10 U.S. Presidents Questions | Presidential Trivia Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lyndon Johnson

Johnson also had a beagle named Freckles, a collie named Blanco, two mutts named Edgar and Yuki, and several hamsters and lovebirds.

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt was 42 years old when he succeeded President William McKinley, who had been assassinated. At 43 years old, John Kennedy was the youngest person elected President.

Answer: Rutherford B Hayes

In the 1876 election, Hayes lost the popular vote to Samuel J Tilden, but won the electoral vote, as did Benjamin Harrison (1888) and George W. Bush (2000).

In 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected president despite not winning either the popular vote OR the electoral vote. But his opponent, Andrew Jackson, did not have a majority of the electorial vote, and lost to Adams in the house of representives.

Answer: William H. Taft and John F. Kennedy

George Washington was buried in Mt. Vernon, Virginia. John Adams' final resting place is in Quincy, Massachusetts. Abraham Lincoln was buried in Springfield, Illinois. Theodore Roosevelt was put to rest in Oyster Bay, New York. Franklin Roosevelt was buried in Hyde Park, New York. Normally reserved for members of the armed forces, an Arlington burial is allowed for any person serving as President of the United States. Taft did not serve in the military, however Kennedy was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy.

Answer: John Adams

Adams was also a schoolteacher. By the end of the 20th Century, 24 out of the first 41 different presidents had been lawyers.

Answer: Virginia

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson were all born in Virginia, making that state the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents at the end of the 20th Century. Ohio was a close second with seven, while four were born in New York and two were born in Texas.

Answer: George Washington

Washington's wife, Martha, had been married previously to a man named Daniel Custis. Martha had a son from that marriage, John Custis, who served as an aide to Washington and died from camp fever at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. After John's death, Washington adopted his six-month-old son, George, and his daughter, Eleanor. Two other presidents had adopted children. Andrew Jackson adopted a son, a Native American found as an infant after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Ronald Reagan adopted his son, Michael, during his first marriage to Jane Wyman.

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Among the names given the president's home prior to Roosevelt: The President's Palace, The President's House, and The Executive Mansion.

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Reagan could also write with his right hand, and usually did. Other southpaws in the White House include: James Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

Answer: No president had died in the month of May

At the beginning of the 21st Century, every president had siblings (including half siblings), but not necessarily a sister. Benjamin Harrison and Martin Van Buren measured in at 5 feet 6 inches tall, while James Madison was only 5 feet 4 inches tall. Ronald Reagan was the first president to be divorced. No president had died in the month of May, but every other month of the year had claimed at least one president.