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Name Dropping #5: U.S. Presidents

Each hint is the beginning of the name of a current or former U.S. President. Match it to their surname by selecting from among the choices given.

The Additional Hint column displays the President’s term(s) of office. Use this information to distinguish between Presidents with the same given name or with similar given names.

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There are five pairs of Presidents who share a surname. Consequently, correct answers will not remain selected when moving on to the next question.
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Last updated: December 22, 2025
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Franklin D.
1933-1945
Theodore
1901-1909
James A.
1881
Jimmy
1977-1981
George W.
2001-2009
William Henry
1841
John F.
1961-1963
John
1841-1845
Richard
1969-1974
Dwight
1953-1961
Abraham
1861-1865
Woodrow
1913-1921
Thomas
1801-1809
Gerald
1974-1977
Herbert
1929-1933
Barack
2009-2017
James K.
1845-1849
Calvin
1923-1929
Zachary
1849-1850
Joe
2021-2025
George
1789-1797
Bill
1993-2001
Grover
1885-1889, 1893-1897
Andrew
1829-1837
James
1817-1825
Harry
1945-1953
Lyndon
1963-1969
Chester
1881-1885
George H. W.
1989-1993
Franklin
1853-1857
Martin
1837-1841
Ulysses
1869-1877
Warren
1921-1923
Andrew
1865-1869
John Quincy
1825-1829
William Howard
1909-1913
Millard
1850-1853
Ronald
1981-1989
James
1809-1817
John
1797-1801
William
1897-1901
Benjamin
1889-1893
Rutherford
1877-1881
James
1857-1861
Donald
2017-2021, 2025–
Adams
Arthur
Biden
Buchanan
Bush
Carter
Cleveland
Clinton
Coolidge
Eisenhower
Fillmore
Ford
Garfield
Grant
Harding
Harrison
Hayes
Hoover
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnson
Kennedy
Lincoln
Madison
McKinley
Monroe
Nixon
Obama
Pierce
Polk
Reagan
Roosevelt
Taft
Taylor
Truman
Trump
Tyler
Van Buren
Washington
Wilson
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4 Comments
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Level 58
Feb 9, 2025
i definitely confused myself into thinking Andrew Garfield was an answer.....
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Level 77
Feb 9, 2025
Perhaps in an alternate timeline…
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Level 78
Dec 22, 2025
Nice quiz - I am enjoying this Name Dropping series. Just to let you know that the dates for Biden and Trump should be updated.
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Level 77
Dec 22, 2025
Done. Thank you.

(And I’m glad you’re enjoying the series.)