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US Presidents and VPs #1 Trivia Quiz

A somewhat difficult quiz about U.S. Veeps and Presidents.

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

Author
Ft. Brooke

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
90,916

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1148

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who said "I am running for Vice-President because I need the money"? Hint

Calhoun

Coolidge

Garner

Dawes

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the only Vice-President born of the 4th of July? Hint

Wilson

Marshall

Hendricks

Coolidge

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the last US President NOT to have a college education? Hint

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Johnson

Harry Truman

Millard Fillmore

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Question 4 of 10

4. About 400 pets have made their homes in the White House. Who was the President who allowed one of his sons to have a snake in the White House? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

James Monroe

James Madison

Teddy Roosevelt

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Question 5 of 10

5. Two of our Presidents have died on the same day. But how many of our VP's have been born on the same day? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these US presidents had a pet alligator during his term of office?
Hint

Franklin Pierce

John Q Adams

Teddy Roosevelt

Franklin D Roosevelt

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which President gave away the most Presidential pardons? Hint

Grover Cleveland

Abraham Lincoln

William Clinton

FDR

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is the only President to date to have released his IQ? Hint

Ronald Regan

Jimmy Carter

Richard Nixon

Gerald Ford

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many future Presidents of the USA served in the Mexican War? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many Presidents have attended US military academies? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who said "I am running for Vice-President because I need the money"?

Answer: Garner

Jack Garner said this as a joke while running with FDR.

2. Who was the only Vice-President born of the 4th of July?

Answer: Coolidge

Coolidge was born on July 4th 1872. He was also the only President born on the 4th July.

3. Who was the last US President NOT to have a college education?

Answer: Harry Truman

Truman was one of our more able Presidents and don't think he was not well educated only because he did not graduate from college.

4. About 400 pets have made their homes in the White House. Who was the President who allowed one of his sons to have a snake in the White House?

Answer: Teddy Roosevelt

A green garden snake.

5. Two of our Presidents have died on the same day. But how many of our VP's have been born on the same day?

Answer: 3

LBJ, Dawes and Hamlim all had birthdays of August 27th.

6. Which of these US presidents had a pet alligator during his term of office?

Answer: John Q Adams

The pirate "Lafayette" gave the 6th President an alligator as a pet. More recently, Herbert Hoover's son Allan also had two alligators during their time in the White House.

7. Which President gave away the most Presidential pardons?

Answer: FDR

FDR gave more than 3,500 pardons! George Washington only gave 16 pardons for his two terms.

8. Who is the only President to date to have released his IQ?

Answer: Jimmy Carter

One of our more intelligent Presidents.

9. How many future Presidents of the USA served in the Mexican War?

Answer: 3

Taylor was a general in the war, as was Franklin Pierce. The third was a young lieutnant named Grant.

Jefferson Davis, who was President of the Confederate States from 1861-65 during the American Civil War, also served in the Mexican War.

10. How many Presidents have attended US military academies?

Answer: 3

Both Eisenhower and Grant went to West Point. Carter went to the Naval Academy.

Source: Author Ft. Brooke

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