| First president to... | President | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | First U.S. President | George Washington | 86%
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| Ford | Pardon another president | Gerald Ford | 86%
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| L. Johnson | Be inaugurated on an airplane | Lyndon Johnson | 86%
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| Obama | Be born outside the 48 contiguous states | Barack Obama | 83%
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| Eisenhower | Serve in WWII | Dwight Eisenhower | 76%
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| Adams | Live in the White House | John Adams | 69%
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| A. Johnson | Be impeached by the House of Representatives | Andrew Johnson | 66%
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| Buchanan | Be a bachelor | James Buchanan | 62%
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| Trump | Reach age 70 prior to his election | Donald Trump | 59%
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| Quincy Adams | Be photographed | John Quincy Adams | 59%
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| Tyler | Become president after the death of his predecessor | John Tyler | 59%
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| Van Buren | Be a non-native English speaker | Martin Van Buren | 59%
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| Clinton | Be a Rhodes Scholar | Bill Clinton | 55%
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| Taft | Serve on the Supreme Court of the United States | William Taft | 55%
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| Wilson | Have a PhD | Woodrow Wilson | 55%
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| Lincoln | Have a beard | Abraham Lincoln | 52%
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| F. Roosevelt | Appear on television | Franklin Roosevelt | 52%
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| T. Roosevelt | Ride in an airplane | Theodore Roosevelt | 52%
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| Henry Harrison | Die in office | William Henry Harrison | 52%
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| Harrison | Have his voice recorded | Benjamin Harrison | 48%
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| W. Bush | Have an approval rating above 90% (modern polling) | George W. Bush | 48%
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| Cleveland | Get married in the White House | Grover Cleveland | 48%
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| Harding | Be born after the Civil War | Warren Harding | 45%
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| McKinley | Ride in an automobile | William McKinley | 45%
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| Truman | Serve in WWI | Harry Truman | 41%
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| Kennedy | Receive a Purple Heart | John Kennedy | 41%
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| Grant | Publish his memoirs | Ulysses Grant | 41%
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| Polk | Be under the age of 50 upon entering office | James Polk | 38%
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| Nixon | Visit an NFL game while in office | Richard Nixon | 38%
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| Carter | Be born in a hospital | Jimmy Carter | 34%
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| Jefferson | Be inaugurated in Washington D.C. | Thomas Jefferson | 34%
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| H. W. Bush | Formally pardon a turkey | George H. W. Bush | 31%
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| Monroe | Have served in the Senate | James Monroe | 31%
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| Taylor | Use the term "First Lady" | Zachary Taylor | 31%
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| Coolidge | Appear on a U.S. coin while alive and in office | Calvin Coolidge | 28%
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| Arthur | Have an elevator installed in the White House | Chester Arthur | 28%
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| Pierce | Have a christmas tree in the White House | Franklin Pierce | 28%
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| Madison | Have served in the House of Representatives | James Madison | 28%
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| Jackson | Marry a divorced woman | Andrew Jackson | 24%
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| Hoover | Be a quaker | Herbert Hoover | 24%
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| Garfield | Be left handed | James Garfield | 24%
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| VA | Be from the Silent Generation | Joe Biden | 24%
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| Fillmore | Establish a permanent White House library | Millard Fillmore | 24%
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| Hayes | Hold a thanksgiving dinner | Rutherford Hayes | 24%
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| Reagan | Become the head of a union | Ronald Reagan | 21%
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