U.S. Presidents Trivia

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Who was the 1st President?

George Washington

Who was the 2nd President?

John Adams

Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain, My Captain" was written about which President?

President Abraham Lincoln (16th) "O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written in 1865 by Walt Whitman, concerning the death of American president Abraham Lincoln.

Who was the first President to die by assassination?

President Abraham Lincoln (16th) Abraham Lincoln was the first president to die by assassination. On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Which President was known as a man of perseverance because he never gave up after many failures?

President Abraham Lincoln (16th) Before Lincoln's election as the 16th president of the United States he failed as a business man, storekeeper, and farmer. He also failed in his first attempt to obtain political office, when he sought the office of speaker, in his first attempt to go to Congress, when he sought the appointment to the United States Land Office, when he ran for the United States Senate and when friends sought for him the nomination for the vice-presidency in 1856.

Who called for an Indian Removal Act in his State of the Union Message and eventually signed the act into law?

President Andrew Jackson (7th) Passed after a bitter debate in Congress, the Indian Removal Act paved the way for the reluctant, and often forcible, emigration of tens of thousands of American Indians to the West. It was signed into law by Jackson on May 26, 1830.

Who was the first President to be impeached?

President Andrew Johnson (17th) Johnson was impeached on February 24, 1868 in the U.S. House of Representatives on eleven articles of impeachment detailing his "high crimes and misdemeanors", in accordance with Article Two of the United States Constitution.

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

President Andrew Johnson (17th) The purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867 is considered Andrew Johnson's most important foreign policy action. The idea and implementation is credited to Secretary of State William Seward who dubbed the purchase Seward's Folly.

Which President collects comic books?

President Barack Obama (44th) Barack Obama collects Spiderman and Conan the Barbarian comic books.

Which President is not a fan of ice cream?

President Barack Obama (44th) Barack Obama does not like ice cream as a result of working at an ice cream shop as a teenager.

Which of the following Presidents were left-handed? A) George Washington B) Bill Clinton C) Franklin D. Roosevelt D) Barack Obama

President Barack Obama (44th) President Barack Obama is left-handed along with only seven other Presidents: James A. Garfield - 20th Herbert Hoover - 31st Harry S. Truman - 33rd Gerald Ford - 38th Ronald Reagan - 40th George H.W. Bush - 41st Bill Clinton - 42nd

Who awarded Rosa Parks the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

President Bill Clinton (42nd) On September 9, 1996, Rosa Parks was presented, by President Bill Clinton, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a civilian by the United States Government.

Who was the only President to serve more than two terms?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd) Franklin D. Roosevelt served as President for over 12 years, the longest time in office. He is the only president to serve more than two terms; he died shortly into his fourth term in 1945.

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

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd) Secret Service needed a car to drive Roosevelt to Congress to make his speech on Pearl Harbor the day after the attack. Luckily the Treasury Dept. had impounded Capone's armored car years earlier.

Who was the first President to appear on TV?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd) The first President to appear on black and white television was Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 30, 1939 at the opening ceremonies for the World's Fair.

Which President was a pilot for the National Guard?

President George W. Bush (43rd) George W. Bush was a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard from 1968 until 1973.

Which U.S. President wore dentures?

President George Washington (1st) At his inauguration, George Washington had only one tooth. At various times he wore dentures made of human teeth, animal teeth, ivory or even lead. Never wood.

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

President Grover Cleveland (22nd & 24th) Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is counted chronologically as both the twenty-second and the twenty-fourth president.

Which President helped free slaves in Pennsylvania?

President James Buchanan (15th) President James Buchanan (1791-1868) quietly but consistently bought slaves in Washington, D.C., and then set them free in Pennsylvania.

Who was the shortest and lightest President?

President James Madison (4th) James Madison was the shortest and lightest president at 5 feet, 4 inches and about 100 pounds.

Which President's campaign slogan was "Not just peanuts"?

President Jimmy Carter In 1976, President Carter campaigned with the slogan, "Not just peanuts."

Who was the first President to live in the White House?

President John Adams (2nd) On Saturday, November 1, 1800, John Adams became the first president to take residence in the White House.

Who was the first President to serve in the U.S. Navy?

President John F. Kennedy (35th)

Which President had the most children?

President John Tyler (10th) John Tyler was the president with the most children—he had 15.

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

President Lyndon B. Johnson (36th) On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court following the retirement of Justice Tom C. Clark, saying that this was "the right thing to do, the right time to do it, the right man and the right place." Marshall was the 96th person to hold the position, and the first African-American.

Who is the only President to resign from office?

President Richard Nixon (37th) Richard Nixon was the 37th President and 36th Vice President of the United States. Nixon was the only President to resign the office.

Who was the oldest elected President?

President Ronald Reagan? (40th) Ronald Reagan was the oldest president to assume office at 69 years, 349 days on January 20, 1981.

Who was the first President to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

President Theodore Roosevelt (26th) Theodore Roosevelt was the President to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. In June, 1905, President Roosevelt offered his good offices as mediator between Russia and Japan, asking the belligerents to nominate plenipotentiaries to negotiate on the conditions of peace.

Which President was a main author of the Declaration of Independence?

President Thomas Jefferson (3rd) Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.

Which President signed the Civil Rights Act that extended the rights of emancipated slaves?

President Ulysses S. Grant (18th) The Civil Rights Act of 1875 (18 Stat. 335) was a United States federal law proposed by Republican Senator Charles Sumner and Republican Congressman Benjamin F. Butler in 1870. The act was passed by Congress in February, 1875 and signed by President Grant on March 1, 1875.

Which President served the shortest presidency?

President William H. Harrison (9th) William Henry Harrison served the shortest presidency, dying just 32 days after he was elected..

Which President was assassinated in Buffalo, New York?

President William McKinley (25th) William McKinley was assassinated on September 6, 1901 by anarchist Leon Czolgoszwhile attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY.

Which President got stuck in a bathtub?

President William Taft (27th) William Taft, who weighed 332 pounds, got stuck in the White House bathtub the first time he used it. A larger one was ordered.

Which President's favorite food was Louisiana Creole food and beignets?

President Zachary Taylor (12th) "...[Taylor] was much concerned with what he ate...His familiarity with Louisiana gave him firsthand knowledge of Creole cooking, and he became enamored of its variety and richness... "

Who was the 3rd President?

Thomas Jefferson