President Who? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Andrew Johnson

The only president from the list that's from Tennessee is Andrew Johnson. President Johnson's presidential term came to an end in 1869 and as mentioned he was elected to the U.S senate in 1874. As a senator, Johnson wasn't all that effective and was mostly known for his speech on the senate floor speaking against president Ulysses S. Grant's reconstruction plan.

Answer: Zachary Taylor

As an officer in the army, Zachary Taylor wasn't able to vote because he was constantly moving around, and thus had no official residence which is needed to vote. He also showed no interest until later on in his life in sharing his political affiliation. Few are aware that even though Zachary was a slave owner, he was also a strong nationalist, who vigorously opposed expanding slavery into future territories of the United States.

Answer: James Polk

On August 10, 1846 President Polk signed a bill establishing the Smithsonian Institution. An English chemist and mineralogist named James Smithson died in 1829, and in his will. Mr. Smithson stated he wanted his estate to go to the United States, "to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." What's even more ironic than leaving your estate to a foreign government. James Smithson had never even been to the United States.

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Developed with help from a mechanic from Springfield Illinois named Walter Davis, Abraham Lincoln received his patent (Patent No. 6469) in 1849. However, even though Lincoln's idea never went further than a model, that model can be viewed at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.

Answer: Martin Van Buren

Being a descendant of Dutch immigrants, Martin Van Buren was born on December 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, New York. The family only spoke Dutch at home making English the future president's secondary language. Martin Van Buren was the first to become president as an actual citizen.

Answer: William Howard Taft

Considering he wasn't able to run quick and holds the record for being the heaviest of presidents, William Howard Taft was actually a good hitter and in 1910 he unknowingly started the tradition that is still performed more than 100 years later, when at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. he threw out the first ball on opening day in professional baseball.

Answer: Grover Cleveland

One of the criminals was put to death for the stabbing and killing of his mother, and the other for his part in shooting to death a man in an argument at a saloon. Cleveland's supporters argued that he was a man of integrity for doing the task himself and not delegating it.

He would go on to win that presidential election serving the first of what would be another presidential term 4 years later.

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

The crowd became hostile after the punch. They felt Theodore had been sucker punched, but being the sportsman he was. Theodore Roosevelt insisted to everyone that Hanks didn't hear the bell ring and even walked over to his opponent to shake his hand. This act of sportsmanship ignited the crowd attending the match and they went hysterical cheering for Mr. Roosevelt.

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was completely opposite of what one would expect from a battle tested soldier. He didn't like hearing dirty jokes; he was a modest individual that was soft spoken. Rarely would one hear any profanity come from this Ohioan who grew up in a rural town in the southern part of the state.

Answer: James Buchanan

James Buchanan wasn't ever able to fill that void created after Anne's death and many say he became involved in politics as a way to escape the grief. He was quoted as saying "I have lost the only earthly object of my affections," he also said, "without whom life presents to me a dreary blank."