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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 submitted | March 9, 2020 |
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1. Who came after Thomas Jefferson as President?
John Quincy Adams
James Madison
James K. Polk
2. Who was Kennedy's Vice President?
Jimmy Carter
Gerald R. Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
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?
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
Harry Truman
6. What is the minimum number of votes that a state can have in the electoral college?
1
2
3
4
7. What President was born with the first name Hiram?
John Quincy Adams
Calvin Coolidge
Ulysses S. Grant
Harry S. Truman
8. Which of these is considered to be a "swing state" in U.S. Presidential elections?
California
Hawaii
Utah
Wisconsin
9. What was Richard Nixon's middle name?
Homer
Milhous
Otto
Quimby
10. Which of these is NOT a real location within the White House?
The Grand Parlor
The Lincoln Bedroom
The Oval Office
The West Wing
11. Who can the President communicate with using the "Red Telephone"?
The "red phone" is not a phone, nor is it red. It is a method for sending secure e-mails.
His Wife
The President of Russia
The Prime Minister of the UK
The Secretary of Defense
12. What era of history did James Monroe preside over?
Prohibition
Reconstruction
The Era of Good Feelings
The Gilded Age
13. Which of these Presidents had a mustache?
Dwight Eisenhower
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
14. True or false. Every President prior to Obama was a white, Protestant, man?
John F. Kennedy was Catholic
True
False
15. What's the longest a President could 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 was a country singer
June Carter
Mamie Eisenhower
Betty Ford
Lady Bird Johnson
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22 Comments
Quizmaster
+31
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
+5
Level 86
Mar 10, 2020
It would have applied to Johnson or Truman, but neither got a "third" term.
priamos
+10
Level 64
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
+6
Level 62
Mar 13, 2020
Tricky if you haven't read the constitution ; )
PjotrL
+8
Level 76
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
+14
Level 94
Feb 3, 2021
They changed the law with an amendment after his presidency.
Gbro
+1
Level 51
Feb 17, 2025
Theoretically, could someone serve as vice-president and step into the presidency part way through that term, get reelected as president, lose the next presidential election, then four years later serve another partial term as vice-president before becoming president again in that same term, and get reelected a second time at a presidential election? That could exceed 10 years but maybe is not allowed.
InterAlia
+1
Level 78
Feb 17, 2025
They wouldn't be able to run for that last full term.
IsleAuHaulte
+7
Level 90
Mar 10, 2020
President Cash would actually be an appropriate name for any of them.
mf3
+14
Level 88
Mar 10, 2020
One of the fake choices for Obama's birthplace should be Nairobi! :)
halpie
+8
Level 79
Mar 10, 2020
I love the Simpsons reference! Cromulently done.
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 81
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
+4
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
+2
Level 75
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.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jan 22, 2025
Replaced.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 73
Feb 17, 2025
Yeah the years question really tripped me up because I knew there could be some loophole where if you're a VP that takes over when a president dies or resigns, plus an additional 2 terms but for some reason I clicked 15 instead of 10
ferrisbuehler16
+2
Level 73
Feb 18, 2025
obama wasnt born in the u.s
Yanni47
+2
Level 78
Feb 19, 2025
Last time I checked, Hawaii was still part of the U.S. And this is not an April Fools quiz.
OrcusPrime
+1
Level 44
Feb 18, 2025
Question#11 is incorrect, the red phone is used to contact Batman 🙃
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