The Ultimate Facts About Our Early Presidents Quiz | Presidential Trivia

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Written shortly after Lincoln's assassination, the poem ends as follows: 'But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, where on the deck my Captain lies, fallen cold and dead.'

Answer: Andrew Johnson

One of the few achievements of Johnson's presidency, 'Seward's folly' proved to be far more valuable than its (at the time) staggering purchase price.

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant

Grant's Secretary of State resigned shortly after {appointment;} the Secretary of War died during his first {year;} his millionaire Secretary of the Treasury was forced out of office for 'conflict of {interest';} his Secretary of the Navy, another millionaire, resigned after three months because his governmental duties took up '...too much time.'

Answer: James Garfield

Unfortunately, Garfield did not live long enough to prove his suitability for {office;} he served only 200 days as Chief Executive before being assassinated. His formal education began at age 3, later including entrance into the Seminary. Since the Seminary exhausted his savings, he entered a less expensive college, financing his way by tutoring other students.

He pursued post-graduate studies in Massachusetts and, graduating with honors at age 26, was made president of the college.

Answer: Grover Cleveland

As if being an executioner wasn't enough, Cleveland was responsible for the most sensational bombshell in campaign history (to date, that is). Just 10 days after his nomination, a Buffalo newspaper reported that, 11 years earlier, Cleveland fathered an illegitimate child.

The charge was true. During the campaign, chants of, 'Ma, Ma, where's my Pa? Gone to the White House, ha! ha! ha!' became, 'Hurrah for Maria, hurrah for the kid! We voted for Grover, and we're darn glad we did!' as Cleveland's election was assured.

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt was almost nauseatingly upbeat and positive. He hunted in Africa, explored Brazil, led the cavalry in the Spanish-American War, worked as a cowboy in the Dakotas, practiced boxing and judo and climbed mountains, and was the first president to fly in an airplane.

Answer: William Howard Taft

This 6'2' 300 pounder followed the energetic Theodore Roosevelt and his equally active daughter, Alice, into the White House. Ponderous and slow, we hadn't lost a First Daughter, we gained a ton. Shortly into his second term, he was responsible for the Great Farmers' Riots of 1913. Word had leaked out that Taft started a very strict {diet;} this terrified farmers in the mid-west and caused serious panic and rioting that lasted for days.

This last part of the 'Interesting Info' has been a joke. COME ON, GUYS, LOOSEN UP

Answer: Millard Fillmore

As president, Fillmore was a strict 'yes man.' Assuming the Chief Executive position at the death of Zachary Taylor, Fillmore did everything that he was told to do by the leaders of the Whig party. Despite his devotion to this party, Fillmore was dumped by the Whigs at their 1852 presidential convention and prevented from seeking election on his own for a second term.

His limited abilities and lackluster presence even turned off his fellow Whigs.

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Wilson is primarily remembered for his hostile relationship with the House and Senate. Stubborn, rigid and austere, he would appeal directly to the people when the legislative branch did not do what he wanted. The resulting public outcry deluged Senators with countless letters further widening the chasm between the President and the Senate. Revenge is {sweet;} the House and Senate got positively sugary when they vetoed U.S. participation in the League of Nations, Wilson's dream.

This adversarial relationship continued through both of Wilson's terms.

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant

Named Hiram Ulysses at birth, the West Point registration office mistakenly enrolled him as Ulysses Simpson Grant. Hiram did not call the error to anyone's attention, preferring the new name because the initials of the old one lent themselves to the nickname 'HUG', something the macho Grant found offensive and embarrassing.