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Weird Presidential Facts Trivia Quiz

This one is for all of you history buffs who thought you knew everything there is to know about the presidents. I bet you don't know all of these! Have fun!

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

Author
auntbea

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,009

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which President once played Desdemona in a production of Othello? Hint

Grant

Taft

Kennedy

Wilson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which president fathered the most children? Hint

Zachary Taylor

John Tyler

Teddy Roosevelt

Rutherford B. Hayes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Pauline Wayne was the pet of William Howard Taft and his family while at the White House. Pauline was a: Hint

cow

dog

lizard

monkey

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which president was fond of throwing pool parties where skinny-dipping was the rule? Hint

Clinton

F.D.R.

Kennedy

Eisenhower

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was LBJ's nickname for his (ahem!) member? Hint

Mr. Winky

Texas Pete

Junior

Jumbo

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the youngest president when he took office? Hint

Kennedy

G.W. Bush

Clinton

T.R. Roosevelt

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Question 7 of 10

7. The first president to have been divorced was: Hint

Nixon

Reagan

Wilson

F.D.R.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which President could simultaneously write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other? Hint

J.Q. Adams

Lincoln

Garfield

Jefferson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which president received a huge cheese as a gift from the New York State dairymen? Hint

Taft

Truman

Madison

Jackson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first president not to have his food cooked in open fireplaces (i.e. the first to use a stove in the White House)? Hint

James K. Polk

Zachary Taylor

Millard Fillmore

John Tyler

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which President once played Desdemona in a production of Othello?

Answer: Grant

During the Mexican war, the American army stationed at Corpus Christi got bored and staged a production of Othello. In this all-soldier play, the part of Desdemona was played by U.S. Grant.

2. Which president fathered the most children?

Answer: John Tyler

John Tyler, our tenth president, was 56 when his 15th child was born. He had 8 children with his first wife and 7 with his second.

3. Pauline Wayne was the pet of William Howard Taft and his family while at the White House. Pauline was a:

Answer: cow

Pauline Wayne was Taft's cow. She was a milk cow and was allowed to graze on the White House lawn.

4. Which president was fond of throwing pool parties where skinny-dipping was the rule?

Answer: Kennedy

Those Kennedys are wild men!

5. What was LBJ's nickname for his (ahem!) member?

Answer: Jumbo

Jumbo...well, there's just no commenting on that one.

6. Who was the youngest president when he took office?

Answer: T.R. Roosevelt

This one wasn't too hard. Kennedy 43 when he was the youngest man ever ELECTED to the office of the presidency. T.R. was 42 when he took office after McKinley was assassinated.

7. The first president to have been divorced was:

Answer: Reagan

Reagan was divorced from Jane Wyman in 1948.

8. Which President could simultaneously write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other?

Answer: Garfield

Garfield learned this trick in college.

9. Which president received a huge cheese as a gift from the New York State dairymen?

Answer: Jackson

The cheese was 4 feet long, 2 feet thick, and weighed 1400 pounds. Jackson threw a huge farewell party for himself at the end of the presidency where the cheese was eaten and the White House was trashed!

10. Who was the first president not to have his food cooked in open fireplaces (i.e. the first to use a stove in the White House)?

Answer: Millard Fillmore

The new stove was a mystery to the kitchen staff. Fillmore himself had to go to the U.S. Patent Office, get the manual, learn how the stove worked, and instruct the staff in its mysterious operation.

Source: Author auntbea

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