Which president could brag that he was a classically trained pianist who could also play four other musical instruments?
- A) Richard Nixon
- B) Zachary Taylor
- C) John F. Kennedy
- D) Theodore Roosevelt
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Answer:
Richard Nixon
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Which U.S. president attended Napoleon’s coronation at the Notre Dame Cathedral in France?
- A) James Madison
- B) James Monroe
- C) Thomas Jefferson
- D) John Quincy Adams
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Answer:
James Monroe
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This president met his future wife in fifth grade. Though the two became high school sweethearts, they didn’t end up marrying each other until they were both in their mid-thirties. Which president is this?
- A) John F. Kennedy
- B) Harry S. Truman
- C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
- D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Answer:
Harry S. Truman
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Who was the president who first started the tradition of attending an opening day baseball game and throwing the first pitch?
- A) George W. Bush
- B) Bill Clinton
- C) William Howard Taft
- D) Theodore Roosevelt
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Answer:
William Howard Taft
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Which U.S. president played football in college, only to then turn down offers to play the game professionally?
- A) Ronald Reagan
- B) John F. Kennedy
- C) Bill Clinton
- D) Gerald Ford
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Answer:
Gerald Ford
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Which U.S. president couldn’t sit still when having his official portrait painted — and then burned the painting when it was completed?
- A) Theodore Roosevelt
- B) Thomas Jefferson
- C) Abraham Lincoln
- D) Zachary Taylor
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Answer:
Theodore Roosevelt
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Who was the first U.S. president to make Christmas a nationally celebrated holiday?
- A) George Washington
- B) Theodore Roosevelt
- C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
- D) Ulysses S. Grant
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Answer:
Ulysses S. Grant
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Who was the first president to put up a Christmas tree in the White House?
- A) James Madison
- B) William Henry Harrison
- C) Benjamin Harrison
- D) Ulysses S. Grant
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Answer:
Benjamin Harrison
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The press often mocked this president for his alleged shabby appearance. Who was this unkempt U.S. president?
- A) Richard Nixon
- B) Lyndon B. Johnson
- C) Abraham Lincoln
- D) Andrew Jackson
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Answer:
Abraham Lincoln
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Who is the only president to serve non-consecutive terms?
- A) Grover Cleveland
- B) William McKinley
- C) John Adams
- D) George Washington
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Answer:
Grover Cleveland
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Which three presidents all died on the Fourth of July?
- A) George Washington, James Madison, and Zachary Taylor
- B) John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe
- C) Richard Nixon, Calvin Coolidge, and Franklin D. Roosevelt
- D) Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson
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Answer:
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe
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Which U.S. president is the only one to have been born on the Fourth of July?
- A) George Washington
- B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
- C) Thomas Jefferson
- D) Calvin Coolidge
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Answer:
Calvin Coolidge
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Who was the U.S. president who signed the act that created the United States Marine Band?
- A) George Washington
- B) Andrew Jackson
- C) Thomas Jefferson
- D) John Adams
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Answer:
John Adams
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Who was the first U.S. president to write a biography about another U.S. president?
- A) Calvin Coolidge
- B) Herbert Hoover
- C) James Madison
- D) Theodore Roosevelt
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Answer:
Herbert Hoover
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Who was the first American president who was born in the United States, not in the American colonies?
- A) George Washington
- B) Thomas Jefferson
- C) Martin Van Buren
- D) Andrew Jackson
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Answer:
Martin Van Buren
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