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Presidential Trivial

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first president to hold a press conference on television?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Harry Truman

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Gerald Ford

2.

Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to call his residence in Washington, D.C. the “White House.” Prior to his term, it had been called what?

a)

Executive Mansion

b)

President's Bastion

c)

La Casa Blanca

d)

Home of the Free

3.

FDR served how many terms as President?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

4.

Zachary Taylor was the second president to die in office. Who was the first?

a)

Millard Fillmore

b)

James Garfield

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

William Henry Harrison

5.

Ulysses S. Grant established the nation’s first national park on March 1, 1872. Which park is it?

a)

Yellowstone

b)

Yosemite

c)

Grand Canyon

d)

Olympic National Park

6.

Who was the first president born in a hospital?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Ronald Regan

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Jimmy Carter

7.

How many teeth did George Washington have when he was inaugurated?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

Who was the first female presidential candidate?

a)

Victoria Woodhull

b)

Hillary Clinton

c)

Geraldine Ferraro

d)

Jill Stein

9.

Which president won a Nobel Peace Prize?

a)

George W Bush

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Barack Obama

10.

Who was the first President to be on a postage stamp?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington

11.

Woodrow Wilson served as President during which war?

a)

Korean War

b)

World War II

c)

Civil War

d)

World War I

12.

Who was the first president to travel underwater in a submarine?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

13.

“First Lady” was used first in 1849 when President Zachary Taylor called her “First Lady” at her state funeral

a)

Martha Washington

b)

Louisa Catherine Adams

c)

Elizabeth Monroe

d)

Dolley Madison

14.

John Tyler was the president with the most children — how many did he have?

a)

15

b)

8

c)

12

d)

18

15.

Which president was a skilled chef, famous for his vegetable soup, steaks, and cornmeal pancakes?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

John Tyler

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Benjamin Harrison

16.

The name “Teddy” bears for stuffed animals was coined in 1903 when a stuffed toy bear was given to Theodore Roosevelt because he was an avid what?

a)

Environmentalist

b)

Arctic explorer

c)

Zoologist

d)

Outdoorsman

17.

Warren Harding was the first president to own a what?

a)

Plane

b)

Car

c)

Radio

d)

Horse

18.

How many presidents attended Harvard?

a)

3

b)

12

c)

8

d)

11