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For You Brits Out There Trivia Quiz

A very presidential quiz ... Okay, I've been playing British monarchy quizzes long enough. Let's see if anyone from the U.K. knows a thing or two about our U.S. presidents. :) Oh, and anyone else is welcome to play, also :)

A multiple-choice quiz by JsusFreak. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
JsusFreak

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,733

Updated
Dec 27 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2141

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first president of the United States under the Constitution? Hint

George Washington

John Quincy Adams

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which president wrote up the US Declaration of Independence? Hint

James Madison

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which one of these presidents spent the shortest time in office? Hint

William Henry Harrison

Benjamin Harrison

Gerald Ford

Andrew Jackson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following US presidents is buried in Washington D.C.? Hint

James Polk

Thomas Jefferson

Woodrow Wilson

George Washington

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which US president spent the longest time in office? Hint

Franklin D. Roosevelt

George Washington

Theodore Roosevelt

William McKinley

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which president was once pulled over for speeding? Hint

Warren Harding

Ulysses S. Grant

Herbert Hoover

Harry Truman

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Question 7 of 10

7. Of the following, who was the heaviest US president? Hint

Grover Cleveland

William Howard Taft

Ronald Reagan

John Adams

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which one of these US presidents did not die in an assassination attempt, although he did survive one? Hint

William McKinley

Ronald Reagan

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Abraham Lincoln

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following presidents chose to resign from office? Hint

George Bush Sr.

Andrew Johnson

Richard Nixon

Bill Clinton

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which one of these presidents had the privilege of being sung to by Marilyn Monroe? Hint

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Dwight Eisenhower

Harry Truman

Lyndon B. Johnson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first president of the United States under the Constitution?

Answer: George Washington

George Washington was the first president of the United States.

2. Which president wrote up the US Declaration of Independence?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States.

3. Which one of these presidents spent the shortest time in office?

Answer: William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison spent a month in office before he died of pneumonia.

4. Which of the following US presidents is buried in Washington D.C.?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

As at 2011, Woodrow Wilson is in fact the only president to be buried in Washington D.C. John F Kennedy was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, but that's across the Potomac River in Virginia.

5. Which US president spent the longest time in office?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt a.k.a FDR, spent over three terms (each term is 4 years long) in office. After his death, Congress adopted an amendment to the Constitution limiting a president to two terms in office.

6. Which president was once pulled over for speeding?

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant

He was pulled over for speeding in a horse carriage.

7. Of the following, who was the heaviest US president?

Answer: William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft tipped the scales at somewhat over 300lbs., making him the subject of many fat jokes. His bathtub could accomodate 3-4 average sized men.

8. Which one of these US presidents did not die in an assassination attempt, although he did survive one?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Kennedy in 1963, and Lincoln in 1865. A number of other presidents, including Theodore Roosevelt, also survived attempts on their lives - as indeed did Kennedy and Lincoln, before the final successful attempts.

9. Which of the following presidents chose to resign from office?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Johnson and Clinton both were impeached. Bush Sr. never had to resign, but among the chaos of the Watergate Scandal, Nixon resigned from the office of the President.

10. Which one of these presidents had the privilege of being sung to by Marilyn Monroe?

Answer: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Some rumors say that the two of them had slept together.

Source: Author JsusFreak

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