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"Obviously A Yale Man" Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about U.S. presidents and where they got their education.

A multiple-choice quiz by seamax. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
seamax

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
134,068

Updated
Jul 13 22

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
18 / 25

Plays
1335

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Question 1 of 25

1. John Adams, the second President, attended this New England college in 1751. The college he attended was_______________.

Answer: (Ivy League)

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Question 2 of 25

2. Thomas Jefferson, the author of The Declaration of Independence, graduated from the University of Virginia.

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False

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Question 3 of 25

3. James Madison was the first U.S. President to graduate from which famous university? Hint

Princeton

Yale

Harvard

Vanderbilt

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Question 4 of 25

4. James Monroe graduated from The College of William and Mary.

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False

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Question 5 of 25

5. John Quincy Adams attended Boston College in 1785.

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Question 6 of 25

6. John Tyler graduated from which college, the preferred institution of wealthy Virginians? Hint

Dickinson College

The College of William & Mary

Wabash College

Maryville University

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Question 7 of 25

7. James Polk was the only U.S president to graduate from this state university? Hint

The University of Virginia

The University of North Carolina

The University of Georgia

The College of New Jersey

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Question 8 of 25

8. Franklin Pierce, a native of Maine, graduated from Boston University.

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False

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Question 9 of 25

9. What college did James Buchanan graduate from? Hint

Boston College

Princeton

Fordham University

Dickinson College

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Question 10 of 25

10. Abraham Lincoln, who famously learned to read in a log cabin, graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in philosophy.

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Question 11 of 25

11. Ulysses S. Grant, the famed Civil War General and U.S. President, graduated from West Point.

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Question 12 of 25

12. Rutherford B. Hayes graduated from what little known Ohio school? Hint

Toledo

Xavier

Kenyon College

Youngstown State

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Question 13 of 25

13. James Garfield, who held the rank of Major General during the Civil War, graduated from Williams College.

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Question 14 of 25

14. Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President and New York native, graduated from what college? Hint

Union College

Fordham University

Columbia University

Stockton College

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Question 15 of 25

15. Benjamin Harrison, often nicknamed "the human iceberg", graduated from the University of Delaware.

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Question 16 of 25

16. Theodore Roosevelt, who was the youngest person to become President, graduated from Yale University.

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Question 17 of 25

17. William Howard Taft, one of many U.S. presidents to have been a practicing lawyer, graduated from Yale.

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Question 18 of 25

18. President Woodrow Wilson graduated from Princeton University.

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Question 19 of 25

19. Warren G. Harding graduated from what little known Ohio college? Hint

Harding College

Miami of Ohio University

Grand Lakes University

Ohio Central College

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Question 20 of 25

20. Calvin Coolidge, the only President to be sworn into office by his father, graduated from Amherst College.

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Question 21 of 25

21. Herbert Hoover graduated from what well known California institution?

Answer: (West Coast school)

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Question 22 of 25

22. Franklin D. Roosevelt graduated from the University of New York, in Buffalo.

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Question 23 of 25

23. John F. Kennedy, a World War II veteran and Massachusetts native, graduated from what New England university?

Answer: (Northeastern school)

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Question 24 of 25

24. James Earl Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

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Question 25 of 25

25. George H. W. Bush, another World War II veteran, graduated from what ivy league institution?

Answer: (His son went here also)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. John Adams, the second President, attended this New England college in 1751. The college he attended was_______________.

Answer: Harvard

John Adams, a native of Massachusetts, entered Harvard College in 1751. At the time students were enrolled solely on social status instead of academic proficiency. Adams ranked fifteenth of 24 students in the class of 1755.

2. Thomas Jefferson, the author of The Declaration of Independence, graduated from the University of Virginia.

Answer: False

Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He graduated from The College of William and Mary in 1762.

3. James Madison was the first U.S. President to graduate from which famous university?

Answer: Princeton

He enrolled as a sophomore in 1769 in what was then known as The College of New Jersey. While at Princeton James Madison studied Philosophy, Latin, and Hebrew.

4. James Monroe graduated from The College of William and Mary.

Answer: False

Monroe attended the school but dropped out to join the Continental Army in 1775. He never earned his degree but studied law from 1780 - 1783 under Thomas Jefferson.

5. John Quincy Adams attended Boston College in 1785.

Answer: False

John Quincy Adams, like his father, attended Harvard. He graduated second of 51 students in the class of 1787. He was a member of the Phi Betta Kappa Society and played flute in the band.

6. John Tyler graduated from which college, the preferred institution of wealthy Virginians?

Answer: The College of William & Mary

Tyler graduated from the College of William & Mary in 1807. His course of studies included English literature, history, and economics.

7. James Polk was the only U.S president to graduate from this state university?

Answer: The University of North Carolina

Polk graduated with honors in 1818. He was among the best math students in his class. He also enjoyed public speaking and debate.

8. Franklin Pierce, a native of Maine, graduated from Boston University.

Answer: False

Pierce graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine. He graduated fifth of 14 students in the class of 1824.

9. What college did James Buchanan graduate from?

Answer: Dickinson College

Although a mischief maker in college Buchanan did get his degree in 1807. James Buchanan was admitted to the bar in 1812.

10. Abraham Lincoln, who famously learned to read in a log cabin, graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in philosophy.

Answer: False

Lincoln, like many early U.S. Presidents, did not have a formal college education. Other Presidents who did not graduate from college include Washington, Monroe, Taylor, and William Henry Harrison.

11. Ulysses S. Grant, the famed Civil War General and U.S. President, graduated from West Point.

Answer: True

Grant graduated in 1843. He was ranked twenty-first out of 39 cadets in his class. He went on to achieve the rank of General and gained fame during the Civil War.

12. Rutherford B. Hayes graduated from what little known Ohio school?

Answer: Kenyon College

Kenyon College is located in Gambier, Ohio. As a senior Hayes took part in a class revolt, refusing to take a chemistry exam. He was class valedictorian in 1842.

13. James Garfield, who held the rank of Major General during the Civil War, graduated from Williams College.

Answer: True

Garfield graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts in 1856. In school he was the president of the Mills Theological Society.

14. Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President and New York native, graduated from what college?

Answer: Union College

Arthur graduated from Union College in New York in 1848. After a brief teaching career he was admitted to the bar in 1858.

15. Benjamin Harrison, often nicknamed "the human iceberg", graduated from the University of Delaware.

Answer: False

Harrison graduated from Miami (of Ohio) University in Oxford, Ohio in 1852. He graduated in the top third of his class.

16. Theodore Roosevelt, who was the youngest person to become President, graduated from Yale University.

Answer: False

Roosevelt graduated from Harvard in 1880. He graduated magna cum laude finishing twenty-first of 177 students. Kennedy was the youngest elected President.

17. William Howard Taft, one of many U.S. presidents to have been a practicing lawyer, graduated from Yale.

Answer: True

Finally a Yale man! He graduated from Yale second of 132 students in 1878. Taft went on to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after his Presidency.

18. President Woodrow Wilson graduated from Princeton University.

Answer: True

He graduated with a 90 average in 1879. He also earned a Ph.D from Johns Hopkins University in 1886.

19. Warren G. Harding graduated from what little known Ohio college?

Answer: Ohio Central College

Harding graduated from Ohio Central College in 1882. He launched a campus newspaper and played alto horn in a band.

20. Calvin Coolidge, the only President to be sworn into office by his father, graduated from Amherst College.

Answer: True

He graduated cum laude in 1895. His worst grade was a D in physics. Coolidge was given the oath of office in the middle of the night upon learning of Harding's death. He was sworn in in his home by his father, a local justice of the peace.

21. Herbert Hoover graduated from what well known California institution?

Answer: Stanford

He graduated with an A.B. in geology in 1895. He had decided to become a mining engineer.

22. Franklin D. Roosevelt graduated from the University of New York, in Buffalo.

Answer: False

F.D.R. graduated from Harvard in 1904. He was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Crimson.

23. John F. Kennedy, a World War II veteran and Massachusetts native, graduated from what New England university?

Answer: Harvard

He graduated cum laude in June 1940. He graduated sixty-fourth of 112 students but was still voted "most likely to succeed".

24. James Earl Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

Answer: True

He was the first to do so, graduating in June 1946. He had also attended Georgia Southwestern College prior to gaining acceptance to Annapolis.

25. George H. W. Bush, another World War II veteran, graduated from what ivy league institution?

Answer: Yale

Obviously a Yale man. George H. Bush graduated from Yale with honors in 1948. He played for Yale in the NCAA College World Series of 1947 and 1948.

All information for this quiz can be found in "The Complete Book Of U.S. Presidents" written by William A. Degregorio.

Source: Author seamax

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