected to two terms in office, defeating George H W Bush in the 1992 election.

Answer: Presidents born in Ohio

William McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio and elected President in the 1896 election. Seven Presidents were born in Ohio, with only Virginia having more with eight. The Ohio-born Presidents occurred between the end of the American Civil War and just before the Great Depression - period of 60 years. This includes Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, McKinley, Taft, and Harding.

Answer: Presidents born in Ohio

Warren Harding was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio and assumed his scandal-ridden presidency in 1921.

Answer: Presidents born in Ohio

Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio and was inaugurated President in 1877.

Answer: Presidents born in Ohio

William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and became President in 1909. He later was named Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.