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U.S. Presidential Seconds Trivia Quiz

Most trivia buffs know the US presidential firsts. But how good are you at US presidential seconds? Take this quiz and find out. Good luck!

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

Author
triviadoctor

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
256,473

Updated
Nov 11 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1368

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Top 10% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Virtually everyone knows that George Washington, "the father of our country", was the first president to serve under the Constitution. Who was the second president? Hint

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

James Madison

James Monroe

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Question 2 of 10

2. Most presidential trivia buffs could tell you that William Henry Harrison was the first president to die in office. Who was the second? Hint

James Garfield

Abraham Lincoln

Zachary Taylor

Franklin Pierce

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Question 3 of 10

3. A true presidential trivia maven would know that Martin Van Buren was the first president born as a US citizen (not born as a British subject). Who was the second to serve as president? Hint

Andrew Jackson

John Quincy Adams

John Tyler

James Knox Polk

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Question 4 of 10

4. John F. Kennedy was the first president to have served in the U.S. Navy. Who was the second president to be a Navy veteran? Hint

Lyndon Johnson

Jimmy Carter

Richard Nixon

Gerald Ford

5. Most Americans know that Abraham Lincoln was the first president elected from the Republican Party. Let's make it a little harder. Who was the SECOND president elected from the Republican Party? Hint

James Garfield

Ulysses S Grant

Rutherford B Hayes

William McKinley

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Question 6 of 10

6. As a master of presidential facts, you know that Ulysses S Grant was the first graduate of West Point to serve as president. However it would be impressive if you know who was the second president to graduate from West Point. Who was it? Hint

Rutherford B Hayes

Theodore Roosevelt

William McKinley

Dwight Eisenhower

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Question 7 of 10

7. William Henry Harrison was the first president elected from the Whig party. Real presidential trivia experts should know who was the second president elected from the Whig party. Who might it be? Hint

Zachary Taylor

Millard Filmore

John Tyler

James Knox Polk

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Question 8 of 10

8. Theodore Roosevelt was the first president awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But do you know who was the second? Hint

Herbert Hoover

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson

Jimmy Carter

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Question 9 of 10

9. Any presidential trivia expert "worth their stuff" would know that John Tyler was the first President to marry while serving as president. However, do you know the second president to do so? Hint

Grover Cleveland

Warren G Harding

Theodore Roosevelt

William Taft

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Question 10 of 10

10. Last but not least, presidential buffs probably know that Thomas Jefferson was the first president not to deliver the State of the Union Address to Congress in person (he sent a written message). So masters of minutia, who was the second president not to deliver the State of the Union Address in person? Hint

Woodrow Wilson

James Madison

Abraham Lincoln

Calvin Coolidge

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Virtually everyone knows that George Washington, "the father of our country", was the first president to serve under the Constitution. Who was the second president?

Answer: John Adams

John Adams, a Federalist from Massachusetts, served one term from 1797 to 1801. He was also the first vice president of the United States and the first president to reside in the White House.

2. Most presidential trivia buffs could tell you that William Henry Harrison was the first president to die in office. Who was the second?

Answer: Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor, a Whig born in Virginia but raised in Kentucky, died while in office on July 9, 1850. It is believed he contracted cholera as a result of eating contaminated milk and cherries on Independence Day. A career soldier, he never held any other elected position except president.

3. A true presidential trivia maven would know that Martin Van Buren was the first president born as a US citizen (not born as a British subject). Who was the second to serve as president?

Answer: John Tyler

John Tyler, a Whig from Virginia, was born on March 29, 1790. As vice president, he became president upon the death of William Henry Harrison in 1841. He was the Tyler of the campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too".

4. John F. Kennedy was the first president to have served in the U.S. Navy. Who was the second president to be a Navy veteran?

Answer: Lyndon Johnson

Lyndon Johnson, a Democrat from Texas, assumed the presidency upon the death of Kennedy in 1963. He was elected to a second term in 1964. By the way, Nixon, Carter and Ford were all Navy veterans.

Answer: Ulysses S Grant

Ulysses S Grant, probably the most famous Union General of the Civil War, served two terms from 1869 to 1877. Unfortunately his administration was plagued by scandals.

Answer: Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower, a Republican born in Texas, served two terms as President from 1953 to 1961. He graduated from West Point in 1915. Eisenhower was the chief allied commander in the European Theater during World War Two and was was president of Columbia University prior to becoming president.

Answer: Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor, who served as president from 1849 to his death in 1850, never voted in a presidential election until his own in 1848. While Zachary Taylor was the second president elected from the Whig party, John Tyler was the second member of the Whig party to serve as president. Tyler, however, was not elected president.

He assumed the presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison in 1841.

8. Theodore Roosevelt was the first president awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But do you know who was the second?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, served as president from 1913 to 1921. He received the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize as a result of his efforts to establish the League of Nations. To date, Wilson is the only president to have a doctorate (Ph.D.) degree.

9. Any presidential trivia expert "worth their stuff" would know that John Tyler was the first President to marry while serving as president. However, do you know the second president to do so?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland, a Democrat born in New Jersey, was our 22nd and 24th president as he served two nonconsecutive terms. He married Frances Folsom, 28 years his junior, in 1886. Prior to becoming president, Cleveland was also mayor of Buffalo, New York and the governor of New York.

Answer: James Madison

James Madison, a Virginian, was our fourth president serving two terms from 1809 to 1817. He continued the tradition set by Jefferson which lasted until 1913 when Woodrow Wilson addressed Congress in person. I hope you enjoyed this presidential quiz.

Source: Author triviadoctor

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