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Presidential Birth States Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about which states the presidents were born in. It will start easier and get harder.

A multiple-choice quiz by napierslogs. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
napierslogs

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
236,115

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
890

Last 3 plays: zzzsz (12/15), Guest 97 (12/15), polly656 (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. As of 2010, who was the only U.S. President to have been born in Arkansas? Hint

Grover Cleveland

Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton

Richard Nixon

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Question 2 of 15

2. Up until the end of the twentieth century, who was the only U.S. president born in California? Hint

Richard Nixon

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

Gerald Ford

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Question 3 of 15

3. What state was Ronald Reagan born in?

Answer: (1 word)

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Question 4 of 15

4. What state was George W Bush (Jr) born in? Hint

Florida

Texas

Connecticut

Maine

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who was the only twentieth-century U.S. president to be born in the state of Georgia? Hint

Jimmy Carter

Calvin Coolidge

Gerald Ford

Zachary Taylor

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who is the only U.S. president born in Missouri? Hint

Lyndon Johnson

William Taft

Harry S Truman

Ulysses S. Grant

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who is the only U.S. president from New Jersey? Hint

John F Kennedy

Benjamin Harrison

Dwight D Eisenhower

Grover Cleveland

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Question 8 of 15

8. Of the people who were elected president of the United States up to the end of the twentieth century, how many were born in New York state? Hint

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Question 9 of 15

9. What state was Gerald Ford born in? Hint

Indiana

Massachusetts

Nebraska

New York

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Question 10 of 15

10. What state was Herbert Hoover born in? Hint

Vermont

Indiana

Iowa

Florida

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who was the first U.S. president to be born in Pennsylvania? Hint

John Tyler

James Garfield

James Buchanan

Woodrow Wilson

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which state have the most U.S. presidents been born in?

Answer: (1 word)

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Question 13 of 15

13. How many U.S. presidents were born in Texas? Hint

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Question 14 of 15

14. Of the two Carolinas, which state have more U.S. presidents been born in? Hint

North Carolina

Equal number of presidents from both N and S

South Carolina

None from either state

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Question 15 of 15

15. How many U.S. presidents in the 19th and 20th centuries were born in a State Capital City? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. As of 2010, who was the only U.S. President to have been born in Arkansas?

Answer: Bill Clinton

Clinton was born August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas.

2. Up until the end of the twentieth century, who was the only U.S. president born in California?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Nixon was born on January 9th 1913 in Yorba Linda, California and married Thelma Ryan ("Pat") Nixon.

3. What state was Ronald Reagan born in?

Answer: Illinois

Born February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. After school he was a Radio Sports Announcer, then took a Hollywood screen test and appeared in 53 films.

4. What state was George W Bush (Jr) born in?

Answer: Connecticut

Although Bush is "from Texas", he was born in New Haven, Connecticut where his father (George H.W. Bush (Sr)) went to Yale.

5. Who was the only twentieth-century U.S. president to be born in the state of Georgia?

Answer: Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter was born October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. He served a single term as president, 1977-81.

6. Who is the only U.S. president born in Missouri?

Answer: Harry S Truman

Born May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri, grew up in Independence, Missouri and for 12 years was a prosperous Missouri farmer. His middle name is just the letter "S".

7. Who is the only U.S. president from New Jersey?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

The only president to serve two terms not consecutively. Cleveland was born March 18, 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey.

8. Of the people who were elected president of the United States up to the end of the twentieth century, how many were born in New York state?

Answer: 4

Millard Fillmore: January 7, 1800 in Cayuga County, New York.
Franklin D Roosevelt: January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York.
Theodore Roosevelt: October 27, 1858 in New York, New York.
Martin Van Buren: December 5, 1782 in Columbia, New York.

In the early 21st century, another was added - Donald Trump, born in New York City on 14 June 1946.

9. What state was Gerald Ford born in?

Answer: Nebraska

Born July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska

10. What state was Herbert Hoover born in?

Answer: Iowa

Hoover was born August 10, 1874 in West Branch, Iowa and grew up in Oregon. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is in his hometown in Iowa.

11. Who was the first U.S. president to be born in Pennsylvania?

Answer: James Buchanan

Buchanan was born April 23, 1791 in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania.

12. Which state have the most U.S. presidents been born in?

Answer: Virginia

8 presidents: William Henry Harrison, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Zachary Taylor, John Tyler, George Washington, and Woodrow Wilson. Seven presidents were born in Ohio.

13. How many U.S. presidents were born in Texas?

Answer: 2

Dwight D Eisenhower, and Lyndon Johnson. Both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush have represented Texas, but neither were born there.

14. Of the two Carolinas, which state have more U.S. presidents been born in?

Answer: North Carolina

2 Presidents are from North Carolina: Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and James Polk was born November 2, 1795 in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina.
1 President from South Carolina: Andrew Jackson was born March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, South Carolina.

15. How many U.S. presidents in the 19th and 20th centuries were born in a State Capital City?

Answer: 1

Andrew Johnson in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Possible confusions: John F Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, which in the 1600's was a part of Boston but as of 1705, Brookline established itself as an independent city, not a part of Boston, and is therefore not the state capital of Massachusetts.
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York, New York, and although New York City is the largest city in NY, Albany is the state capital.

Source: Author napierslogs

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