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U.S. Presidents Quiz

Can you name all 45 people who have served as President of the United States?
Parties: Democratic, Republican, Whig, Democratic-Republican, Federalist, Independent
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Last updated: January 20, 2021
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First submittedJanuary 21, 2013
Times taken1,944,133
Average score64.4%
Rating4.99
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Term
President
2021–
Joe Biden
2017–2021
Donald Trump
2009–2017
Barack Obama
2001-2009
George W. Bush
1993-2001
Bill Clinton
1989-1993
George H.W. Bush
1981-1989
Ronald Reagan
1977-1981
Jimmy Carter
1974-1977
Gerald R. Ford
1969-1974
Richard Nixon
1963-1969
Lyndon B. Johnson
1961-1963
John F. Kennedy
1953-1961
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1945-1953
Harry Truman
1933-1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1929-1933
Herbert Hoover
Term
President
1923-1929
Calvin Coolidge
1921-1923
Warren Harding
1913-1921
Woodrow Wilson
1909-1913
William Taft
1901-1909
Theodore Roosevelt
1897-1901
William McKinley
1893-1897
Grover Cleveland
1889-1893
Benjamin Harrison
1885-1889
Grover Cleveland
1881-1885
Chester A. Arthur
1881
James Garfield
1877-1881
Rutherford B. Hayes
1869-1877
Ulysses S. Grant
1865-1869
Andrew Johnson
1861-1865
Abraham Lincoln
Term
President
1857-1861
James Buchanan
1853-1857
Franklin Pierce
1850-1853
Millard Fillmore
1849-1850
Zachary Taylor
1845-1849
James K. Polk
1841-1845
John Tyler
1841
William Henry Harrison
1837-1841
Martin Van Buren
1829-1837
Andrew Jackson
1825-1829
John Quincy Adams
1817-1825
James Monroe
1809-1817
James Madison
1801-1809
Thomas Jefferson
1797-1801
John Adams
1789-1797
George Washington
msliv
+52
Level 30
Jan 7, 2018
I think it's a bit unfair to ask for 100% on this quiz for the history badge, makes it very US-centric and implies that all these presidents are super-important to world history, whereas for the other quizzes you don't ask 100%
kenpo17
+32
Level 67
Jan 12, 2018
You mean they don't learn about Franklin Pierce in Australia or Europe?
YellowJacket
+24
Level 75
Dec 21, 2019
As an American, I don't recall ever learning about Franklin Pierce in any history class - and I have a history degree. Even in college classes, Pierce was basically relegated to a footnote and was someone who did not do much.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 83
Jan 26, 2020
I remember learning about him in school. But not a lot. I picked up more watching documentaries on TV and YouTube.
kenpo17
+12
Level 67
Mar 16, 2020
YellowJacket, that was my point. I suppose the sarcasm didn't come through very well. I think msliv has a point regarding the history badge requiring 100% on this quiz.
Blasphemian
+4
Level 47
Sep 29, 2021
We don't even learn about him in America.
TheKindCowboy
+1
Level 47
Mar 7, 2022
Most I've ever heard about Pierce was that he was a terrible dude who lied a lot. If I'm not mistaken, he promised his wife he wouldn't run for President, as that was her only wish for him. Then his son was killed in a train wreck, and while his wife was mourning for him, Franklin Pierce took the oath to become President. Then he may have killed his wife, but nobody is really sure about that.
JakeP
+3
Level 59
Apr 5, 2022
Plot twist: Franklin Pierce ain't real.
elcampeador
+1
Level 67
May 12, 2022
Where did you get your history degree from? He was definitely discussed at my high school... pretty significant in leading to the Civil War.
CaoMaru
+6
Level 50
Jan 23, 2020
Agree.
Gotterdammerung
+6
Level 51
Mar 20, 2020
It is already on the U.S. badge and has a more forgiving requirement for the beginner badge, so this isn't the worst idea.
KateLanderer
+11
Level 39
Nov 12, 2020
This US president quiz is already included in three badges (US, history and welcome). It should belong only to the first one. But if you need to include it in the history badge, asking 100% is ridiculous and completely unfair to non-USA quizzers.
richiesyxx
+1
Level 69
Mar 21, 2022
Im from the UK, I’ve done this one several times, maybe once a month to check that my brain is still firing on the same amount of cylinders as the previous month. I don’t do many of these showing off comments but I can do all of them, in order. You really don’t have to be from the US to learn these. Although it is hysterical to see people complaining that a quiz on US presidents is too US-centric. I guess the UK Prime Ministers one is too British? Jaysus wept…
coopny14
+3
Level 41
Jan 7, 2018
Think about it. California, New York, Texas, Michigan would have the most power due to their population. Give the little guys a say in the election process.
DapperAlpaca
+17
Level 43
Mar 29, 2018
Nobody lives there. By popular vote, they get a say. Their vote is equal to everyone else's.
Asterlan
+1
Level 56
Oct 16, 2020
But then you get people that only would campaign for bigger states and leave the smaller ones behind.
jmellor13
+5
Level 67
Feb 9, 2021
No, they don't. They campaign in swing states and leave the rest behind. Nobody campaigns in New York or Mississippi because their outcomes are not in doubt.
MyMindWentBlank
+6
Level 59
Aug 4, 2018
Those states don't even account for 30% of the total population of the country. That's significantly less than a majority, even if every single person in those states held exactly the same political beliefs.
JGElias
+11
Level 52
May 23, 2020
The smaller the state the more representation they have per capita. Each state gets 2 guaranteed seats in the electoral college no matter the size. Those 2 seats become more valuable when the population is smaller - so the smaller the state the more representation they get.

Bigger states are under-represented.

iCloudSucks
+3
Level 22
Nov 3, 2020
Yeah small states have a larger impact on the vote tbh
Baxtergrad
+2
Level 53
Nov 17, 2020
The Senate has two seats per state. The House and College have number of seats based on state population.
hbomber
+2
Level 49
Jan 8, 2018
Why does the test say out of 44 when there are 45 answers?
kenpo17
+8
Level 67
Jan 12, 2018
Grover Cleveland probably only counts as one, even though his terms were non-consecutive.
bungie11
+2
Level 28
Jan 11, 2018
beat it by getting all right with 3:53
ironhawk
+8
Level 22
Jan 12, 2018
For all of you guys ranting on about the electoral college and how the election should be decided on the popular vote, there's a reason we have the electoral college. This reason is so other states with lower populations (ex: Wyoming, the Dakotas, Montana) can have a say in the voting. Our government is a republic, so everyone has a say. If the elections were decided on the popular vote, the election would be decided only in the states with a large population such as California, New York, Texas, and Florida. So that would basically ruin the point of our government and start a tyranny.
kalbahamut
+30
Level 83
Mar 1, 2018
Every ONE has a say? That doesn't make any sense when the ONEs from Wyoming have 3.6x the voting power as the ONEs from California. We've moved past the idea that the United States is a collection of states with competing interests. We're all one country. The only reason Republicans want to disenfranchise people so much or reduce their voting power is because they know that they can't possibly win if the will of the people was accurately represented. They NEED things like gerrymandering, illegal voter purging and voter registration restrictions, and the electoral college to hold on to power. If you're worried about tyranny look to those who represent a minority and are imposing their will on the majority, not the majority who have no power.
1ProximaCentauri
+2
Level 55
Nov 9, 2021
I think we should have a popular vote with ranked-choice voting and runoffs, the same way it works in states.
kenpo17
+2
Level 67
Jan 17, 2022
Most states haven't got ranked choice voting either. Which needs to change.
CaoMaru
+7
Level 50
Nov 25, 2020
Ironhawk, take a look at how other democracies do it. They have not yet sunk into tyranny.......
Stattick
+7
Level 32
Nov 27, 2020
The Electoral College was a compromise to give slaves states a way to tip the scales more in their favor. The Electoral College should have been abolished with slavery.
Malbaby
+4
Level 72
Jan 15, 2018
If you think voting in the US is weird just see what voting in Australia is like ........ here it is
TWM03
+2
Level 66
Jun 17, 2018
Wow. 82 candidates!? AV has many other flaws but this was one I hadn't thought about before.
kalbahamut
+8
Level 83
Sep 21, 2020
I could get behind the 6-week-long election season Australia has or whatever it is, I could have the time period wrong. Trump started his campaign to get reelected like the day after being sworn in, and most candidates for president in the USA start trying to generate buzz at least 3 or 4 years before the election and then start openly campaigning at least a year before. It's exhausting, even though you do have longer to vet and get to know everyone that is running.
cesario
+16
Level 47
Jan 15, 2018
There's a book called "Yo Millard Fillmore" that's an extended mnemonic for remembering all the presidents. I only remember parts of it, but I used it to help on this quiz. The only one I missed is...Millard Fillmore. *facepalm*
MorganaVelaryon
+4
Level 25
Jan 16, 2018
I'm from Germany and got 15, I think I should start to learn more about american history (and the presidents are a great staring point, I guess).
emcee2
+2
Level 21
Jan 19, 2018
I am so ashamed of myself. I'm taking american republic and i had to look into my history book. oh well
Kontio100
+24
Level 50
Jan 31, 2018
I'm from Finland and got 25 - I bet that no one of you Americans can name 25 Finnish presidents...don't worry, neither can I. Mainly because there has been only 12...
IsleAuHaulte
+5
Level 86
Nov 29, 2020
Finland's been such a huge world player too, comparable to naming 25 governors of Oklahoma.
sikh
+2
Level 28
Dec 20, 2020
i am from england got 50 in less than 2 mins
bungie11
+2
Level 28
Feb 1, 2018
NOW 3:54!
Malbaby
+2
Level 72
Feb 20, 2018
Try Governors who became Presidents ......here it is
payel123
+2
Level 39
Mar 26, 2018
Can You Accept Barrack Obama?
DapperAlpaca
+11
Level 43
Mar 29, 2018
It's wrong, so hopefully not.
HectorVortac
+4
Level 50
May 9, 2018
To do this the quizmaster would basically have to figure out every possible misspelling of every president's name and make them all count. Let's make it simple and require the right spelling.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 83
Jan 26, 2020
If so you should also accept Baraka Obama
MinecraftMadman
+6
Level 28
Jun 4, 2020
Or "Barraco Barner", remember that Tweet?
kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Feb 23, 2022
My link died. Here's another
Stattick
+5
Level 32
Nov 27, 2020
I'd be fine with this, so long as Bronco Bama is accepted. What can I say, the man owns it when he wears a cowboy hat.
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Dec 29, 2020
In the future, save time by just typing last names!
killerkyle
+2
Level 27
Mar 30, 2018
Got 100% ! #HistoryMajor
Littlep
+2
Level 8
Apr 10, 2018
Great quiz
Pharley
+3
Level 70
Apr 26, 2018
I was sure there was an American president called Munro. Or possibly Monro. Should have thought to stick and E on the end....
hampterGD
+1
Level 42
Mar 1, 2022
monroe
Malbaby
+2
Level 72
Jun 6, 2018
Do you know your Presidents? try US President's Anagram quiz ....here it is
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 86
Nov 29, 2020
That's a challenging quiz. It needs more nominations.
Sirinwara
+4
Level 46
Jun 9, 2018
21/44 and I'm from Hungary.

Sorry guys but your antebellum presidents are totally unknown here - apart from Washington and Jefferson which I knew but the rest...

kalbahamut
+9
Level 83
Jun 15, 2018
Minus Polk the run of 8 presidents before Lincoln are also not well known amongst Americans. They were all forgettable. Most of them exercised little power (Congress was really in control of the country at the time). A few of them died a short while in to their terms in office. One was not even elected. And all are ranked among the worst presidents in US history, though Trump has got them beat in that category according to the latest polls.
kalbahamut
+8
Level 83
Jun 15, 2018
If you don't know Jackson, Madison, Monroe or Adams they are worth looking up even if you are not American.

There's an entertaining miniseries on John Adams that was produced by HBO a few years back. Worth a download.

IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 86
Nov 29, 2020
But it's very hard to get past Paul Giamatti as Adams. He is a very capable actor, but....
kalbahamut
+2
Level 83
Jan 19, 2021
I thought he did well in the role and was well-cast. Who were you picturing? Bradley Cooper?
kalbahamut
+4
Level 83
Jun 15, 2018
(the 7 or 8 presidents after Lincoln are also often ranked among the worst in history, though not as bad as the lot that came before- not a good time in Presidential history)
kenpo17
+4
Level 67
Jul 6, 2018
Why do you say minus Polk?
kalbahamut
+5
Level 83
Oct 8, 2018
Because he's more noteworthy than the other 7.
Hazey78
+3
Level 14
Jun 27, 2018
I love that I get to learn about the presidents, I love George Washington because wouldn't it be cool if you were the person to be the starter of the presidency. It would be cool if I were the first president!!
SilentFox
+2
Level 52
Jul 5, 2018
This is an awesome quiz.

I am in awe of the 45 men who listed as The President of The United States of America. We are the greatest country on this earth.

Yes, we have our ups and downs and we are not perfect and we only make up 5 percent of the World's population; yet We are the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. All 45 men deserve our respect for the office and all 45 served.

Thanks to all of Our Presidents.

TWM03
+6
Level 66
Jul 16, 2018
There have only been 44 of them.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 83
Jun 14, 2019
While it's true only 44 men have served as president, often people get confused because the current president is usually listed as the 45th. That's because Garfield, who served two non-consecutive terms, is listed as both POTUS # 22 and POTUS #24.
TWM03
+3
Level 66
Jul 5, 2019
While Garfield may have been president twice or even two presidents, he was certainly not two men.
LincolnIsTheBestOne
+5
Level 65
Aug 26, 2019
Um, kalbahamut, don't you mean Grover Cleveland, not James Garfield? Remember that Garfield was assassinated after a couple hundred days in office.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 83
Aug 29, 2019
yes, Cleveland. My mistake.
IsleAuHaulte
+7
Level 86
Oct 13, 2019
I'm still waiting for the 44th person to serve.
tschutzer
+3
Level 88
Oct 5, 2020
Any day now...
kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Feb 23, 2022
Now that he fake-Tweeted out praise and approval for Putin's invasion of Ukraine, can we say that he has served? You didn't say whom...
CaoMaru
+14
Level 50
Nov 25, 2020
"Greatest country on earth." Wow, seriously, how much more egotistic can you get?
Quizmaster
+12
Level ∞
Dec 29, 2020
I know, right. It's obviously Bhutan.
TWM03
+2
Level 66
Jan 8, 2021
It's true if you use the definition of "greatest" as "most powerful".
oastone
+2
Level 61
Jul 12, 2018
I wonder what accounts for the percentage difference between the two Roosevelts and the two Harrisons. The Bushes and Adams have the same percentage points, as one would expect.
TWM03
+3
Level 66
Jul 16, 2018
For the Roosevelts it will be people writing "FDR".
kenpo17
+3
Level 67
Aug 22, 2018
And for the Harrisons, it's probably because the misspelling "Harison" works for William but not Benjamin.
ChipOtley
+4
Level 75
Aug 26, 2019
Possibly because they have different forenames too? So typing John Adams will still hit both, etc.
coopny14
+4
Level 41
Jul 16, 2018
44 Presidents is correct. Cleveland served two non consecutive terms.. 45 Administrations 44 Men. Excellent quiz. It got people to discuss the good and bad about America.
ivocado
+2
Level 20
Jul 17, 2018
Most of the streets in my neighborhood are named after presidents and I still can't remember all of them! I will keep trying though because I want to earn the beautiful USA badge.
btlover90
+2
Level 25
Jul 21, 2018
Got 100%. I knew that George H. W. Bush and George Bush were related, so I knew about two presidents that had the same name. Forgot that some of the presidents also had the same last name also.
AliGeo
+3
Level 29
Jul 27, 2018
I can't help but forget Fillmore... maybe because I can't fill my head with more informations... ;)
Stattick
+6
Level 32
Nov 27, 2020
Pretend you're going to the dentist for a cavity. Pierce, Polk (pronounced "poke"), and Fill(more).
AliGeo
+3
Level 29
Jul 27, 2018
It's easy to remember every president :

if you watch grey's anatomy you have Wilson and Pierce. Pretty Little Liars : Harding (Ian). Indiana Jones : Harrison and Ford. Garfield : Garfield. Imagine those characters together and you'll remember them

imjustbetter
+2
Level 27
Sep 19, 2018
finished with 1.50 left
jm
+2
Level 81
Oct 22, 2018
Instead of Washington, could we have a picture of Franklin Pierce - because he is the only one I missed. 59% of my fellow quiztakers are in the same boat. :-)
edj99
+8
Level 24
Nov 2, 2018
This quiz is really hard as a non-American
gccwang24
+3
Level 45
Nov 25, 2018
Who remembers the song from the Simpsons:

"There's Taylor, there's Tyler, there's Fillmore and there's Hayes. There's William Henry Harrison: 'I died in thirty days!'"

Also remembered Chester A. Arthur from Die Hard 3.

TheodoreE45
+4
Level 86
Dec 1, 2018
George H.W. Bush: June 12, 1924 - November 30, 2018. (94)

He was a good president, an even better family man, and an amazing human being. May he rest in peace.

JonahFeigelson
+2
Level 26
Dec 18, 2018
i actually just forgot abe lincoln...
12345wired
+3
Level 29
Dec 30, 2018
I forget JFK

Lord forgive me...

Volhosis
+2
Level 38
Jan 4, 2019
100% with 4:11 left!
GeoDude
+10
Level 53
Jan 7, 2019
I got them all, from Washington to Obama!
Waikareiti
+3
Level 38
Jan 31, 2019
Quizmaster, the 2 Harrison's have different acceptance criteria.

Can you please strandardise the acceptable spellings.

Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Dec 29, 2020
This has been fixed.
Racheth
+2
Level 40
Feb 3, 2019
This was So Easy
jsmash
+3
Level 31
Feb 6, 2019
Can't believe only 39% got Chester A Arthur, it's like the easiest one. Narly.
annyesoluvely
+2
Level 34
Feb 20, 2019
taken this quiz 12+ times and every time always forget Garfield...
TH0R
+3
Level 28
Mar 5, 2019
Well, he hates Mondays.
martay
+1
Level 67
Mar 3, 2022
He's one of the four presidents to have been assassinated while in office.

What's both interesting and tragic about his death is that he likely would have survived if he had better medical care.

Even though the doctors' care was standard medical practice for the time (germ theory was just beginning to be understood and was essentially unpracticed), they still caused him extensive damage beyond that of the assassin's initial bullet. Their techniques caused severe infection. The pain was excruciating. He did survive for another 11 weeks, but they were 11 horrible weeks.

LincolnIsTheBestOne
+2
Level 65
Mar 15, 2019
If anyone would like to practice Democratic-Republican presidents, try this.
Rainy
+2
Level 16
Mar 24, 2019
How did I get everyone except RICHARD NIXON and THOMAS JEFFERSON. Those are such weird ones to forget, my mind just blanked.
Vincent11
+2
Level 14
May 25, 2019
I forgot a lot of them I used to know them by heart but now my mind is blank.
dvorkjoker
+10
Level 60
Jul 12, 2019
Whenever I take this quiz, I feel like I need to Fillmore gaps.
LincolnIsTheBestOne
+4
Level 65
Aug 22, 2019
(Laughing so hard)
IsleAuHaulte
+7
Level 86
Jul 27, 2019
Of the 144 questions on quizzes for the USA Badge you must get 143 correct. You're allowed to miss 1 President.

Everybody has that one they just refuse to acknowledge as existing as President, don't they?

Phrath
+2
Level 32
Jul 28, 2019
i beat 1.4 % quiz takers being from india good enough
Spleew
+2
Level 28
Aug 4, 2019
2:09 left B)
Gheltaro
+9
Level 15
Aug 5, 2019
Isn't it shameful that this quiz is needed for the History Badge!? USA is not the centre of the world! I would rather cite all the roman or chinese emperors...
Quizmaster
+9
Level ∞
Aug 5, 2019
I bet you couldn't even name a single Chinese emperor. I know I couldn't have until I started this site.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 83
Sep 29, 2019
I can name several, but not all of them.
camus
+4
Level 76
Dec 21, 2019
Neither are Rome and China the centers of the world (despite the latter's claim). However, Rome and China were the world's most powerful empires in their prime, and the United States still is.
CaoMaru
+8
Level 50
Jan 23, 2020
I don't object to having it required for the badge, but I do object to needing every single answer. Most of these presidents were not massively relevant to world history.
JWatson24
+1
Level 70
Feb 21, 2022
There are way more Chinese and Roman emperors than there are American presidents though. Memorizing all of them is nearly impossible. There are only 45 Presidents, and this is a site where many people have already memorized 196 countries. While I think there's no need for someone from another country to know every American President, I also think it's a much more reasonable request than expecting someone to know all the Roman or Chinese emperors.
ethanos343
+2
Level 31
Aug 6, 2019
done with 2:50 remaining :)
NeilV
+3
Level 51
Sep 8, 2019
can you accept buren for martin van buren
undeadwarrior
+3
Level 60
Nov 5, 2019
I just came here for the comments!
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Dec 29, 2020
Future people like you will be disappointed! It is my opinion that low-quality political sniping (such as what you seen in the media) actively makes the world a worse place. To prevent this, we will be heavily sanitizing comments.
kzn05
+7
Level 57
Nov 7, 2019
Why is this quiz included in the history badge? Non-American users who are interested in general history as a subject matter cannot be expected to be experts on American presidents. Plus, this quiz is already in the USA badge, so I would request you to remove this quiz from the history badge. Thanks!
kalbahamut
+2
Level 83
Dec 11, 2019
somewhat reasonable suggestion
CaoMaru
+6
Level 50
Jan 23, 2020
Or have a lesser number of answers required, but keep it in, would also be fine.
WillA25
+2
Level 35
Nov 14, 2019
If you'd like to check out my quiz about US currency, specifically who is featured on each denomination, that would be awesome! You can find it here If you like it, please rate and nominate so more people can experience it! Thank you :)
MCreeperWL
+2
Level 34
Nov 14, 2019
Finally made it after a couple of attempts. I'm from France so it was quite hard as i only knew a few of them. ;)
Shiloh376
+3
Level 73
Dec 20, 2019
Its 44 people who have been president, not 45. Good quiz.
tomwinkler95
+3
Level 67
Dec 21, 2019
Finally Fillmore
camus
+6
Level 76
Dec 21, 2019
Everyone talks about the Electoral College (rightly so), but what about the fact that elections take place on a working day, and that voting is a complicated hassle compared to other countries? Average Joe thinks twice before going to vote. And if he does, he's drawn in by a hype around a charismatic, larger-than-life candidate. This was the case with Obama, and now with Trump.
kalbahamut
+6
Level 83
Dec 21, 2019
Republicans seem to oppose anything that makes voting easier, though in this case I'm not sure if it really advantages them or not as more and more working class voters vote Republican. It would make a lot of sense to make it a national holiday.
jmellor13
+8
Level 67
Dec 23, 2019
Everyone I know agrees with you. Election Day should be a holiday. It's the government, not the people, keeping that from happening.
Liam
+3
Level 72
Dec 21, 2019
I was astonished by the periodic table one but how was THIS not featured yet?
kalbahamut
+5
Level 83
Dec 22, 2019
It was featured before several times. Quizmaster sometimes recycles popular quizzes.
kenpo17
+5
Level 67
Mar 6, 2020
Expect this to be featured again either after the election in November, or more likely after the inauguration next January.
Bdubz
+3
Level 44
Jan 3, 2020
Damn you James Garfield
Nintenjoe03
+3
Level 41
Jan 23, 2020
Anyone remember the animaniacs song
Hezzer619
+3
Level 54
Jan 24, 2020
2016: Trump

2020: Reese's commercial guy

REESES GUY 4 PRESIDENT!!

HutHutVikes
+1
Level 54
May 28, 2021
NOT SORRY
KingWarfare846
+4
Level 49
Mar 20, 2020
I typed in LBJ to save time, just to find out at the end there's another president called Johnson, and I just lost out on a free answer.
kevlarkev
+3
Level 56
Apr 7, 2020
I've taken this quiz 3 times since it came out and never remember Chester Arthur. Poor Chester
Joyjeet
+4
Level 44
Apr 18, 2020
Urge you to rethink the necessity of country-specific quizzes for a welcome badge.
kalbahamut
+6
Level 83
Apr 24, 2020
it's one of the most popular quizzes on the site, and the minimum scores for the welcome badge are pretty low.
Fishyyy
+4
Level 55
Apr 22, 2020
Here's one way to remember, think of one important aspect of the president. For example, Taylor died because he ate too many cherries. Taft had to have a special bathtub built for him because he was just too fat. Presidents Fillmore, Buchanan, and Pierce refused the offer to celebrate Thanksgiving.
ThisistheJ17
+2
Level 46
Feb 10, 2021
So what do I do for Rutherford B. Hayes?
partdavid
+1
Level 66
Jul 1, 2021
I think of his wife, temperance leader "Lemonade" Lucy Hayes.
Squidward55
+4
Level 21
May 15, 2020
as an ignorant european, i only managed to get around 20, and i am pretty proud of myself :)
PA11BAR
+3
Level 32
Jun 19, 2020
26 for a middle englander, i'll take that
NeilV
+2
Level 51
Jul 6, 2020
100% I know my presidents well!
thydog
+3
Level 43
Oct 18, 2020
Got 23, did better than I thought as a Canadian
IamTheSam
+4
Level 35
Oct 29, 2020
Hmmm, if you include Jimmy Carter, the USA has had 6 presidents with a first name of James.

Scotland had 6 King James, England only 2 (James the 1st being James VI of Scotland). Neither nation recognises the legitimacy of King LeBron James, although oddly the USA, on paper a monarchy-free republic, does.

Foxae
+4
Level 51
Oct 30, 2020
This is completely random but I was trying to go through this quiz using both first and last names, and I noticed that donald j trump wasn't accepted, could you change that?
kenpo17
+7
Level 67
Nov 5, 2020
It seems like presidents' middle initials and middle names are accepted rather inconsistently. Richard M. Nixon is not accepted, but Dwight D. Eisenhower is. William Jefferson Clinton is accepted, but Barack Hussein Obama is not. It seems to me like the best fix is "don't make more work for yourself by entering unnecessary initials" but I can also see an argument that the quiz should be consistent on this.
kalbahamut
+5
Level 83
Nov 6, 2020
Save time for both yourself and the quiz authors and just type in last names.
kenpo17
+3
Level 67
Nov 15, 2020
I mean, if you want to do the two Harrisons, the two Johnsons, the two Adamses, and the two Bushes separately then fine, add first names and middle initials where necessary. But I agree, putting unnecessary middle initials is pointless. It is a bit weird how inconsistent the type-ins are with middle names, but it doesn't bother me really.
KingCrozma
+3
Level 32
Nov 7, 2020
And now were about to see Biden added to the list.
punkybrewster
+5
Level 77
Nov 7, 2020
Impatiently hitting refresh over and over, waiting to redo this quiz.....
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Nov 7, 2020
Well, come back in January.
YeetTheCat5
+4
Level 42
Nov 8, 2020
Excuse me Quizmaster, but it's 2020 and Joe Biden just became president. Please add him in.
YeetTheCat5
+4
Level 42
Nov 8, 2020
Please?
Quizmaster
+9
Level ∞
Nov 8, 2020
You do realize that Biden doesn't take office until January 2021 right?
turnbacktwo
+2
Level 38
Jan 4, 2021
Well add him now because it is January 2021
Jacktheguy
+5
Level 86
Jan 4, 2021
Come back in about two weeks.
HendogJP
+6
Level 50
Jan 20, 2021
You can hit refresh now :)
Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 52
Nov 12, 2020
I guess the Quizmaster could change the "2017-" to "2017-2020" at least.
Djilas
+7
Level 80
Nov 13, 2020
Only if Trump resigns/dies this year. Otherwise it'll be 2017-2021.
Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 52
Jan 5, 2021
Oops, my bad.
lionelthegreat
+3
Level 18
Nov 9, 2020
Where is Biden????
kalbahamut
+15
Level 83
Nov 9, 2020
He was in Wilmington last time I saw him.
JackintheBox
+3
Level 75
Dec 15, 2020
You met him in person?
Dollyfroggy
+7
Level 52
Nov 12, 2020
Read the footnote. He will be added on Inauguration Day.
driehoek25
+1
Level 63
Oct 2, 2021
Asking Biden would not help since he always forgets where he is.
Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 52
Nov 12, 2020
Wasn't Theodore Roosevelt an Independent his second term?
kenpo17
+10
Level 67
Nov 15, 2020
Not during his 2nd term. He left office after 2 terms, then decided he didn't like the job Taft was doing and sought a 3rd term. He failed to get the Republican nomination so he ran third party and ended up splitting the vote, thus leading to Wilson winning the election.
punkybrewster
+5
Level 77
Jan 7, 2021
If the Cabinet invokes the 25th, will Pence be 46 and Biden 47? Asking for America.
Wolf6120
+5
Level 57
Jan 8, 2021
It's not looking like they will, but if they did; No, technically he wouldn't. Invoking the 25th doesn't actually remove the President from office. The Vice President becomes "Acting President" and all the President's powers are transferred over, but the sitting President remains the sitting President until their term ends or the 25th is revoked.
TomatosRaafatos
+3
Level 72
Jan 8, 2021
You're right, but the 25th actually has more detailed complications to it than that. CGP grey made a nice video about it here (https://youtu.be/boezS4C_MFc)
Djilas
+2
Level 80
Jan 20, 2021
IIRC it depends on the time left. At that point Pence would've been just acting president, with more time a full president.
Ponderosa
+5
Level 82
Jan 20, 2021
You don't recall correctly. If Trump had been impeached and removed from office, Pence would have been the President. If they'd just invoked the 25th, he would only have been acting President.

Sadly, Inauguration Day has arrived, so Tippecanoe's old record will stand.

Luis47
+4
Level 55
Jan 22, 2021
The description still says 45 presidents even though we now have 46.
DMKMax
+4
Level 24
Jan 22, 2021
this normal, this is because of Groover Cleveland who had two non-consecutive terms, due to that Cleveland is at the same time the 22nd and 24th presidents
buck1017
+3
Level 75
Jan 25, 2021
The fact that Chester Arthur is the least guessed just means that more people need to watch Die Hard With a Vengeance.
partdavid
+4
Level 66
Jan 26, 2021
Or read Bill Bryson's assertion that he was said to urinate out of the upper floor windows of the whitehouse. But the way I really remember him is from Futurama's hall of President heads, when he whines, "Chester A. Arthur fall down."
tom88
+3
Level 67
Feb 8, 2021
I always remember John Tyler from that episode, when they come back to the present and they are happy to see all the presidents, even john tyler, and he says: "That's the first time someone has talked to me in over 400 years"
SirPhilippines
+6
Level 53
Jan 27, 2021
I think it should be corrected to "Can you name all 46 people who have served as President of the United States?"
DMKMax
+10
Level 24
Feb 1, 2021
there's actually 45 persons because of Groover Cleveland
interopia
+4
Level 83
Mar 20, 2021
Groover would have been a good name for him.
WolfyIQ
+2
Level 24
Feb 2, 2021
I got all of them
CMC315
+2
Level 54
Feb 4, 2021
Dang, I got 41, which I thought was ok. Not great, but ok. Then I saw that it was only better than like 59% of the people that took it. Now I feel like a big dummy.
Mat13
+4
Level 81
Feb 5, 2021
Joe Biden is considered the 46th President. Since Grover Cleveland's two terms were not served consecutively, there are numbered independently.
Hezzer619
+4
Level 54
Feb 9, 2021
Yes, but he is the 45th individual person to serve.
camus
+6
Level 76
Feb 8, 2021
Jetpunk commenters were more eager to have Joe Bidden added on the Presidents quiz than Democrats were to have him elected.
flushfido
+9
Level 48
Feb 8, 2021
I got them all except for the guy from 2017-2021. He deserves to be forgotten...
leftismsucks
+4
Level 41
Feb 19, 2021
still crying about him tho...
CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 56
Feb 22, 2021
I did the opposite and decided to forget the current president.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Feb 26, 2022
Your comments here are as clever and balanced as the name you've chosen for yourself. Looking forward to seeing more of your genius and insight shared around the site.
ThisistheJ17
+2
Level 46
Feb 10, 2021
Had all but damn Hayes for a solid 70 seconds. Literally had to start singing the president song to get that president! I even put in Grant first, I think their is no doubt Rutherford B Hayes is the most forgettable president, he wasn't good or bad enough.
syphus590
+2
Level 28
Feb 16, 2021
0:00

Scoring

You scored 26/45 = 58%

This beats or equals 32% of test takers

The average score is 33

Your high score is 27

bbbready
+3
Level 38
Feb 16, 2021
I wonder how many people purposely missed Biden thinking "hmph, not my president"
syphus590
+2
Level 28
Feb 18, 2021
thats why im not showing my dad this quiz xD
leftismsucks
+1
Level 41
Feb 19, 2021
me :)
CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 56
Feb 22, 2021
Same XD
Wolf6120
+3
Level 57
Feb 22, 2021
That'll show 'im!
NeilV
+6
Level 51
Mar 2, 2021
I wonder how many people purposely missed Trump thinking "hmph, not my president"! :)
gewehr6628
+1
Level 43
May 17, 2021
i wonder the same neil
kalbahamut
+1
Level 83
Feb 26, 2022
Well statistically speaking roughly 50% of the general population has an IQ below 100, which should be the mean. But the users of this site skew higher. I guess you could just look at the percentages and see how many there were.
syphus590
+2
Level 28
Feb 18, 2021
0:00

Scoring

You scored 31/45 = 69%

This beats or equals 42.3% of test takers

The average score is 33

Your high score is 31

SirPhilippines
+1
Level 53
Sep 22, 2021
n i c e
LennertvdBoom
+3
Level 68
Feb 18, 2021
Die Hard with a Vengeance got me the least guessed president.
HutHutVikes
+1
Level 54
Mar 2, 2021
Just to think that in the almost 250 years of this nation, we have never had a president named Smith.
driehoek25
+1
Level 63
Apr 28, 2021
Coincidence I think not.
Komodo
+1
Level 23
Mar 4, 2021
I beat it with only :07 seconds left
nitrogenous
+1
Level 24
Mar 5, 2021
got them all with :03 to go
Historyman0
+3
Level 38
Mar 9, 2021
how does a small man, former George's right hand man, reestablish the USMC within his 2nd year, make his wife say oh dear, lost his presidency without a shadow or hun, welcome everyone, to the JOHN ADAMS ADMINISTRATION!!!
Dominic
+4
Level 41
Mar 9, 2021
They should add a list of fastest times on these types of quizzes!
iTezKez
+2
Level 16
Mar 11, 2021
Yes! I would love that!
iTezKez
+1
Level 16
Mar 11, 2021
50/50 with 42 seconds to spare! Very happy with this PB. I am hoping to improve this to a Sub 4 minute time soon.
IlikeLuigi
+2
Level 52
Mar 12, 2021
for the 1 percent that didnt get trump I will never know
IlikeLuigi
+1
Level 52
Mar 12, 2021
wow
quizraffa
+1
Level 28
Mar 29, 2021
im not america poeple
TEK1969
+1
Level 45
Mar 29, 2021
Here is a mistake. Biden is no. 46
EcceHomo
+2
Level 74
Apr 8, 2021
...only if you count Grover Cleveland as 2 men, which he is not. (see above). Biden is the 45th different person to be president.

I got 34/45. WIP.

Alan2
+1
Level 23
Mar 30, 2021
Only five. I am proud
Apprentice03
+1
Level 43
Apr 20, 2021
46/46 3:35 left!
ajc2270
+2
Level 68
May 7, 2021
This quiz is so frustrating! I know all the presidents, but I always forget 2 or 3 and it's NEVER the same ones I forget.
Ender
+1
Level 28
May 16, 2021
Totally did not cheat and had “presidents of the us by picture” open in another tab.
Ender
+1
Level 28
May 16, 2021
And looked at the pictures, remembered, and put them into here.
SpeedOfLight
+2
Level 11
May 24, 2021
Why are there people arguing about the electoral college in the comments?
BobSaget
+1
Level 81
Feb 21, 2022
Because we can't have an honest conversation about how regressive and detrimental it is in typical avenues for public discussion.
TheWanderingGod
+1
Level 35
May 25, 2021
Finished in 43 seconds! (after a lot of practicing)
Angbo
+1
Level 61
May 28, 2021
Yeah!

I got 29,and I'm a teen from Taiwan!

Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 52
May 31, 2021
I wrote Andrew Johnson thinking about Andrew Jackson... oops.
KrakenTackler
+2
Level 21
Jun 4, 2021
I'm a ten-year-old from the other side of the world and got all correct (because of Google, but no one mention that).
Worldmaster
+1
Level 30
Jul 15, 2021
Of all the times I’ve taken this quiz, I still can’t get William Taft
megahorst
+2
Level 49
Jul 27, 2021
How can there be a difference in percentage with the Roosevelts?
TurkeyCookTime
+2
Level 72
Jul 27, 2021
Some people probably type both the first and last names without realizing you can just type the last name.
Error404
+1
Level 19
Jul 28, 2021
hello, too hard
Caz2021
+1
Level 21
Jul 29, 2021
45/45 2:30 to go!!! Wooooooooooo

I’ve done this quiz so many times the names now just come to me. I’m not even American, lol!

kayokayokayo
+1
Level 42
Aug 1, 2021
I forgot Van Buren! How can I do that? I was part of the Van-B Boys gang!
TwinVincible
+1
Level 27
Aug 29, 2021
two seconds left- oh wow
WWEBrody
+1
Level 53
Sep 2, 2021
It's crazy that a wrestling video helped me remember Taft through Obama and I learned the rest by president knowledge and taking this quiz with that wrestling video playing in my head.
jbro
+2
Level 56
Sep 8, 2021
How is Lyndon B Johnson at 77% and Andrew Johnson is at 75%? Can somebody explain that?
1ProximaCentauri
+3
Level 55
Nov 9, 2021
Someone typed Lyndon B johnson fully.
Freestatebear
+1
Level 82
Feb 21, 2022
Probably because Lyndon was popularly referred to as "LBJ" - which is a type-in for him. It's a similar situation for the Roosevelts - "FDR" is a type-in for Franklin.
WannabeSwede
+1
Level 26
Sep 25, 2021
i got franklin rosevelt but not theodore;;;;
HollowYT
+1
Level 36
Nov 9, 2021
As a kid I thought that George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush were the same person...
HollowYT
+1
Level 36
Nov 9, 2021
As a kid I thought that George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush were the same person...
kalbahamut
+2
Level 83
Feb 23, 2022
They probably share a pretty high percentage of their DNA.
driehoek25
+2
Level 63
Nov 21, 2021
Why do some of them have either their full name displayed or just a letter for their middle name and some do not have their middle name displayed?
GuillaumeP84
+1
Level 4
Dec 9, 2021
even if i'm french and young (17) i know all of them :)
RandomTrivia
+1
Level 27
Jan 20, 2022
I GOT 100% 1st try oh my gosh
rn231672
+1
Level 16
Jan 23, 2022
Animatics aren't going to help because, it stops at Bill Clinton
Ingenium
+1
Level 62
Feb 15, 2022
You need to fix this topic. We have 46 Presidents.
BotswanaEmperor
+4
Level 61
Feb 21, 2022
Grover Cleveland served as both the 22nd and 24th presidents, so while there were 46 presidents, only 45 individual people were ever president
shrekcena
+1
Level 36
Feb 21, 2022
Tyler was a Democrat not a Whig
kenpo17
+1
Level 67
Feb 21, 2022
Wikipedia says Tyler started as a Democrat but switched to Whig due to his opposition to Andrew Jackson during the Nullification Crisis. Either way, he was nominated as William Henry Harrison's running mate from the Whig Party.
TheUnableDerk
+1
Level 41
Feb 24, 2022
Bruh I forgot to type Obama and I thought I did
Acingaman
+1
Level 25
Feb 28, 2022
John Quincy Adams was the whig party
VECTORRR
+2
Level 24
Mar 6, 2022
A. There are 46 presidents. B. I got all 46.
yehonatan123
+1
Level 20
Apr 10, 2022
ez got all
Savio
+1
Level 65
Apr 26, 2022
So how does the required score for the badge work? Does the required score for the badge change every time a new president is elected?
EldarinweNoble
+1
Level 22
May 3, 2022
Millard Fillmore and Chester A. Arthur are the only presidents I consistently forget every time I do a quiz. Even if I force myself to remember them I can never do it quickly to speedrun. Such forgettable people.

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