Facts
Which president was unanimously elected?
George Washington was the only president unanimously elected.
This president was an accomplished architect who designed his home and buildings at University of VA.
Thomas Jefferson was also an accomplished architect. He designed his famous home at Monticello as well as buildings for the University of Virginia.
The first president to have his photo taken while in office.
Van Buren
W. H. Harrison
Polk
James K. Polk was the first president to have his photograph taken while in office.
Who said, "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
A featured player for three seasons on Saturday Night Live who started doing stand-up as a teen, he executive produced a more personal project, Everybody Hates Chris, which was inspired by his experiences growing up in the Bed-Stuy area of Brooklyn.
Chris Rock
What does President’s Day celebrate?
This holiday is most commonly called President's Day, but the federal holiday is officially called Washington's Birthday. The day honors all of the previous presidents of the United States.
Name the shortest and tallest president.
Madison and Lincoln
Monroe and Jefferson
Madison and Trump
James Madison was the shortest president at 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 100 pounds. Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president at 6 feet 4 inches tall (Lyndon B. Johnson was also 6' 4").
What does the “S” stand for in Harry S. Truman?
The "S" in Harry S. Truman does not stand for anything.
In what decade did Rosa Parks' bus boycott happen?
The 1950s (1955)
He became a household name with a style of comedy that laid bare the harsher realities of life for African American communities. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important stand-up comedians of all time and passed away in 2005.
Richard Pryor
When is President’s Day celebrated?
The third Monday in February
This president often stored letters and documents in his hat.
Abraham Lincoln often stored things like letters and documents in his tall stove-piped hat.
The only president to speak English as a second language. His primary language was Dutch.
Martin Van Buren was the only president to speak English as a second language. His first language was Dutch.
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Gerald Ford
A masterful mimic who had learned to play with voices and characters from watching cartoons, parlayed his success on TV to become a blockbuster contender. His comedies 48 Hours, Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2 were box office gold.
Eddie Murphy
These two former presidents died on the same day, 7/4/26.
Washington and Jefferson
Jefferson and Adams
Adams and Madison
John Adams died on the same day as Thomas Jefferson, July 4th, 1826.
This president was the first to appear on TV.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to appear on television during a 1939 broadcast from the World's Fair.
The first president who was a Boy Scout.
John F. Kennedy was the first president who was a Boy Scout.
Madam C.J. Walker became America's first female, self-made millionaire. What product did her company sell?
Cosmetics
This New York City native made her way to the West Coast to develop her career and starred as a medium in 1990’s Ghost, earning an Academy Award for the performance. Other fun films have included Sister Act and its sequel.
Whoopi Goldberg
These 2 presidents are the only presidents who signed the Constitution.
Washington and Madison
Jefferson and Washington
Madison and Jefferson
James Madison and George Washington are the only presidents who signed the Constitution.
Name the youngest man to hold the office of president, the youngest man to be elected president and the oldest man to be elected president.
Teddy Roosevelt, JFK, Biden
Jefferson, JFK, Trump
Teddy Roosevelt, JFK, FDR
At 42 years, 10 months, 18 days old Teddy Roosevelt was the youngest man to hold the office of president. Joe Biden was the oldest at 78 years, 61 days. John F. Kennedy was the youngest to be elected president.
The only president buried at the National Cathedral in DC.
Grant
Eisenhower
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was buried at the Washington National Cathedral. He is the only president buried in Washington D.C.
Which city is known as the birthplace of hip hop?
The Bronx, New York
In 2015, Viola Davis became the first Black woman to win a Emmy Award for lead actress in a drama for her work on what killer hit?
How to Get Away with Murder