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US Presidency Grab Bag! Trivia Quiz

Some facts on the presidents of the United States of America. Let's see how well you know Wilson from Washington.

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

Author
shreds

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
286,812

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2164

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 204 (4/10), Guest 131 (9/10), Guest 73 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1984, incumbent president Ronald Reagan ran for a second term. His Democrat opponent was former Vice President Walter Mondale. Reagan won an impressive 49 states. Which state was the only one that was won by Mondale? Hint

Minnesota

Texas

Arkansas

North Carolina

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Question 2 of 10

2. Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. In 1861 he was sworn in as President of the United States. An outspoken opponent of slavery, he was assassinated in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth. Abraham Lincoln was the __ President of the USA. Hint

15th

17th

13th

16th

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Question 3 of 10

3. Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He was in office from 1901-1909, when he was succeeded by William Howard Taft. Before becoming president, Roosevelt was Governor of which state? Hint

Delaware

Rhode Island

New York

Maine

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Question 4 of 10

4. Mount Rushmore is a massive granite sculpture depicting four former presidents. Which presidents can be seen here? Hint

Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Millard Fillmore and Ulysses S. Grant

George Washington, John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln and Woodrow Wilson

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln

John Adams, John Tyler, James A. Garfield and James K. Polk

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Ross for Boss" was the slogan for presidential candidate Ross Perot. He ran for office in 1992 and in 1996. In the 1992 election, he came in second in both Maine and Utah, but posed no real threat to the Republican and Democratic candidates. Who won the 1992 election? Hint

George H.W. Bush

George W. Bush

Pat Buchanan

Bill Clinton

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Question 6 of 10

6. Harold Edward Stassen was Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943. He aspired to something bigger, and tried to become president. How many times did he seek the Republican Party nomination for president? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. The presidential election of 1912 was fought among three major candidates; incumbent President William Howard Taft (Republican), Theodore Roosevelt (for the new Progressive Party) and Woodrow Wilson (Democratic). Woodrow Wilson eventually won the election. Wilson thus became the second of only two Democrats to be elected President during the 40 odd years between 1889 and 1931. Who was the other one? Hint

Benjamin Harrison

Grover Cleveland

William Jennings Bryan

Andrew Johnson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Between 1801 and 1825 three consecutive Presidents (numbered 3, 4 and 5) served two terms in a row. It started with Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) and ended with James Monroe (1817-1825). Who was the President serving the other eight years? Hint

John Adams

John Quincy Adams

Martin van Buren

James Madison

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which President purchased Alaska? Hint

Franklin Pierce

Rutherford B. Hayes

Andrew Johnson

James Garfield

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Question 10 of 10

10. This President gave the longest inaugural speech ever. He promptly caught a cold that developed into pneumonia. He died one month into his presidential term, making his the shortest US presidency in history. Who was this unfortunate guy? Hint

William Henry Harrison

James Buchanan

John Tyler

Andrew Johnson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Minnesota

Mondale only won in his home state Minnesota. It was a narrow win, with only a couple of thousand votes. Mondale also won the elections in the District of Columbia. Reagan eventually won 525 of the electoral votes (of a total of 538).

Answer: 16th

President number 15 was James Buchanan. Andrew Johnson was the 17th president and Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States (from 1850-1853).

Answer: New York

He was the 36th Governor of New York. He won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the peace in the Russo-Japanese War.

4. Mount Rushmore is a massive granite sculpture depicting four former presidents. Which presidents can be seen here?

Answer: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln

The carving started in 1927 and ended fourteen years later. The carvings are a massive 60 ft (18 m) high.

Answer: Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton and running mate Al Gore won 32 states (and DC), defeating incumbent president George Bush. Patrick J. Buchanan was a Republican candidate, but George Bush, Sr. was easily nominated by the Republican Party.

Answer: 12

Between 1944 and 2000 he tried and he tried, but never won. If at first you don't succeed (in 1944), you just try and try and try again (in 1948, 1952, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000). Had he not died in 2001 at the age of 93, he would probably have kept on trying.

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Cleveland's second term was from 1893 to 1897. Benjamin Harrison was the Republican 23rd President. William Jennings Bryan lost the 1896 and the 1900 elections, to McKinley and Roosevelt respectively. He ran again in 1908, when he was defeated by William H. Taft. Democrat Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States (1865-1869).

Answer: James Madison

James Madison served from 1809-1817. John Adams was the second President of the United States, serving from 1797-1801. Martin van Buren was the 8th President (1837-1841), whereas John Quincy Adams followed the aforementioned "triad", serving from 1825-1829.

9. Which President purchased Alaska?

Answer: Andrew Johnson

Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867. Hayes was the 19th President (1877-1881), Garfield was number 20 (1881 - he was shot four months after taking the office), and Pierce was President well before Alaska was purchased, from 1853-1857.

Answer: William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) was the 9th President. He was succeeded by John Tyler (10th President), who was father to no less than 15 children. It's a good thing the White House has a huge lawn. James Buchanan was the only bachelor to be elected president. President Andrew Johnson never attended school. His future wife taught him to write at the age of 17.

Source: Author shreds

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