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U.S. Presidential Knowledge - Multiple Choice

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about U.S. Presidents and the office of the Presidency?
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First submittedMarch 9, 2020
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1. Who succeeded Thomas Jefferson as President?
James Madison ✓
John Quincy Adams ✓
James K. Polk ✓
2. Who was Kennedy's Vice President?
Richard Nixon ✓
Jimmy Carter ✓
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
Gerald R. Ford ✓
3. Where was Barack Obama born?
Chicago ✓
Honolulu ✓
Jakarta ✓
4. What is the official residence of the Vice President?
Gracie Mansion ✓
Number One Observatory Circle ✓
The White House ✓
There isn't one ✓
5. Which of these Presidents WASN'T a state governor?
Bill Clinton ✓
George W. Bush ✓
Harry Truman ✓
Ronald Reagan ✓
6. What is the minimum number of votes that a state can have in the electoral college?
1 ✓
2 ✓
3 ✓
4 ✓
7. Which President's real first name was Hiram?
Calvin Coolidge ✓
Harry S. Truman ✓
John Quincy Adams ✓
Ulysses S. Grant ✓
8. Which of these is considered to be a "swing state" in U.S. Presidential elections?
California ✓
Hawaii ✓
Utah ✓
Florida ✓
9. What was Richard Nixon's middle name?
Milhous ✓
Homer ✓
Otto ✓
Quimby ✓
10. Which of these is NOT a real location within the White House?
The Oval Office ✓
The West Wing ✓
The Grand Parlor ✓
The Lincoln Bedroom ✓
11. Who can the President communicate with using the "Red Telephone"?
The Secretary of Defense ✓
The Prime Minister of the UK ✓
His Wife ✓
The President of Russia ✓
The "red phone" is not a phone, nor is it red. It is a method for sending secure e-mails.
12. What era of history did James Monroe preside over?
Reconstruction ✓
Prohibition ✓
Era of Good Feelings ✓
The Gilded Age ✓
13. Which of these Presidents had a mustache?
Dwight Eisenhower ✓
Theodore Roosevelt ✓
Andrew Jackson ✓
Thomas Jefferson ✓
14. True or false. Every President prior to Obama was a white, Protestant, man?
True ✓
False ✓
John F. Kennedy was Catholic
15. What's the longest a President can theoretically serve, according to the Constitution and its amendments?
4 years ✓
8 years ✓
10 years ✓
15 years ✓
16. Who of these was NOT an actual first lady?
June Carter ✓
Mamie Eisenhower ✓
Lady Bird Johnson ✓
Betty Ford ✓
June Carter was a country singer
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22 Comments
Quizmaster
+19
Level ∞
Mar 10, 2020
#15 is a little tricky. In the event that a President dies or steps down, the Vice President is now President. If that person serves for 2 years or fewer, they are still allowed to run for two more full terms.
jm
+4
Level 85
Mar 10, 2020
It would have applied to Johnson or Truman, but neither got a "third" term.
priamos
+2
Level 63
Mar 31, 2020
Actually it wouldn't have applied to Truman. The law limiting terms was enacted during his presidency, and to get him to sign it Congress had to make an exception for the incumbent president.
GomezFigueroa
+4
Level 62
Mar 13, 2020
Tricky if you haven't read the constitution ; )
PjotrL
+5
Level 75
Mar 19, 2020
Which isn't every day reading for most people, especially the 7.4 billion people outside of the US. :)
Penguiniman
+1
Level 58
Feb 2, 2021
If the constitution says they are only allowed to serve for 10, then how did FDR serve 12 years?
jayrod
+2
Level 92
Feb 3, 2021
They changed the law with an amendment after his presidency.
IsleAuHaulte
+7
Level 89
Mar 10, 2020
President Cash would actually be an appropriate name for any of them.
mf3
+7
Level 87
Mar 10, 2020
One of the fake choices for Obama's birthplace should be Nairobi! :)
halpie
+6
Level 77
Mar 10, 2020
I love the Simpsons reference! Cromulently done.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 71
Mar 12, 2020
I answered grand parlor for 10, the answer didnt turn green, but has a check and is correct according to the stats. The question turned red (as if it was wrong) but no alternate answer was marked as correct.
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 90
Mar 31, 2020
Weird. That didn't happen for me. What about now? Has it changed?
kitshef
+2
Level 84
Mar 31, 2020
I believe the answer to #15 to be incorrect. Let's say Bob is VP and the president dies after a year. Bob serves the remaining three years. Next election, a new president is elected, and Bob is VP again. Again, the president dies, and Bob serves another three years. Next election, same again. Bob just keeps getting elected as VP, then serving as President.
SouthwestChief
+1
Level 72
Mar 31, 2020
I think after a certain point you would either not be sworn in as VP, or when then president stepped down, the Speaker of the House would become president.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Mar 31, 2020
#15 is correct, but I did change the wording slightly. There are actually two amendments at play here: the 22nd and the 12th. The 12th amendment says "But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."

This hasn't been tested in courts, and probably never will be, but it seems clear to me that it prevents the scenario you mentioned.

In any case, "unlimited" is not a choice, so the only possible correct answer is 10 years.

kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Apr 3, 2020
hm.. well okay. That was not the answer that was arrived upon in a documentary I watched on the subject.
Baxtergrad
+3
Level 51
Mar 14, 2021
I'm getting suspicious of this Bob.
MrMagoo
+1
Level 84
Mar 31, 2020
I vaguely recall Cheney having an argument with his neighbors over construction on his property. Was that at observatory circle?
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Apr 7, 2020
I also vaguely remember a news story about the Cheney residence being blurred out on Google Earth, while the White House was still clearly visible. But not sure where that was.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 18, 2021
I just read that exact fact in Ken Jennings' book Maphead.
buck1017
+2
Level 78
Sep 20, 2022
I would say that in 2022, it might be worth changing the swing state clue. I don't believe that Florida is truly a swing state anymore. Probably better off with Wisconsin or Michigan or something else.
FlabberBapper
+1
Level 74
Feb 5, 2023
I was about to comment the exact same thing, you can probably switch Florida with either Georgia or Pennsylvania. Florida is just gettin redder and redder each election.
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