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Lifespans of US Presidents (2) Quiz

Here's another interesting quiz on the oddities of when US presidents were born, lived, and died.

A multiple-choice quiz by jmoskow. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jmoskow

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
225,253

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
905

Last 3 plays: zzzsz (7/10), Guest 8 (6/10), Guest 24 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these presidents did NOT die on July 4? Hint

John Adams

John Quincy Adams

Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe

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Question 2 of 10

2. An American president was born on the 4th of July.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. How old was John F. Kennedy when assassinated in 1963? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these presidents died before the age of 50? Hint

Theodore Roosevelt

James Garfield

James Knox Polk

William Henry Harrison

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these presidents did NOT live past age 90? Hint

Harry Truman

Ronald Reagan

John Adams

Herbert Hoover

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these presidents share a birthday (month and day, not year)? Hint

Warren Harding and James Knox Polk

Abraham Lincoln and John Kennedy

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Abraham Lincoln was over age 60 at his death.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. No president died in all but which of these decades? Hint

1840s

1980s

1950s

1810s

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these decades had less than four presidential births? Hint

1800s

1910s

1830s

1850s

10. George Washington died in 1799 and another president did not die for almost 26 years when Jefferson and Adams died in 1826. What was the next longest gap between deaths through the end of the 20th century? Hint

Zachary Taylor to John Tyler

Franklin Roosevelt to John Kennedy

Lyndon Johnson to Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these presidents did NOT die on July 4?

Answer: John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams died on February 23, 1848. James Monroe died on July 4, 1831. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1826.

2. An American president was born on the 4th of July.

Answer: True

Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872. He was the 30th president from 1923-1929.

3. How old was John F. Kennedy when assassinated in 1963?

Answer: 46

JFK was born on May 29, 1917 and assassinated at the age of 46 on November 22, 1963. He was the youngest elected president at the time of his election in 1960. He was also the youngest deceased president as of 1963.

4. Which of these presidents died before the age of 50?

Answer: James Garfield

Garfield was born on November 19, 1831 and died from an assassin's bullet 2 months short of his 50th birthday on September 19, 1881. Roosevelt died at age 61 and Polk at age 53. Harrison only served as president for 41 days but was 68 at death. Through the end of the 20th century, Garfield and Kennedy were the only presidents to die before the age of 50.

5. Which of these presidents did NOT live past age 90?

Answer: Harry Truman

Harry Truman died in 1972 at the age of 88. Reagan died in 2004 at age 93, Adams died in 1826 at age 90, and Hoover in 1964 at age 90. Gerald Ford also lived past age 90.

6. Which of these presidents share a birthday (month and day, not year)?

Answer: Warren Harding and James Knox Polk

Harding and Polk were both born on November 2. Harding in 1865 and Polk in 1795.

7. Abraham Lincoln was over age 60 at his death.

Answer: False

Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 and was assassinated at the age of 56 on April 15, 1865.

8. No president died in all but which of these decades?

Answer: 1840s

Four presidents died in the 1840s - William Henry Harrison, James Knox Polk, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. No presidents died in the 1800s either.

9. Which of these decades had less than four presidential births?

Answer: 1850s

Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson were born in the 1850's. The other decades had 4 presidents born in each. Fillmore, Pierce, Lincoln and Johnson were born in the 1800s. Cleveland, Harrison, Cleveland, and Garfield were born in the 1830s. (Cleveland is 2 presidents) Kennedy, Nixon, Ford and Reagan were born in the 1910s.

Answer: Lyndon Johnson to Richard Nixon

Lyndon Johnson died on January 22, 1973. Richard Nixon was the next president to die over 21 years later in 1994. There was an 18 year gap between Roosevelt and Kennedy. There was a 10 year gap between Nixon and Reagan. There was an 11 year gap between Taylor and Tyler.

Source: Author jmoskow

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