Presidential Basics
Who was the first President of the United States?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. John Adams
B. George Washington ✅
Which president was called the "Father of His Country"?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. James Madison
D. Andrew Jackson
B. George Washington
Which president's face appears on the $1 bill?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. George Washington
D. John Adams
C. George Washington
Who was the youngest elected president?
A. Bill Clinton
B. John F. Kennedy
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Ronald Reagan
B. John F. Kennedy
Which president famously said, "Ask not what your country can do for you"?
A. Ronald Reagan
B. John F. Kennedy
C. Lyndon Johnson
D. Richard Nixon
B. John F. Kennedy
Which president is known as "Honest Abe"?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Franklin Roosevelt
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. Harry Truman
C. Abraham Lincoln
Which president was known as "The Great Emancipator"?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Ulysses Grant
C. James Polk
D. Calvin Coolidge
A. Abraham Lincoln
Which president is featured on the penny?
A. George Washington
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Thomas Jefferson
B. Abraham Lincoln
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Adams
D. James Madison
C. John Adams
Which president was a former Hollywood actor?
A. Jimmy Carter
B. Ronald Reagan
C. Gerald Ford
D. George H.W. Bush
B. Ronald Reagan
Who was president during most of World War II?
A. Dwight Eisenhower
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
C. John F. Kennedy
D. Herbert Hoover
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt ✅
Which president was nicknamed "Teddy"?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Franklin Roosevelt
C. Harry Truman
D. Woodrow Wilson
A. Theodore Roosevelt
Which president's memorial features a large seated statue in Washington, D.C.?
A. Harry Truman
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Ronald Reagan
D. Woodrow Wilson
B. Abraham Lincoln
Who was the first Catholic president?
A. Joe Biden
B. John F. Kennedy
C. Jimmy Carter
D. Ronald Reagan
B. John F. Kennedy
Which president served only one month before dying in office?
A. Zachary Taylor
B. William Henry Harrison
C. James Garfield
D. Warren Harding
B. William Henry Harrison
Which president resigned from office in 1974?
A. Jimmy Carter
B. Gerald Ford
C. Richard Nixon
D. Lyndon Johnson
C. Richard Nixon
Which president was known as "Ike"?
A. Dwight D. Eisenhower
B. Ronald Reagan
C. Richard Nixon
D. Harry Truman
A. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which four presidents appear on Mount Rushmore?
A. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt
B. Washington, Lincoln, Truman, Kennedy
C. Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln
D. Roosevelt, Reagan, Lincoln, Washington
A. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt
Who was the first president to appear on television regularly?
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Harry Truman
C. Herbert Hoover
D. Woodrow Wilson
B. Harry Truman
Which president signed Social Security into law?
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Herbert Hoover
C. Harry Truman
D. Calvin Coolidge
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who became president after John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
A. Gerald Ford
B. Richard Nixon
C. Hubert Humphrey
D. Lyndon B. Johnson ✅
D. Lyndon B. Johnson
Which president was nicknamed "Silent Cal"?
A. Calvin Coolidge
B. Chester Arthur
C. Warren Harding
D. William Taft
A. Calvin Coolidge
Which president's home is called Monticello?
A. James Madison
B. George Washington
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. John Quincy Adams
C. Thomas Jefferson
Who was the first president born in a hospital?
A. Jimmy Carter
B. Ronald Reagan
C. John F. Kennedy
D. Richard Nixon
A. Jimmy Carter
Which president was a former Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II?
A. Dwight D. Eisenhower
B. George Patton
C. Harry Truman
D. Richard Nixon
A. Dwight D. Eisenhower