Fun
Who was the first president to wear a beard?
Abraham Lincoln
Who is the first president to serve two non-consecutive terms?
Grover Cleveland, who served as the 22nd and 24th
Which president introduced the Social Security Program?
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
“Old Whitey” is the nickname of which president’s pet?
Zachary Taylor’s horse, Old Whitey, was nearly as popular as he was.
Who was the first president to be on a postage stamp?
George Washington
Who is the only president to date for whom English is a second language?
Martin Van Buren, the 8th president of the United States, was born in the Dutch community of Kinterhook, New York.
Which president won two Grammy Awards prior to being elected?
Barack Obama won the category of Best Spoken Word Album in 2004 and 2008. In 2020, Michelle Obama also won in the same category. Other Grammy winners include Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Hillary Clinton.
Which president was the first to have a rescue dog in the White House?
Joe Biden.
Who was the tallest president?
Abraham Lincoln, standing 6 feet, 4 inches tall.
Who is the only president to have studied to become a medical doctor?
William Henry Harrison.
Which president made Christmas a national holiday?
Ulysses S. Grant.
Who symbolically pardoned the first turkey, and later welcomed him to the White House as a pet?
Abraham Lincoln.
Which president turned down offers to play for the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers in lieu of a political career?
Gerald Ford.
Who is the first president to ever resign from office?
Richard Nixon, following the Watergate scandal.
Which president founded the FBI and served as the first director?
Herbert Hoover.
What was the name of the dog that the Obama family welcomed to the White House?
Bo, a Portuguese water dog. They would later add Sunny to their family.
Which president famously hated broccoli?
George H.W. Bush once said “I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid. And my mother made me eat it. Now I’m the president of the United States. And I’m not gonna eat any more broccoli.”
Who was the first president to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game?
Howard Taft in 1910. Since that time, nearly every other president after has also thrown a first pitch.
Which president ended the draft for miliary duty?
Richard Nixon.
Which president was gifted a pair of lion cubs by the mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa?
Calvin Coolidge – he named them Tax Reduction and Budget Bureau.