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1 US Presidents Trivia

2 Which two Presidents died on July 4 th ? Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both in 1826.

3 Which President was known as the "Father of the Constitution"? James Madison

4 Which U.S. President established the Peace Corps? John F. Kennedy (JFK)

5 Who was the first President to live in the White House? John Adams moved into the unfinished house in 1800.

6 Which President was the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize? Teddy Roosevelt for negotiating the end of the Russo-Japanese War.

7 Who was the only the President to be elected to 4 terms? Franklink Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

8 Which President is credited with the term O.K? Martin Van Buren

9 Who was the smallest President? James Madison was 5’4” and weighed less than 100lbs.

10 Who was the heaviest President? William Howard Taft weighed more than 300lbs

11 Who was the first President to attend a Baseball game? Benjamin Harrison - Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Senators 7 to 4 on June 6, 1892.

12 Who is the only President to never throw out the opening pitch of a baseball game? Jimmy Carter

13 Which four Presidents were assassinated while in office? Abraham Lincoln (1863), James Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1901), and John F. Kennedy (1963).

14 Which President was the first US born citizen? Martin Van Buren

15 Which state has produced the most Presidents? Virginia

16 Which President is from New Jersey? Woodrow Wilson

17 Which President was the first to visit all 50 states? Richard Nixon

18 Who made the first Presidential flight? FDR

19 Who was the only President to serve that was not elected as either the President or Vice President? Gerald Ford

20 Which 2 Presidents were impeached? Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

21 George W. Bush was not the first son of a President to be elected to the same position, who was the first? John Quincy Adams

22 Including our current President there are 5 living Presidents, who are they? Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama

23 Who are the only 2 Presidents buried in Arlington National Cemetery? JFK and William H. Taft

24 Which President died after only a month in office? William Henry Harrison

25 How many future US Presidents signed the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

26 Who was the only U.S. President to also serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? William Howard Taft

27 What U.S. President won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage? JFK

28 Who was the first U.S. President to be married in the White House? Grover Cleveland

29 What presidential candidate played a saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show during his campaign? Bill Clinton

30 What U.S. President had a nervous breakdown at the age of 24 and spent time in a sanitarium? Warren G Harding

31 Who was the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms? Grover Cleveland

32 Which Presidents were/are left- handed? James Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton

33 Who was the first President born outside the continental United States? Barack Obama

34 Which U.S. President signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia? Andrew Johnson

35 Who was the only unanimously elected President by the Electoral College?

36 Who was the first President to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court?

37 What name was given to the commission that was established to investigate John F. Kennedy's assassination?

38 Who is the only President to resign from office? Richard Nixon

39 Which President was the first to use an armored limousine, and who 'donated' it for the President's use? FDR and Al Capone

40 Which American president lived with a bullet in his chest most of his life? Andrew Jackson

41 How many presidents have changed their names legally? Ulysses Simpson Grant, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight David Eisenhower, Gerald Rudolph Ford, and William Jefferson Clinton

42 How many Presidents had attempts made on their lives, but survived? 11

43 How many Presidents did not have any military experience? 10

44 Which President began the policy of pardoning a Turkey every Thanksgiving? George H. W. Bush

45 Who was the first President to be inaugurated in January instead of March? FDR

46 Whose saying was “Speak softly and carry a big stick”? Teddy Roosevelt

47 Who was the first President to serve the nation from coast to coast? James Polk

48 Which President was never married? James Buchanan

49 Who were the only two Presidents to lose the popular vote but win the majority of electoral college votes? John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush


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