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The Complete Quiz of U.S. Presidents

Here is a quiz on interesting facts about the leaders of America. Good luck and have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by diamondjim68. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
diamondjim68

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
114,797

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

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Question 1 of 25

1. How much money did Washington spend in one summer on ice cream? Hint

$200

$20

$50

$10

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which U.S. president vetoed the most bills in one term? Hint

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Harry S. Truman

Grover Cleveland

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who was the only U.S. president to "affirm" rather than "swear" the oath of office? Hint

James Madison

Ulysses S. Grant

Franklin Pierce

James K. Polk

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Question 4 of 25

4. What did Grant do when a police officer pulled him over for speeding? Hint

He took off and the incident was forgotten

He told the officer to do his duty

He bribed the officer to let him go

He gave the officer $10 in support of the police department

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Question 5 of 25

5. On the day after Election Day, 1948, Truman held up a newspaper, what did it say? Hint

Dewey defeats Truman

too close to call

Truman defeats Dewey

Dewey demands recount

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Question 6 of 25

6. Which U.S. president served as a senator, governor, secretary of state, vice president, and win the presidency in his own right? Hint

Martin Van Buren

James Monroe

Thomas Jefferson

John Tyler

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Question 7 of 25

7. Why was Andrew Johnson impeached by Congress? Hint

He was accused of killing Lincoln

He violated the Tenure of Office Act

He had an affair with an intern

He was drunk at his inaugural

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Question 8 of 25

8. A hostess at a party bet Calvin Coolidge that she could get more than two words of conversation out of him, he reportedly replied with which two words?

Answer: (Two words (no punctuation))

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Question 9 of 25

9. Reagan celebrated his 92nd birthday in Feb. 2003. Up to that time, what record did he not break? Hint

He is the first president to have been divorced

He is the oldest elected and longest living president

He is the only president to serve more than two terms

He is the first president to have been shot and survived in office

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Question 10 of 25

10. What do John Adams and George H. W. Bush not have in common? Hint

Their sons were elected president with less popular votes than their opponents

They served as vice-president for eight years

They were residents of Massachusetts when elected president

They were defeated for second terms as president

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Question 11 of 25

11. According to Lyndon Johnson, which president was the only person he ever knew who was never afraid? Hint

John F. Kennedy

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Harry S. Truman

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Question 12 of 25

12. On Taft's inauguration day, he stated that even the_ protest.

Answer: (One Word (It was snowing out that day))

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Question 13 of 25

13. Theodore Roosevelt's sons decorated a portrait of which U.S. president with spitballs? Hint

Andrew Jackson

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson

Roosevelt himself

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which U.S. president banned broccoli from the White house menu? Hint

George H.W. Bush

Lyndon B. Johnson

John F. Kennedy

Richard M. Nixon

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Question 15 of 25

15. Before his election as U.S. president, what other office did Lincoln win election to? Hint

Governor of Illinois

U.S. senator

None of these

Vice-president

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which U.S. president expressed a wish to be assassinated? Hint

Woodrow Wilson

Harry S. Truman

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Grover Cleveland

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which U.S. president had a brother serve in his cabinet? Hint

Lyndon B. Johnson

Franklin D. Roosevelt

John F. Kennedy

George Bush

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which U.S. president is on the $10 bill? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

None of these

Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Jackson

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which U.S. president was an architect? Hint

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson

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Question 20 of 25

20. Who was the first Democratic president to win the election without carrying Texas? Hint

Jimmy Carter

Bill Clinton

John F. Kennedy

Harry S. Truman

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Question 21 of 25

21. Nixon ran for president 3 times.

True

False

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Question 22 of 25

22. When Roosevelt asked Truman to run for vice-president with him, Truman responded by telling him to "go to hell.".

True

False

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Question 23 of 25

23. Ford was the first non-elected U.S. president.

True

False

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Question 24 of 25

24. James Buchanan was the only bachelor to be inaugurated as U.S. president.

True

False

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Question 25 of 25

25. Every Republican president in the U.S. carried Ohio in the election in the 20th century.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How much money did Washington spend in one summer on ice cream?

Answer: $200

The hot summer of 1791 prompted Washington to consumed so much ice cream and another reason believed is that ice cream is good for false teeth.

2. Which U.S. president vetoed the most bills in one term?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Roosevelt vetoed the most bills, 635. This was during his four terms as president. Cleveland vetoed 414 in his first term. Most of which were fraudulent pension claims.

3. Who was the only U.S. president to "affirm" rather than "swear" the oath of office?

Answer: Franklin Pierce

Pierce did not believe in swearing.

4. What did Grant do when a police officer pulled him over for speeding?

Answer: He told the officer to do his duty

When the officer realized it was the president he tried to apologize, but Grant made him write him up a ticket. He was later fined.

5. On the day after Election Day, 1948, Truman held up a newspaper, what did it say?

Answer: Dewey defeats Truman

Many people believed Dewey would win by a landslide, but Truman's confidence and vigorous campaigning fooled everybody.

6. Which U.S. president served as a senator, governor, secretary of state, vice president, and win the presidency in his own right?

Answer: Martin Van Buren

Unfortunately, Van Buren's image as a professional politician gave him his nicknames "The Little Magician" and "The Red Fox of Kinderhook". It made him appear to be sly and scheming.

7. Why was Andrew Johnson impeached by Congress?

Answer: He violated the Tenure of Office Act

Johnson fired his Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, without the consent of the Senate. He was acquitted by one vote and remained in office until the end of his term.

8. A hostess at a party bet Calvin Coolidge that she could get more than two words of conversation out of him, he reportedly replied with which two words?

Answer: You lose

A perfect example of his reputation of uttering few but witty words, this was one of the reasons why he was nicknamed "Silent Cal".

9. Reagan celebrated his 92nd birthday in Feb. 2003. Up to that time, what record did he not break?

Answer: He is the only president to serve more than two terms

As much as he wanted a third term, Reagan was limited to the two-term rule under the 25th Amendment.

10. What do John Adams and George H. W. Bush not have in common?

Answer: They were residents of Massachusetts when elected president

Although Bush was born in Milton, Mass. He was a resident of Texas.

11. According to Lyndon Johnson, which president was the only person he ever knew who was never afraid?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Roosevelt stated in his inaugural address: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself". Johnson met Roosevelt as a young congressman and they had a warm, lasting friendship.

12. On Taft's inauguration day, he stated that even the_ protest.

Answer: elements

Taft was probably our most unambitious president. He wanted to become Chief Justice of the United States, which he eventually did when president Warren G. Harding appointed him in 1921.

13. Theodore Roosevelt's sons decorated a portrait of which U.S. president with spitballs?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

Although his children had plenty of fun in the White House, he decided that is where he needed to draw the line. They had gotten off with a scolding.

14. Which U.S. president banned broccoli from the White house menu?

Answer: George H.W. Bush

He said he never liked broccoli but his mother made him eat it when he was a little kid, he said "I'm President of the United states, I'm not eating any broccoli.".

15. Before his election as U.S. president, what other office did Lincoln win election to?

Answer: None of these

This proves the theory that the biggest successes were also the biggest failures.

16. Which U.S. president expressed a wish to be assassinated?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

This was after the death of Wilson's first wife. He regained his will to live when he met his second wife.

17. Which U.S. president had a brother serve in his cabinet?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy served as his brother's attorney general, causing charges of nepotism.

18. Which U.S. president is on the $10 bill?

Answer: None of these

It was Alexander Hamilton. He was treasurer under Washington.

19. Which U.S. president was an architect?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

He was also a lawyer, a farmer, a musician, a diplomat, a scientist and an inventor. He was considered by many scholars as the most brilliant man to serve as president.

20. Who was the first Democratic president to win the election without carrying Texas?

Answer: Bill Clinton

This formerly Democratic state just so happened to be Bush's home state. It became a Republican stronghold in the south since the 1980s.

21. Nixon ran for president 3 times.

Answer: True

He ran against Kennedy in 1960 but lost, he ran again in 1968, got elected and was re-elected in 1972. His second term was cut short, however, due to the Watergate scandal and his attempt to cover it up.

22. When Roosevelt asked Truman to run for vice-president with him, Truman responded by telling him to "go to hell.".

Answer: True

He gave in when Roosevelt told him if he wanted to divide the country in the middle of the war "that's your responsibility.".

23. Ford was the first non-elected U.S. president.

Answer: False

Ford was the first president who had been appointed vice-president first. John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson and Chester A. Arthur succeeded after the death of their predecessors but were never elected in their own right.

24. James Buchanan was the only bachelor to be inaugurated as U.S. president.

Answer: False

He was the only president to remain a bachelor. Grover Cleveland was a bachelor but got married while in office.

25. Every Republican president in the U.S. carried Ohio in the election in the 20th century.

Answer: True

Only twice in the 20th century did Ohio vote for a candidate who did not win. This happened in 1944 when Roosevelt, a Democrat, ran for his 4th term and in 1960 when Kennedy, also a Democrat, lost the state to Nixon.

Source: Author diamondjim68

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