President Trivia Questions

Question 1

Shortest president?

Answer 1

James Madison at 5’4”, runners up are Benjamin Harrison and Martin Van Buren.

Question 2

Tallest president?

Answer 2

Abraham Lincoln at 6’4”, runners up are Lyndon B. Johnson and Donald Trump.

Question 3

Oldest president at time of election?

Answer 3

Donald Trump was 70 years old in 2016, he started serving in 2017. Reagan was 69 in 1980. William Henry Harrison was 68 in 1980, and died in office after serving only one month in 1981.

Question 4

Youngest president?

Answer 4

Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest at 42 years old, he was elected to state legislature at the age of 23, in NY, making him the youngest state lawmaker in New York at the time. Runners up were John F. Kennedy at 43 years old, and Clinton at 46.

Question 5

Presidents who died while serving?

Answer 5

Just like the number of planets (SMVEMJSUN) there were 8 presidents who died in office. They were William Henry Harrison(9^th, served one month and died at 68), Zachary Taylor(12^th), Lincoln(16^th), James A. Garfield(20^th), William McKinley(25^th), Warren G. Harding(29^th), Franklin D. Roosevelt(), John F. Kennedy(35^th).

Question 6

Presidents who were assassinated?

Answer 6

Lincoln(16^th), Garfield(20^th), McKinley(25^th), Kennedy(35^th) -all were assassinated while in office.

Question 7

Which presidents were unsuccessful assassination attempts made on?

Answer 7

Andrew Jackson(7th), Theodore Roosevelt (26^th, who was done with his term), Franklin Roosevelt (32^nd, president-elect at the time), Harry S Truman(33rd), Gerald Ford (38^th, 2x in one year), Ronald Reagan(40^th).

Question 8

Presidents who were impeached?

Answer 8

Andrew Johnson(17th) and Bill Clinton(42nd).

Question 9

Harder question: Name the wars during American History, and if you can name the presidents associated with each war?

Answer 9

There were 11 wars during American history (according to: https://bit.ly/2MowMvv ). They were the American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Iraq War.

Question 10

President(s) during American Revolution (1st war)?

Answer 10

George Washington (war president)

Question 11

President(s) during the War of 1812 (2nd war)

Answer 11

James Madison (war president).

Question 12

President(s) during the Mexican-American War (3rd war)?

Answer 12

James K Polk (war president)

Question 13

President(s) during the Civil War (4^th war)?

Answer 13

Abraham Lincoln.

Question 14

President(s) during the Spanish American War (5^th war)?

Answer 14

William McKinley (war president)

Question 15

President(s) during WW1 (6^th war)?

Answer 15

Woodrow Wilson (war president)

Question 16

President(s) during WW2 (7^th war)?

Answer 16

Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman.

Question 17

President(s) during the Korean War (8^th war)?

Answer 17

Dwight D. Eisenhower (war president)

Question 18

President(s) during the Vietnam War (9^th war)?

Answer 18

John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon (war presidents)

Question 19

President(s) during the Persian Gulf War (10^th war)?

Answer 19

George H. W. Bush (war president)

Question 20

President(s) during the Iraq War (11^th war)?

Answer 20

George W. Bush and Barack Obama (war presidents)

Question 21

President with longest serving times?

Answer 21

Grover Cleveland

Question 22

Presidents with Slaves during their presidency?

Answer 22

According to https://bit.ly/31OF2Iy - 12 presidents owned slaves and 8 owned slaves while serving as president. The 8 presidents who owned slaves during their presidency were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor.

Question 23

Presidents who owned slaves but not while president?

Answer 23

12 presidents owned slaves and 8 owned slaves while serving as president. The 4 presidents who owned slaves outside of their presidency were Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S Grant.

Question 24

Presidents who did not own slaves, both during their presidency and during their lifetime (when slavery was legal in America)?

Answer 24

There were 6 presidents - John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 allowed blacks the right to vote, the same year when racist president Lyndon B Johnson was in office.

Question 25

What does the S in our 33^rd presidents name stand for?

Answer 25

The S stands for nothing, his parents had grandfathers with the names starting with ‘S’ and decided to just give him the S title as a middle name.

Question 26

Did every president live in the white house?

Answer 26

No, GW oversaw the construction in 1792 but never lived there. John Adams was first to live there in 1800.

Question 27

When is the President inaugurated?

Answer 27

The president is inaugurated in January 20th (beginning in 1937), but if inauguratin day falls on a Sunday, it is done on the 21st (Obama was inaugurated on his second term on the 21st of Januarym 2013), but the president also takes a oath on January 20th in a private ceremony. The inauguration date was formerly March 4.

Question 28

Where was George Washington born?

Answer 28

Columbus founded America in 1492, George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Question 29

Which president served two consecutive terms?

Answer 29

Grover Cleveland, so really you could argue Trump is the 44^th president (and the 45^th).

Question 30

Was every president associated with a party?

Answer 30

No, GW had none. The federalist party developed during his first term, and he chose to remain neutral.

Question 31

Name the two Roosevelts?

Answer 31

Franklin(32^nd) and Theodore(26^th)

Question 32

Name the James’?

Answer 32

There were 6 James’ – Madison(4^th ), Monroe(5th) , Buchanan(15^th), Polk(11^th), Garfield(20^th), Jimmy/James Carter(39^th).

Question 33

What state produced the most presidents?

Answer 33

Virginia was the birthplace of the most presidents. 8 presidents were from here, including George Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, Woodrow Wilson.