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American Presidents Part III Trivia Quiz

The third and last in a series of multiple-choice questions about American presidents prior to the Kennedy era. Good luck!

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,604

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
933

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first president to use Washington DC as the capital? Hint

James Madison

George Washington

John Adams

James Monroe

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many West Point graduates became president? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following became president upon the death of a president? Hint

Polk

Hayes

Fillmore

Garfield

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these Presidents was born in Illinois? Hint

William McKinley

None of them were

Herbert Hoover

Abraham Lincoln

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Question 5 of 10

5. As listed occupations or professions, which president was the only person to be a professional tailor? Hint

Andrew Johnson

Chester Arthur

Rutherford B. Hayes

Franklin Pierce

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Question 6 of 10

6. Of which Christian denomination was Jimmy Carter a member? Hint

None of these; he was a Muslim

Roman Catholic

Baptist

Presbyterian

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first president to be a Harvard graduate? Hint

John Adams

James Madison

Theodore Roosevelt

James Monroe

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following US presidents was born in the month of May? Hint

No President was born in May

Theodore Roosevelt

Harry Truman

Herbert Hoover

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many presidents lived to be in their 90s in the 20th Century? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many US presidents were christened James? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first president to use Washington DC as the capital?

Answer: John Adams

Adams was the first in 1800.

2. How many West Point graduates became president?

Answer: 2

Grant and Eisenhower were the only two to do this.

3. Which of the following became president upon the death of a president?

Answer: Fillmore

Upon the death of Zachary Taylor in 1850, Fillmore became president.

4. Which of these Presidents was born in Illinois?

Answer: None of them were

Hoover was born in Iowa, Lincoln was born in Kentucky, and McKinley was born in Ohio.

5. As listed occupations or professions, which president was the only person to be a professional tailor?

Answer: Andrew Johnson

Johnson is the only president ever to be a tailor by trade. The other three listed were all lawyers.

6. Of which Christian denomination was Jimmy Carter a member?

Answer: Baptist

Jimmy Carter made a big issue of his Baptist faith. For most of his life he was a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, although he severed his membership in 2000.

7. Who was the first president to be a Harvard graduate?

Answer: John Adams

Adams was the first. There have only been 4 presidents in this era from Harvard. The others were John Quincy Adams, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

8. Which of the following US presidents was born in the month of May?

Answer: Harry Truman

Truman was the first President to be born in May, on the 8th day in 1884. John F Kennedy was the next, on May 29, 1917. Roosevelt was born in October 1858, and Hoover was born on August 10, 1874.

9. How many presidents lived to be in their 90s in the 20th Century?

Answer: 1

Herbert Hoover was the only president to reach this plateau. He was 90 at the time of his death.

10. How many US presidents were christened James?

Answer: 6

Six presidents were christened James. Monroe, Madison, Polk, Garfield and Buchanan used the name during their presidency. The sixth is Jimmy Carter, who was christened James.

Source: Author Nightmare

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