US Presidents Trivia

Which two Presidents died on July 4 th ? Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both in 1826.

Which President was known as the "Father of the Constitution"? James Madison

Which U.S. President established the Peace Corps? John F. Kennedy (JFK)

Who was the first President to live in the White House? John Adams moved into the unfinished house in 1800.

Which President was the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize? Teddy Roosevelt for negotiating the end of the Russo-Japanese War.

Who was the only the President to be elected to 4 terms? Franklink Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

Which President is credited with the term O.K? Martin Van Buren

Who was the smallest President? James Madison was 5’4” and weighed less than 100lbs.

Who was the heaviest President? William Howard Taft weighed more than 300lbs

Who was the first President to attend a Baseball game? Benjamin Harrison - Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Senators 7 to 4 on June 6, 1892.

Who is the only President to never throw out the opening pitch of a baseball game? Jimmy Carter

Which four Presidents were assassinated while in office? Abraham Lincoln (1863), James Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1901), and John F. Kennedy (1963).

Which President was the first US born citizen? Martin Van Buren

Which state has produced the most Presidents? Virginia

Which President is from New Jersey? Woodrow Wilson

Which President was the first to visit all 50 states? Richard Nixon

Who made the first Presidential flight? FDR

Who was the only President to serve that was not elected as either the President or Vice President? Gerald Ford

Which 2 Presidents were impeached? Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

George W. Bush was not the first son of a President to be elected to the same position, who was the first? John Quincy Adams

Including our current President there are 5 living Presidents, who are they? Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama

Who are the only 2 Presidents buried in Arlington National Cemetery? JFK and William H. Taft

Which President died after only a month in office? William Henry Harrison

How many future US Presidents signed the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

Who was the only U.S. President to also serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? William Howard Taft

What U.S. President won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage? JFK

Who was the first U.S. President to be married in the White House? Grover Cleveland

What presidential candidate played a saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show during his campaign? Bill Clinton

What U.S. President had a nervous breakdown at the age of 24 and spent time in a sanitarium? Warren G Harding

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

Which Presidents were/are left- handed? James Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton

Who was the first President born outside the continental United States? Barack Obama

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

Who was the only unanimously elected President by the Electoral College?

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

What name was given to the commission that was established to investigate John F. Kennedy's assassination?

Who is the only President to resign from office? Richard Nixon

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

Which American president lived with a bullet in his chest most of his life? Andrew Jackson

How many presidents have changed their names legally? Ulysses Simpson Grant, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight David Eisenhower, Gerald Rudolph Ford, and William Jefferson Clinton

How many Presidents had attempts made on their lives, but survived? 11

How many Presidents did not have any military experience? 10

Which President began the policy of pardoning a Turkey every Thanksgiving? George H. W. Bush

Who was the first President to be inaugurated in January instead of March? FDR

Whose saying was “Speak softly and carry a big stick”? Teddy Roosevelt

Who was the first President to serve the nation from coast to coast? James Polk

Which President was never married? James Buchanan

Who were the only two Presidents to lose the popular vote but win the majority of electoral college votes? John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush