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Use of U.S. Presidential Names Quiz

Presidential names pop up and are used throughout American history by different people. Some are quite obscure like Thomas Jefferson Beale, and others more famous like - wait! you'll see inside. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by grisham. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
grisham

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,584

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
937

Question 1 of 10

1. This peanut-loving Carver shared a name with which president? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Jackson

John Adams

George Washington

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Question 2 of 10

2. A Hall-of-Fame pitcher was born during this president's first term and is likely named for him. Hint

William McKinley

Grover Cleveland

Henry Taft

Theodore Roosevelt

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Question 3 of 10

3. This president's name was used for a character in the classic "Arsenic and Old Lace". Hint

John Tyler

Teddy Roosevelt

Andrew Jackson

Woodrow Wilson

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Question 4 of 10

4. President Clinton carried the surname of which earlier president as his middle name? Hint

Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe

John Kennedy

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Question 5 of 10

5. This Goethals supervised the end stages of the building of the Panama Canal. Hint

Thomas Jefferson

James Polk

James Monroe

George Washington

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Question 6 of 10

6. This president's surname was shared by another president who was not related. Hint

John Adams

Andrew Johnson

Benjamin Harrison

Theodore Roosevelt

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first president who was the son of a president? Hint

John Quincy Adams

William Harrison

George Bush

Lyndon Johnson

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Question 8 of 10

8. This modern-day composer of operas actually has the surnames of two presidents in his own name. Hint

John Coolidge Adams

Zachary Clinton Taylor

George Jefferson Washington

Lyndon Wilson Johnson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Benjamin Franklin Pierce was known by which of the following M.A.S.H. nicknames? Hint

Radar

Trapper

Hawkeye

Hot Lips

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Question 10 of 10

10. This blues-singin' Burnett, born in 1910, was nicknamed the "Howling Wolf." Hint

George Washington

James Madison

U.S. Grant

Chester Arthur

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This peanut-loving Carver shared a name with which president?

Answer: George Washington

George Washington Carver was an American "Renaissance Man" earning the title of "black Leonardo" from "Time Magazine". Born near the end of the Civil War, he still had to overcome bigotry to succeed in becoming the foremost peanut authority of his day. He created hundreds of uses for peanuts.

2. A Hall-of-Fame pitcher was born during this president's first term and is likely named for him.

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland is the only American president to serve two non-consecutive terms as president. He did so in the late 1800s. Grover Cleveland Alexander, born in 1887, came to the majors in 1911 and won 28 games that year for the Phillies, kicking off his Hall of Fame career.

3. This president's name was used for a character in the classic "Arsenic and Old Lace".

Answer: Teddy Roosevelt

Teddy was a mostly harmless character in this screen/stage comedy about a family with some homicidal tendencies.

4. President Clinton carried the surname of which earlier president as his middle name?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd president, was actually born William Jefferson Blythe. His surname changed when his mother remarried. His father died in an automobile accident prior to his birth.

5. This Goethals supervised the end stages of the building of the Panama Canal.

Answer: George Washington

There is also a bridge named for him connecting Staten Island to New Jersey. He is the great-great-grandfather of Angela Goethals, the actress.

6. This president's surname was shared by another president who was not related.

Answer: Andrew Johnson

Lyndon Johnson became president about 100 years after Andrew Johnson under similar circumstances. According to Wikianswers there is no traceable lineage.

7. Who was the first president who was the son of a president?

Answer: John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams, the 6th president, is the only president until now with a foreign born "First Lady". He first entered national politics when Washington appointed him to become Ambassador to The Netherlands.

8. This modern-day composer of operas actually has the surnames of two presidents in his own name.

Answer: John Coolidge Adams

Adams, born in 1947, has written pieces about 9/11, Nixon's trip to China, the atomic bomb, and other events as well. He has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and received numerous Grammy and other awards.

9. Benjamin Franklin Pierce was known by which of the following M.A.S.H. nicknames?

Answer: Hawkeye

One of the best television shows ever. I got a thrill just by typing out these names. His name was a merger of Ben Franklin, one of the most famous and colorful of the Founding Fathers, and Franklin Pierce who served as the 14th president.

10. This blues-singin' Burnett, born in 1910, was nicknamed the "Howling Wolf."

Answer: Chester Arthur

The Howling Wolf, Chester Arthur Burnett, was ranked in 2004 by Rolling Stones magazine in the top "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Burnett's song "Smokestack Lightning" was an incredible song inducted into the Grammy Award's Hall of Fame - with Burnett crooning and playing the harmonica.
Chester Arthur, the 21st president, filled out the term of James Garfield who was assassinated in 1881. Arthur lost a bid for reelection.

Source: Author grisham

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