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A social studies Quiz featuring fun facts about United States presidents.
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1
Who wrote George Washington's first inaugural address?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
James Madison
2
Why is the Oval Office oval-shaped?
George Washington wanted it that way
Mistake by the architect
John Adams wanted it that way
Decision by the architect
3
Which president was the first to have his mother attend his inauguration?
William Henry Harrison
James Garfield
Calvin Coolidge
Andrew Johnson
4
Which president's middle initial did not stand for anything?
Rutherford B. Hayes
George W. Bush
James K. Polk
Harry S. Truman
5
Which of the following presidents was NOT a vice president?
Theodore Roosevelt
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
Lyndon B. Johnson
6
Which founding father was never a president?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
7
Which president created the secret service the same day he was assassinated?
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
James Garfield
William McKinley
8
What was the original name for Camp David in Maryland?
George's Place
The Eagle's Nest
Shangri-La
The Taylor Trailor
9
Who was the only president to be the father in-law to another president?
Harry S. Truman
Zachary Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
10
Which president was near-sighted in one eye and far-sighted in the other?
John F. Kennedy
James Buchanan
Benjamin Harrison
George W. Bush
11
Who is the only president to have a child born on July 4th?
Barak Obama
James Madison
Jimmy Carter
John Quincy Adams
12
Who was the last president to hold slaves?
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Thomas Jefferson
Zachary Taylor
13
These are the only two presidents who have been divorced
Ronald Reagan
James Buchanan
Donald Trump
James Madison
14
Which president changed his first name from Hiram when he was in college?
Bill Clinton
Grover Cleveland
Thomas Jefferson
Ulysses S. Grant
15
Which president did not represent a political party?
John Tyler
Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington
Zachary Taylor
16
Which president served more than two terms?
John Adams
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Rosevelt
George Washington
17
Which president donated his salary to charity?
Donald Trump
Herbert Hoover
Millard Fillmore
Warren Harding
18
Which of the following was the most recent president without a college degree?
James K. Polk
Andrew Jackson
Harry S. Truman
William McKinley
19
Which of the following presidents NEVER served in the military?
William Henry Harrison
Barak Obama
Jimmy Carter
George W. Bush
20
How many presidents have had blue, hazel or gray eyes?
26
11
all 43
38
21
Which president was the youngest pilot in WWII at 19?
George H. W. Bush
Gerald Ford
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
22
Which of the following presidents was a general during WWII?
Andrew Jackson
Woodrow Wilson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eiesenhower
23
Which of the following presidents was NEVER a governor?
Andrew Johnson
Calvin Coolidge
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
24
Which president is on the $100,000 bill?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Chester Aurthur
Harry S. Truman
Woodrow Wilson
25
Who is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms?
Warren G. Harding
John Quincy Adams
Grover Cleaveland
George W. Bush
26
Who was the first president to be born a citizen of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
George Washington
Martin Van Buren
27
Who was the only president to appoint their brother to the cabinet?
John Quincy Adams
John F. Kennedy
Ulysses S. Grant
William Taft
28
Which famous American writer published President Grant's autobiography?
E. E. Cummings
F. Schoot Fitzgerald
Mark Twain
Walt Whitman
29
Which president enjoyed skinny dipping in the Potomac River
Gerald Ford
William Taft
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
30
Who was the only president to be named a sworn enemy of the United States?
James Madison
Richard Nixon
John Tyler
Rutherford B. Hayes
31
Who is the only president to receive a speeding ticket while in office?
Gerald Ford
Ulysses S. Grant
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
32
Which of the following presidents kept all of their campaign promises?
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Barak Obama
James K. Polk
33
Which of the following presidents was NOT a military general?
George Washington
Zachary Taylor
Calvin Coolidge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
34
Which president was NOT assassinated?
John F. Kennedy
James A. Garfield
Abraham Lincoln
William Henry Harrison
35
Who is the only president who grew up as an only child?
Herbert Hoover
No president has ever been an only child
James K. Polk
Barack Obama
36
President Andrew Jackson established diplomatic relations with what country?
Texas
Canada
Cuba
Mexico
37
Who was the first Catholic president?
Millard Fillmore
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
John F. Kennedy
38
Which of the following presidents was NEVER elected?
John Tyler
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
39
Which president served as a public executioner before serving as president?
Herbert Hoover
Rutherford B. Hayes
Grover Cleveland
Chester A. Arthur
40
From which state were four of the first five presidents from?
Virginia
South Carolina
Massachusetts
New York
