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Quiz about Questions About US Presidents

Questions About U.S. Presidents Quiz

I've tried to come up with questions I haven't seen in other quizzes. Enjoy!

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

Author
holysheep

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,600

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
904

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Question 1 of 10

1. These four presidents all served during the years 1977 - 2001. Three of them were naturally left-handed; which was the only right-hander? Hint

Bill Clinton

Ronald Reagan

Jimmy Carter

George H W Bush

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which president saw the most number of states admitted to the Union during his presidency? Hint

James Monroe

Andrew Johnson

Benjamin Harrison

George Washington

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following presidents did NOT die on July 4th? Hint

John Adams

James Monroe

Thomas Jefferson

Zachary Taylor

4. It is sometimes claimed that there is a curse on American presidents elected in a zero year. It is a fact that seven presidents in a row elected in a zero year died in office. Who was the first of the seven? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

Warren G Harding

William McKinley

William Henry Harrison

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Question 5 of 10

5. Up until the end of the twentieth century, who was the only US president to die in office, who had NOT been elected or re-elected in a "zero year" - a year ending in the number zero? Hint

Zachary Taylor

James A Garfield

John F Kennedy

Franklin D Roosevelt

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these US presidents survived more than one assassination attempt? Hint

James Garfield

John F Kennedy

Gerald Ford

Ronald Reagan

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Question 7 of 10

7. It is well known that Grover Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms - at least up until the end of the twentieth century. However, he is not the only president to attempt such a feat. Which of the following did NOT run for a non-consecutive term? Hint

Theodore Roosevelt

Andrew Jackson

Millard Filmore

Martin Van Buren

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which US President was the first to be born outside one of the original 13 states? Hint

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

Abraham Lincoln

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Question 9 of 10

9. At which of the following US colleges did William H Taft, Gerald Ford, George H W Bush, Bill Clinton and George W Bush all study? Hint

William and Mary

Harvard

Yale

West Point

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which elected president had the shortest inaugural speech? Hint

Franklin Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover

Calvin Coolidge

George Washington

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. These four presidents all served during the years 1977 - 2001. Three of them were naturally left-handed; which was the only right-hander?

Answer: Jimmy Carter

After Carter, the next three presidents were all natural left-handers, although Reagan was forced to write with his right hand while at school, which is why photographs sometimes show him signing official documents right-handed.

2. Which president saw the most number of states admitted to the Union during his presidency?

Answer: Benjamin Harrison

Six states were admitted during Harrison's term: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming.

3. Which of the following presidents did NOT die on July 4th?

Answer: Zachary Taylor

Taylor died on July 9, 1850.

Answer: William Henry Harrison

The first president to die in office, he was elected in 1840. Every president after him elected or re-elected in a zero year died in office (including the other options shown here), until Reagan in 1980. Reagan was shot, but survived.

5. Up until the end of the twentieth century, who was the only US president to die in office, who had NOT been elected or re-elected in a "zero year" - a year ending in the number zero?

Answer: Zachary Taylor

Taylor died in a "zero year" - 1850 - but was elected in 1848. Garfield was elected in 1880, Roosevelt re-elected in 1940, and Kennedy in 1960.

6. Which of these US presidents survived more than one assassination attempt?

Answer: Gerald Ford

Ford had two attempts on his life, both in September 1975: one on the 6th and the other on the 22nd. Both took place in California. Kennedy and Garfield each had one attempt on their lives, both of which succeeded. Reagan survived the only attempt on his life.

Answer: Andrew Jackson

8. Which US President was the first to be born outside one of the original 13 states?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was born in Kentucky.

The 13 original US colonies or states were Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

9. At which of the following US colleges did William H Taft, Gerald Ford, George H W Bush, Bill Clinton and George W Bush all study?

Answer: Yale

Taft and both Bushes were all undergraduates at Yale, while Ford and Clinton studied law at Yale's post-graduate New Haven university.

10. Which elected president had the shortest inaugural speech?

Answer: George Washington

His speech was 135 words long. The longest was William H. Harrison with 8444 words.

Source: Author holysheep

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