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Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
Who was the "smallest" president at 5 feet, 4 inches and weighing only 100 pounds?
John Quincy Adams
Martin Van Buren
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James Madison
Who was the first president to call his home the "White House"?
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
How many presidents were sons of presidents?
None
1
2
3
Which presidents were grandfather and grandson?
William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
Andrew Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson
At 6 feet, 4 inches, who was the tallest president?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Rutherford B. Hayes
John Tyler
Our first presidents were born as British subjects, who was the first president to be born an American citizen?
Martin Van Buren
James Polk
Millard Fillmore
James Buchanan
One president grew up speaking Dutch instead of English, who was it?
Theodore Roosevelt
James Garfield
Martin Van Buren
Grover Cleveland
Which President Roosevelt once served as the Assistant Secretary to the Navy?
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Neither
Both
Which president said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"?
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
William McKinley
Which president is credited with bringing macaroni to the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
James Polk
William Howard Taft
Warren G. Harding
Which president had a pet raccoon named Rebecca living in the White House?
Chester Arthur
Richard Nixon
Harry S. Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Why is the White House painted white?
To hide the burn marks after British troops caught it on fire
To symbolize the purity of America
Because Thomas Jefferson signed a law saying the president's house must be white
White was the cheapest color of paint in 1800 because it didn't need expensive pigments
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Which president had indoor plumbing installed in the White House?
Millard Fillmore
Ulysses S. Grant
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
What does the "S" in Harry S. Truman stand for?
Simpson
Samuel
Satchmo
Nothing
What was Ulysses S. Grant's real, full name?
Ulysses Simpson Grant
Ulysses Samuel Grant
Malachai Simpson Grant
Hiram Ulysses Grant
Who was the first president born in a hospital?
Rutherford B. Hayes
William Howard Taft
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Who was the first president born west of the Mississippi River?
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Which president was expelled from college after only one year?
James Buchanan
Ulysses S. Grant
Richard Nixon
William Jefferson Clinton
Which president was the son of two immigrants?
Zachary Taylor
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Jackson
James Monroe
Which president served in both World Wars?
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Which president fought in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812?
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James Polk
Which president was elected for more than two terms?
Abraham Lincoln
John Quincy Adams
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Which president was born with the name Leslie Lynch King, Jr.?
James Polk
James Garfield
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
What was Bill Clinton's given name at birth?
George Adams Conrad III
William Jefferson Clinton
George Jefferson Conrad II
William Jefferson Blythe IV
Which president was the first to throw the "first pitch" at a major league baseball game?
Woodrow Wilson
Grover Cleveland
William Howard Taft
John F. Kennedy
Who was the first president to take up golf?
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Which president graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Theodore Roosevelt
Which president served as a Navy fighter pilot in World War II?
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Barack Obama
Who was the only president to be married in the White House?
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Which president was never married?
Thomas Jefferson
John Tyler
James Buchanan
Zachary Taylor
When were electric lights added to the White House?
1879
1885
1891
1898
Which president made the first phone call from the White House?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Chester Garfield
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Which president had a bowling alley built in the White House?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Who was the first president to have a radio in the White House?
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was the first president to fly in an airplane?
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Who was the youngest person elected president?
William Jefferson Clinton
Barack Obama
John F. Kennedy
George W. Bush
Who was the youngest person ever to become president?
John F. Kenndey
Barack Obama
Jimmy Carter
Theodore Roosevelt
Who was the only president to be elected unanimously?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
How many electoral votes are needed to be elected president?
200
270
300
370
Which president studied nuclear physics?
John F. Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
George H. W. Bush
Which president rescued more than 70 swimmers as a life guard in college?
John F. Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
William Jefferson Clinton
Which president had a long, successful career in Hollywood as a movie actor?
Donald Trump
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Which president could write Latin with one hand and Greek with the other?
James Monroe
James Garfield
Chester Arthur
Woodrow Wilson
How many pounds of jellybeans were delivered to the White House during Reagan's presidency?
240
2,400
24,000
Reagan didn't eat jellybeans
Which president was wounded 4 times during the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
James Garfield
Chester Arthur
The teddybear is named after which president?
Thomas Jefferson
Chester Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
Lyndon B. Johnson
Who was the first president to travel outside the United States while in office?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Who was the first president to visit Moscow, Russia while in office?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Who was the first president to travel to China while in office?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Who was the first president to visit Canada while in office?
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Who was the first president born in the 1900's?
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Who was the only president to die in the 1700's?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
Which two presidents died on the same day, July 4, 1826?
Washington and Adams
Adams and Jefferson
Jefferson and Madison
Madison and Monroe
Who was the first president to appear on television?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which former president joined the Confederacy after leaving office?
John Tyler
James Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
How many presidents have been assassinated?
3
4
5
More than 5
Which State is the birthplace of 8 different presidents?
California
Texas
New York
Virginia
Which two presidents were born on Franklin Street in Braintree, Massachusetts
William Henry Harrison and James Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush
Did George Washington cut down a cherry tree?
Yes
No
Probably
Probably not
Did George Washington have wooden teeth?
Yes
No
Probably
Probably not
George Washington is the only president sworn in in two different cities, what were they?
New York and Philadelphia
New York and Washington D.C.
Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
Philadelphia and Richmond
How many children did John Tyler have?
0
6
15
20
In which sport did Abraham Lincoln excel?
Javelin
Cross Country
Wrestling
Boxing
Who held the first presidential press conference?
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Who held the first live televised news conference?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which president lost the entire White House china set in a poker game?
Richard Nixon
Andrew Johnson
Warren G. Harding
Andrew Jackson
Who is the only president to be born on July 4th?
Thomas Jefferson
Ulysses S. Grant
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
What American food did Franklin D. Roosevelt serve to the King and Queen of England
Hotdogs
Apple Pie
Hamburgers
Pizza
What candy is named after Grover Cleveland's daughter's nickname
Skittles
Baby Ruth
Necco Wafers
Milk Duds
Which president had a soda fountain installed in the White House?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Ronald Reagan
How is the president chosen if a candidate does not receive enough electoral votes to win?
There's a second election
The Senate votes
The House of Representatives votes
The Supreme Court chooses
How many electoral votes does Pennsylvania have in the 2020 election?
5
10
20
30
Which state has the most electoral votes in 2020 with a total of 55?
California
Texas
New York
Alaska
What helps determine the number of electoral votes each state gets?
Number of Senators
Population
Number of Representative in the House
All of the above
