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Quiz about Interesting Presidential Facts
Quiz about Interesting Presidential Facts

Interesting Presidential Facts Quiz for Experts | Presidential Trivia


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A multiple-choice quiz by daisyduke71. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
daisyduke71
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
43,034
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
13 / 25
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981
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Question 1 of 25
1. How many colleges are named for George Washington? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Who was the first President inaugurated in Washington D. C.? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. How tall was James Madison? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. What day and year did John Adams die? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Who was president when the White House was painted white? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Who was famous for his swims in the nude? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Who was the only President to serve in the armed forces during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Who was the first President born a U. S. citizen? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. How long did William Henry Harrison serve as President? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. What was John Tyler doing when he found out he was President? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Who was President when the gaslight came to the White House? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. How old was Zachary Taylor when he voted for the first time? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. What President fought the fire at the Library of Congress? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Whose presidency saw the song 'Jingle Bells' sung for the first time? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Who had the first White House Easter Egg Hunt? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Who was the first left-handed President? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Who was the first President to ride in an automobile? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Who did not want the person who shot him to be hurt? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. How much did William Howard Taft weigh, on average, during his Presidency? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Who is the only President buried in Washington D.C.? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. What was special about Charlie Curtis, Herbert Hoover's vice-president? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Where were the Truman family's clothes sent to be washed? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. What did Dwight David Eisenhower like to eat and watch? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Who was the only President sworn in by a woman? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Which of the following US presidents served on board submarines? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How many colleges are named for George Washington?

Answer: 9

He also has 1 state, 7 mountains, 8 streams, 10 lakes, 33 counties and 121 towns and villages named after him.
2. Who was the first President inaugurated in Washington D. C.?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

The arrival of his clothes and carriage were delayed by bad weather.
3. How tall was James Madison?

Answer: 5'4'

This made him the shortest president. He also weighed less then 100 pounds.
4. What day and year did John Adams die?

Answer: July 4th, 1826

He died 50 years after the Declaration of Independence, on the same day as Thomas Jefferson.
5. Who was president when the White House was painted white?

Answer: James Monroe

6. Who was famous for his swims in the nude?

Answer: John Quincy Adams

He would go swimming at 5 a.m.
7. Who was the only President to serve in the armed forces during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

He served in both.
8. Who was the first President born a U. S. citizen?

Answer: Martin Van Buren

9. How long did William Henry Harrison serve as President?

Answer: 1 month

He died exactly one month to the day after his inauguration.
10. What was John Tyler doing when he found out he was President?

Answer: Playing Marbles

11. Who was President when the gaslight came to the White House?

Answer: James K. Polk

12. How old was Zachary Taylor when he voted for the first time?

Answer: 62 years

He didn't register to vote because he never lived in the same place long enough.
13. What President fought the fire at the Library of Congress?

Answer: Millard Fillmore

The fire was in 1851 and the President and his Cabinet fought the fire.
14. Whose presidency saw the song 'Jingle Bells' sung for the first time?

Answer: James Buchanan

15. Who had the first White House Easter Egg Hunt?

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

It was on April 2, 1879.
16. Who was the first left-handed President?

Answer: James Garfield

17. Who was the first President to ride in an automobile?

Answer: WIlliam McKinley

18. Who did not want the person who shot him to be hurt?

Answer: William McKinley

19. How much did William Howard Taft weigh, on average, during his Presidency?

Answer: 300 pounds

He had a special 7-foot long 41-inch wide bathtub built in the White House for him.
20. Who is the only President buried in Washington D.C.?

Answer: Thomas Woodrow Wilson

He's buried at the National Cathedral.
21. What was special about Charlie Curtis, Herbert Hoover's vice-president?

Answer: He was the first non-white vice president

22. Where were the Truman family's clothes sent to be washed?

Answer: Independence, Missouri

Bess Truman could not find a laundry she liked, so she sent them out to be washed.
23. What did Dwight David Eisenhower like to eat and watch?

Answer: TV dinners and Westerns

24. Who was the only President sworn in by a woman?

Answer: Lyndon Baines Johnson

LBJ was sworn in on Air Force One by Judge Sarah Hughes.
25. Which of the following US presidents served on board submarines?

Answer: Jimmy Carter

Carter served on USS Pomfret and USS Barracuda.
Source: Author daisyduke71

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