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Who Wants To Be A President? Trivia Quiz

So you want to become president? First test your knowledge of odd American presidential facts and trivia!

A multiple-choice quiz by scammaster. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
scammaster

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
44,436

Updated
Dec 22 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1031

Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (5/10), Guest 173 (8/10), oslo1999 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. A statue of which of these political figures reads, "President of the U.S. [for] one day" on March 4, 1849? Hint

Zachary Taylor

David Rice Atchison

Lewis Cass

Millard Fillmore

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the last Civil War veteran to be elected President? Hint

James Garfield

Andrew Johnson

Rutherford B.Hayes

William McKinley

3. Every president who was elected in a year ending in zero died in office. (with the exception of Jefferson, Monroe and Reagan). What Native American is said to have placed this deadly curse on the White House? Hint

Red Cloud

Tecumseh

Sequoyah

Geronimo

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Question 4 of 10

4. What Massachusetts college is known for educating many U.S. presidents? Hint

West Point

Yale

Harvard

William and Mary

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many U.S. Presidents had never attended college? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which U.S. President was Jefferson Davis's father-in-law? Hint

John Tyler

William Harrison

Zachary Taylor

U.S. Grant

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Question 7 of 10

7. What U.S. President was 'killed not by assassins'? (A tough one)? Hint

William McKinley

Abraham Lincoln

James Garfield

JFK

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was Grace Bedell? Hint

The mistress of President John Tyler

A girl whom President Hoover saved while on his visit to China.

The daughter of President Cleveland

The girl who advised President Lincoln to grow a beard

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Question 9 of 10

9. It isn't a big achievement for a President to have a town named after him. Which President had a WHOLE GROUP of towns named after him? Hint

Jefferson

Hoover

Kennedy

Monroe

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Question 10 of 10

10. What president of the U.S had the nickname 'Old Fox'?

Answer: (One Word-Last Name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A statue of which of these political figures reads, "President of the U.S. [for] one day" on March 4, 1849?

Answer: David Rice Atchison

Atchison, the Missourian president-pro-tempore of the Senate, became an unofficial president of the United States for only 24 hours. It stems from the unique timing of presidential transitions in the 19th century. By the way, the city of Atchison, KS, was named after this not-so-forgotten 'president'

2. Who was the last Civil War veteran to be elected President?

Answer: William McKinley

Answer: Tecumseh

The man who shot Tecumseh at the battle of Thames, Col. Johnson, later became vice-president of the U.S.

4. What Massachusetts college is known for educating many U.S. presidents?

Answer: Harvard

Many Harvardites became presidents of the U.S.: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR and JFK, Goerge W. Bush, and Barack Obama.

5. How many U.S. Presidents had never attended college?

Answer: 9

Washington and Lincoln were among those who did not attend college.

6. Which U.S. President was Jefferson Davis's father-in-law?

Answer: Zachary Taylor

Sarah Taylor Davis died from malaria shortly after the wedding.

7. What U.S. President was 'killed not by assassins'? (A tough one)?

Answer: James Garfield

Garfield did not die from assassination. An autopsy showed that the bullet thought to be fatal wasn't much dangerous for the President's life, and gave him pretty good chances for survival. What killed him was blood infection given to him by doctors that used non-sterile equipment and methods.

8. Who was Grace Bedell?

Answer: The girl who advised President Lincoln to grow a beard

9. It isn't a big achievement for a President to have a town named after him. Which President had a WHOLE GROUP of towns named after him?

Answer: Hoover

'Hoovervilles' were towns where people thrown in poverty by the Great Depression lived. These people also 'flew the Hoover flag', which meant wore their pockets turned inside-outside to indicate poverty.

10. What president of the U.S had the nickname 'Old Fox'?

Answer: Washington

He surely foxed the Hessians by crossing the Delaware!

Source: Author scammaster

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