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American Presidents

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Many American Presidents had prominent military careers before becoming president. Which of the following presidents did not serve as a general in the U.S. Army before becoming president

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

William Henry Harrison

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Andrew Jackson

2.

President Trump spends much of his time playing golf. What was president Eisenhower's favorite recreation.

a)

Tennis

b)

Poker

c)

Bridge

d)

Playing the Piano

3.

John F. Kennedy is celebrated as the first Catholic president of the United States. Who was the first (unsuccessful) Catholic presidential candidate nominated by a major party

a)

Al Smith

b)

Alf Landon

c)

James M. Cox

d)

Thomas E. Dewey

4.

Which of the following presidents did not serve as the head of a major American University?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

5.

In these days of vigorous political campaigning it should be remembered that one successful presidential campaign was run from the candidates 'front porch' by his campaign manager Mark Hanna.

a)

James Buchanan

b)

Chester Allen Arthur

c)

William McKinley

d)

William Howard Taft

6.

George Washington was inaugurated on April 20th. Subsequent presidents were inaugurated on March 4th unless this fell on a sunday. Who was the first president to be inaugurated on January 20th?

a)

Warren G. Harding

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Richard Nixon

e)

None of the above. The date is January 21st

7.

Only one president was never married (and was suspected of being gay). That president was.....

a)

James Buchanan

b)

Millard Filmore

c)

Rutherford B. Hayes

d)

Calvin Coolidge

8.

Only one president served in congress after his term in office. That man was

a)

James Madison

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

James Polk

d)

John Quincy Adams

9.

Which of these Presidents was not assassinated?

a)

James Garfield

b)

Rutherford B. Hayes

c)

William McKinley

d)

John F. Kennedy

10.

Which of these presidents did not die while in office?

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Benjamin Harrison

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

11.

During which president's term of office did the USA annex the greatest amount of territory?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Polk

d)

Andrew Johnson

12.

Prior to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 who would become president if both the president and vice president were to die in office?

a)

President pro tempore of the Senate

b)

Speaker of the House of Representatives

c)

Secretary of State

d)

Secretary of the Treasury

e)

Candidate with the second highest number of electoral votes in the previous election

13.

Who was the youngest person to win electoral votes for president?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Edward Rutledge

d)

William Jennings Bryan

14.

There have been many two term presidents. Whose terms were not consecutive?

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Thomas Jefferson

e)

There were none

15.

One presidential spouse has been described as the 'first female president' because of her extensive influence on policy when her husband was incapacitated by illness. Who was that person?

a)

Lucretia Garfield

b)

Edith Wilson

c)

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Nancy Reagan

e)

Abbey Bartlett