Fun Facts
Which President was called "the Father of this Country?"
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. John Adams
D. James Madison
B. George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower installed a ________ in the White House and played over 800 games while in office.
A. Putting Green
B. Pinball Machine
C. Bowling Alley
A. Putting Green
Who was the youngest president to be elected to the office?
A. John Adams
B. John F. Kennedy
C. Abraham Lincoln
B. John F. Kennedy
Elected in 1960 as the 35th president of the United States, 43-year-old John F. Kennedy became one of the youngest U.S. presidents, as well as the first Roman Catholic.
Which president served for 3 terms?
A. George Washington
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
C. Ronald Reagan
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Whose face is on the one dollar bill?
George Washington
When is President's Day celebrated every year?
A. Second Monday
B. Third Monday
C. Always on January 20th
B. Third Monday
Herbert Hoover spoke ______ to his wife to keep their conversations private.
A. Chinese
B. German
C. Italian
D. French
A. Chinese
President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou both spoke fluent Mandarin Chinese. They communicated in the language whenever they wanted to keep their conversations private around guests and the press. Herbert Hoover was fluent in Mandarin Chinese. He and his wife spoke it when they wanted to foil eavesdroppers in the White House.
Who was the tallest president?
Abraham Lincoln - 6' 4''
Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president at 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) tall. James Madison was the shortest president at 5 feet 4 inches (163 cm) tall.
John Adams was the first to __________?
A. Declare war on another country
B. Live in the white house
C. Veto a Bill
B. Live in the white house
Whose face is on the penny?
Abraham Lincoln
How many presidents has the United States had?
A. 44
B. 45
C. 46
C. 46
Lyndon B. Johnson was a _____ before becoming president.
A. Teacher
B. Lawyer
C. Milk Man
D. Plumber
A. Teacher
After graduating from high school in 1924, Johnson spent three years in a series of odd jobs before enrolling at Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now Texas State University) in San Marcos. While pursuing his studies there in 1928–29, he took a teaching job at a predominantly Mexican American school in Cotulla, Texas, where the extreme poverty of his students made a profound impression on him.
Who was the only president that was never married?
A. James Buchanan
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Theodore Roosevelt
A. James Buchanan
Who is the only President to serve 2 terms not consecutively?
A. William Henry Harrison
B. Grover Cleveland
C. Andrew Johnson
B. Grover Cleveland
Whose face is on the $100 dollar bill?
A. Alexander Hamilton
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Benjamin Franklin
On which day was Presidents Day originally celebrated?
A. February 25th
B. February 21st
C. February 22nd
C. Washington's Birthday (February 22nd)
Presidents Day began life as Washington's Birthday in honor of our first commander-in-chief and was celebrated on his actual birthday of February 22. Though his birthday was already a day of remembrance following his 1799 death, it was first recognized in a holiday capacity in 1879 for government offices in Washington, D.C. before all federal offices began marking the occasion in 1885.
What does the "S" in Ulysses S. Grant stand for?
A. Samuel
B. Steven
C. Just the letter S
D. Sean
C. The letter S...he does not have a middle name
George W. Bush was the head _______ at his high school.
A. Cheerleader
B. Captain of the football team
C. of student council
D. Drama Club
A. Cheerleader
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Whose face is on the dime?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
What country gifted the US the Statue of Liberty?
A. England
B. France
C. Russia
B. France
In a ceremony held in Paris on July 4, 1884, the completed Statue of Liberty is formally presented to the U.S. ambassador as a commemoration of the friendship between France and the United States.
The idea for the statue was born in 1865, when the French historian and abolitionist Édouard de Laboulaye proposed a monument to commemorate the upcoming centennial of U.S. independence (1876), the perseverance of American democracy
Ulysses S. Grant was given a ticket for what?
A. Riding his horse too fast
B. Bar fighting
C. Jaywalking
A. Riding his horse too fast
_______was a model in his 20s and was featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine in 1942.
A. Gerald Ford
B. Jimmy Carter
C. John F. Kennedy
A. Gerald Ford
Ford grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and went on to play football at the University of Michigan, where he was voted the team’s most valuable player in his senior year. He then worked as an assistant coach for Yale University’s football program while pursuing his law degree. After graduation in 1941, Ford earned extra money as a model. In 1942, just after joining the Navy, Ford appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine in his uniform, but was not officially credited with posing. He went on to serve in World War II from 1942 until the war ended in 1945.
Following the war, Ford began a law practice and became involved in Republican politics. It was during one of his modeling jobs after the war that he met his future wife, Elizabeth Anne Bloomer, who was called Betty.
Name all the presidents that have died by assassination.
Abraham Lincoln (the 16th President)
James A. Garfield (the 20th President)
William McKinley (the 25th President)
John F. Kennedy (the 35th President)
What Presidents are carved on Mt. Rushmore?
A)Washington, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Jefferson
B) Washington, Lincoln, McKinley, and Jefferson
C) Washington, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Adams
A) Washington, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Jefferson