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Quiz about Interesting Presidential Facts
Quiz about Interesting Presidential Facts

Presidential Trivia Quiz: Interesting Presidential Facts | 20 Questions


In surfing the net I found some interesting facts about our Presidents that I haven't read anywhere else. This is multiple choice. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by finlady. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
finlady
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
46,332
Updated
Nov 13 22
# Qns
20
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Question 1 of 20
1. How many presidents and past presidents have had *attempts* made on their lives but survived? (This does not include those who died of a later, successful assassination) Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Whose nickname is 'Old Rough and Ready? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. In the movies the president is usually depicted as an action hero, or a selfish man. What kind of president was John Travolta in 'Primary Colors'?

Answer: ('Action' or 'Selfish')
Question 4 of 20
4. Who played Lincoln in 'Young Mr. Lincoln'? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. What was the dog's name that wrote her own book? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Which president said: To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace'? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. What president openly admitted to the fact he had fathered an illegitimate child? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Which president used his veto power the most? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. As of 2001, how many presidents have Quakers in their background? They are not necessarily Quakers themselves. Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. How many presidents were defeated seeking re-election? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. What president married his teacher that he had a crush on when he was in school? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. How many presidents did not attend college? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. How were James Madison and Zachary Taylor related? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Up until the end of the twentieth century, how many US presidents wore a beard? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. During whose term did Alaska and Hawaii become states? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. How many past presidents were living in 2001, during the inauguration of George W. Bush? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. What president received the oath of office from his father? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. 'Is it the Fourth?' What president asked this question just before he died? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Which president's daughter had the last White House wedding in the twentieth century? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Four presidents have won Nobel Peace Prizes. One was Jimmy Carter and another one was Barack Obama. Who were the other two? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How many presidents and past presidents have had *attempts* made on their lives but survived? (This does not include those who died of a later, successful assassination)

Answer: 6

Andrew Jackson was the first on Jan. 30, 1835, Theodore Roosevelt Oct. 14, 1912, Franklin Roosevelt Feb. 15, 1933, Harry Truman Nov. 1, 1950, Gerald Ford (twice) Sept. 6, 1975 and Sept. 22, 1975, Ronald Reagan Mar. 30, 1981.
2. Whose nickname is 'Old Rough and Ready?

Answer: Zachary Taylor

Because of his firm stand against appeasing the south and his bluff and soldierly qualities it won him his nickname.
3. In the movies the president is usually depicted as an action hero, or a selfish man. What kind of president was John Travolta in 'Primary Colors'?

Answer: Selfish

Travolta as President Stanton believes that the end justifies the means.
4. Who played Lincoln in 'Young Mr. Lincoln'?

Answer: Henry Fonda

5. What was the dog's name that wrote her own book?

Answer: Millie

Millie was Barbara Bush's dog, an English springer spaniel. She died in 1997 when she was 12.
6. Which president said: To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace'?

Answer: George Washington

7. What president openly admitted to the fact he had fathered an illegitimate child?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Cleveland admitted this just before the election, and he went on to be elected.
8. Which president used his veto power the most?

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

Roosevelt vetoed bills; he made 372 regular vetoes and 12 pocket vetos. Nine were overridden.
9. As of 2001, how many presidents have Quakers in their background? They are not necessarily Quakers themselves.

Answer: 12

They all aren't Quaker, but members of their family were. Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Taft, Hoover, Coolidge, Harding, Truman, Arthur, Bush, Lincoln, Garfield and Tyler. Only 2 were Quaker when they were president, Nixon and Hoover.
10. How many presidents were defeated seeking re-election?

Answer: 10

They were John Adams, John Quincy Adams, George Bush, Jimmy Carter, Grover Cleveland, Gerald Ford, Benjamin Harrison, Herbert Hoover, William Taft and Martin Van Buren.
11. What president married his teacher that he had a crush on when he was in school?

Answer: Millard Fillmore

When he was 15 Fillmore had a beautiful red head teacher. Later he married her.
12. How many presidents did not attend college?

Answer: 9

Cleveland, Fillmore, Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Lincoln, Taylor, Truman, Van Buren, and George Washington did not attend college.
13. How were James Madison and Zachary Taylor related?

Answer: 2nd cousins

14. Up until the end of the twentieth century, how many US presidents wore a beard?

Answer: 5

Presidents Grant, Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, Hayes and Lincoln all sported some sort of chin fuzz.
15. During whose term did Alaska and Hawaii become states?

Answer: Dwight Eisenhower

Alaska, June 3, 1959, and Hawaii August 21, 1959.
16. How many past presidents were living in 2001, during the inauguration of George W. Bush?

Answer: 5

They were: George Bush, Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan.
17. What president received the oath of office from his father?

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

Coolidge received word that he was president on Aug. 3, 1923. By the light of a kerosene lamp his father, a notary public, administered the oath. Coolidge placed his hand on the family Bible.
18. 'Is it the Fourth?' What president asked this question just before he died?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the same day July4, 1826. Adams was 90 years old, and Jefferson was 83.
19. Which president's daughter had the last White House wedding in the twentieth century?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Tricia Nixon had the last White House Wedding when she married Edward Cox. Her portrait was on Life Magazine.
20. Four presidents have won Nobel Peace Prizes. One was Jimmy Carter and another one was Barack Obama. Who were the other two?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson was the founder of the League of Nations and received the Peace Prize in 1919. Theodore Roosevelt drew up the peace treaty between Russia and Japan and received the Peace Prize in 1906. Carter won his in 2002 and Obama was awarded the Peace Prize in 2009.
Source: Author finlady

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