This president was the only to be unanimously elected.
Who is George Washington?
100
This was the first president to hold a press conference on television, which is fitting because he was famous for his good looks.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
100
This president was regarded as one of the worst in American history, but he was the first to have a Christmas tree in the White House.
Who is Franklin Pierce?
100
This MVP (or should I say MVB?) influenced modern language. The word O.K. is credited to this president who was raised in Kinderhook, New York. During his time in politics he was known as “Old Kinderhook” where “okay” was derived.
Who is Martin Van Buren?
100
His nickname was Fainting _____, and you might have passed out from boredom at one of his speeches. This president gave his 3,000+ word inaugural address from memory, without notes.
Who Franklin Pierce?
200
This president, who is well loved by Texas, was the first to name an African-American to his cabinet.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
200
He was the first to campaign by telephone and was successful twice.
Who is William McKinley?
200
He was the shortest and lightest president at 5 feet, 4 inches and 100 lbs. and his wife had a particular interest in artwork.
Who is James Madison?
200
This president was a Union General and established Yellowstone as the nation’s first national park.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
200
He weighed 332 lbs. and got stuck in the White House bathtub the first time he used it.
Who is William Taft?
300
These candidates from the turn of the 19th century are the only two who have ever been in an election that resulted in a tie.
Who are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?
300
He assumed the presidency after his predecessor’s death and then installed the first bathtub and the first kitchen stove in the White House.
Who is Millard Fillmore?
300
In high school, this "dude" played saxophone in a jazz trio who wore dark glasses on stage and called themselves "Three Blind Mice."
Who is Bill Clinton?
300
You might associate his name with Big Bird and Elmo. This president personally answered the White House phone.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
300
He is known for winning the Battle of Tippecanoe, but after being elected he served the shortest presidency and died 32 days into his term.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
400
The 22nd Amendment limited the presidential office to two terms after he was elected four times.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
400
This president was a war hero but is widely criticized today. He was the first to ride a railroad train.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
400
This president is widely thought of as young and hip; he is a collector of Spiderman and Conan the Barbarian comics.
Who is Barack Obama?
400
He gave his namesake to a popular children's toy. You might have cuddled with one.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
400
Both politics and military experience run in this president’s family. He was a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard from 1968 – 1973.
Who is George W. Bush?
500
He was a veteran, a schoolteacher, and the only president to take the oath of office from a female official, Judge Sarah T. Hughes.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
500
This president was able to talk to astronauts on the moon from the White House before one of the largest scandals of the 20th century.
Who is Richard Nixon?
500
This rough rider may have been blind in one eye, but his memory was photographic.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
500
He purchased Louisiana, but his library of 6,000 books was purchased for about $24,000. The collection formed the basis of the Library of Congress.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
Before Arnold Schwarzenegger did it, this president pursued government after making his name in Hollywood. He was also the oldest person ever elected at age 69.