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American Presidents Part I Trivia Quiz

Ten tough multiple choice questions about American presidents prior to the Kennedy era.

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,524

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4521

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: miners (6/10), Guest 159 (4/10), Guest 199 (10/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Which President received the greatest number of electoral votes? Hint

Dwight Eisenhower

William McKinley

Franklin Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which President served the fewest number of days in office? Hint

William Tyler

William Harrison

Andrew Johnson

James Garfield

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which President was elected with no opposition? Hint

Hayes

Washington

Jackson

Jefferson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the youngest US president inaugurated in the twentieth century? Hint

Millard Fillmore

Andrew Jackson

Theodore Roosevelt

Andrew Johnson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which President had the most children? Hint

Garfield

Tyler

Harding

Monroe

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following Presidents did NOT have a college degree? Hint

Tyler

Cleveland

Garfield

Hayes

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many Presidents signed the Constitution? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first President to travel to Europe as the President? Hint

Woodrow Wilson

Calvin Coolidge

Dwight Eisenhower

Harry Truman

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which President was the first president to have a child born in the White House? Hint

Tyler

Polk

Harding

Cleveland

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following Presidents was NOT a lawyer? Hint

Andrew Jackson

William Harrison

Martin Van Buren

James Buchanan

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Oct 09 2024 : miners: 6/10
Oct 08 2024 : Guest 159: 4/10
Sep 25 2024 : Guest 199: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which President received the greatest number of electoral votes?

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

Roosevelt received 523 in 1936.

2. Which President served the fewest number of days in office?

Answer: William Harrison

In 1841 William Henry Harrison died in office.

3. Which President was elected with no opposition?

Answer: Washington

4. Who was the youngest US president inaugurated in the twentieth century?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt was 42 when he unexpectedly became president in September 1901, following the assassination of William McKinley.

John F Kennedy was the youngest man to be elected US president in the twentieth century, being 44 at the time of his inauguration in 1961.

5. Which President had the most children?

Answer: Tyler

Tyler had 15 children.

6. Which of the following Presidents did NOT have a college degree?

Answer: Cleveland

Prior to 1961 there were 10 Presidents who did NOT have college degrees and still attempted to run the country. Grover Cleveland served two separate terms without one.

7. How many Presidents signed the Constitution?

Answer: 2

The only Presidents that signed the U.S. Constitution were Washington and Madison.

8. Who was the first President to travel to Europe as the President?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Of those listed, all of them traveled to Europe in the capacity of the Presidency, but Wilson was the first.

9. Which President was the first president to have a child born in the White House?

Answer: Cleveland

Esther Cleveland was born in 1893.

10. Which of the following Presidents was NOT a lawyer?

Answer: William Harrison

Harrison was a farmer by trade.

Source: Author Nightmare

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