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The Ultimate Presidential Firsts Quiz | Presidential Trivia

Can you guess which Presidents was the first to do each of the following?

A multiple-choice quiz by funnybunny. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
funnybunny

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
58,041

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
906

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first president to have a telephone on his desk? Hint

Benjamin Harrison

William McKinley

Theodore Roosevelt

Grover Cleveland

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first president to visit the Pacific coast? Hint

Grover Cleveland

Rutherford B. Hayes

Chester A. Arthur

Theodore Roosevelt

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first president to hold a live news conference? Hint

Dwight D. Eisenhower

John F. Kennedy

Harry Truman

Lyndon Johnson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first president to survive an assassination attempt? Hint

John Adams

James Buchanan

Millard Fillmore

Andrew Jackson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first president to shake hands with guests? Hint

James Madison

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which president was the first to host a queen in the white house? Hint

Andrew Johnson

Grover Cleveland

Franklin Roosevelt

William McKinley

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first left-handed president? Hint

James Garfield

John Adams

John Q. Adams

Franklin Pierce

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first president to own a radio? Hint

Woodrow Wilson

Warren Harding

Calvin Coolidge

Herbert Hoover

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which president installed the first central heating system in the white house? Hint

Millard Fillmore

Franklin Pierce

John Tyler

Zachary Taylor

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first president to wear trousers rather than breeches? Hint

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

John Quincy Adams

James Madison

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first president to have a telephone on his desk?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

2. Who was the first president to visit the Pacific coast?

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

3. Who was the first president to hold a live news conference?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

FDR was the first to appear on television in 1939

4. Who was the first president to survive an assassination attempt?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

5. Who was the first president to shake hands with guests?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Previously, guests bowed to the president

6. Which president was the first to host a queen in the white house?

Answer: Andrew Johnson

She was Queen Emma of Hawaii

7. Who was the first left-handed president?

Answer: James Garfield

Reagan was the first left-handed president to serve two consecutive terms.

8. Who was the first president to own a radio?

Answer: Warren Harding

Many people were buying radios on credit during the 20's boom. It was a luxury.

9. Which president installed the first central heating system in the white house?

Answer: Franklin Pierce

10. Who was the first president to wear trousers rather than breeches?

Answer: James Madison

Source: Author funnybunny

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