home
Menu
Create
Random
0
0
0
thumbnail

U.S. Presidents and Veeps that are Words

There are 13 U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents whose last name is a word in the English language. Guess the last names based on a definition.
Answer must correspond to the YELLOW BOX
Not including one alternate spelling and one slang word
Quiz by Quizmaster
Rate:
Featured Quiz
Last updated: May 25, 2024
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
More quiz info >>
First submittedMay 25, 2024
Times taken9,949
Average score46.2%
Rating4.04
Quiz and answer stats >>
Friends stats >>
3:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 13 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Definition
President / Veep
Shrub
George Bush
Blood and open wounds
Al Gore
A shallow part of the river which allows for crossing
Gerald Ford
To give; to bestow upon
Ulysses S. Grant
A trilling of the letter R characteristic of the Scottish accent
Aaron Burr
Vacuum cleaner (esp. in the United Kingdom)
Herbert Hoover
Male monarch
William R. King
Suit of playing cards which outranks all others
Donald Trump
One employed to haul goods on a horse-drawn cart
Jimmy Carter
To reap grain, gather it, and store it in a granary
John Garner
Plural of penny
Mike Pence
To puncture
Franklin Pierce
Obsolete term for who makes wheels
William Wheeler
Your Next Quiz
• Central America and Caribbean Map Quiz
• Name a Valid U.S. President #1
• Play-Doh Presidents
• NBA Champions - Sudden Death
32 Comments
kimanguri
+29
Level 60
May 25, 2024
"suit of playing cards"

me trying 19 different spellings of spades: 😀

Tramp
+17
Level 77
May 26, 2024
I got pretty desperate and hoped that Vice President Joker was a real person
LKWH
+22
Level 43
May 31, 2024
Right? Trump is not a playing card suit. Also, not the only poor definition on this quiz.
RobNobody
+6
Level 79
May 31, 2024
I mean... it is, though? It's just not always the same suit from game to game. Like in the game Spades, spades is the trump suit because any spade card automatically beats cards of any other suit. In contract bridge the trump suit can vary from hand to hand, being hearts in one hand, diamonds in another, or no trump in a third (meaning no suit trumps any other).
duckwantbread
+1
Level 65
May 31, 2024
A clue isn't bad just because you've not heard of it before. Trump Suit is a common term in card games, if it was obscure then 50% of people wouldn't have been able to get it.
Euronick61
+1
Level 68
May 31, 2024
me too
IsleAuHaulte
+5
Level 91
May 25, 2024
When I see the answers it's so simple, but I got stumped on a handful.
Algernon
+6
Level 73
May 26, 2024
A couple of those are tricky for us non Americans. My knowledge of your older Vice Presidents is pretty limited, for obvious reasons.

I couldn’t understand why ‘Wright’ wasn’t working for the wheel maker. I’ve not heard it referred to by the answer, but obviously I know why Wright wasn’t correct.

Ohh and the ‘trilling’ clue completely stumped me, I had no idea what it meant. But that could just be my sleep addled brain, and I haven't heard of the person who is the answer, which doesn't help either.

Novel idea for a quiz though, I liked it.

FlabberBapper
+7
Level 75
May 27, 2024
Tricky for non-Americans? Bro I only got 4 as an American lol. I did not understand a bunch of these clues
LKWH
+6
Level 43
May 31, 2024
Totally agree. There are definitely much better ways to define a lot of these than the questions on this quiz.
JonOfKent
+1
Level 58
Jun 1, 2024
I think that's the point though, it makes it more fun. There are certainly more creative possibilities for Trump though, especially if you have a juvenile sense of humour
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
May 31, 2024
I don't think it was that tricky. Non-US, got 7 right, only have heard of about 7 people (and they don't match the 7 I got). And most of the ones I missed I could/really should have gotten (by clue). Garner I would never have gotten, and I have heard of the word burr but would not have come up with it myself.

(And that indeed is an obscure word, I only know it because I read several wikipedia articles about related subjects, trying to figure out which language uses which type of r and what the definition of rolling was because I had come across some contradictions)

Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
May 31, 2024
Apart from Burr and Garner the ones I missed were Pierce, Wheeler, Pence and Trump.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
May 31, 2024
And yes I tried wright and cartwright and some other things (not Wagner lol). I was overthinking it apparently.

I did make me have carter ready to go.

Hedgehog76
+1
Level 70
Jun 14, 2024
10/13 as non-American, but it was definitely a difficult quiz, some of the vice-presidents, I never heard of. But guessing was my friend, e.g. in case of King it was the logical answer.
Alexquiz17
+13
Level 92
May 26, 2024
Burr was infamous for killing his political opponent Alexander Hamilton in a duel. However, to my mind a burr is one of those plant seed cases which stick to fur or clothes. The definition used here is less common I feel.
buck1017
+2
Level 78
May 28, 2024
agreed
LKWH
+3
Level 43
May 31, 2024
Completely agree. Most of these are pretty poorly done. The concept is interesting, but it needs some work.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 73
May 31, 2024
Depends on who you'd ask. I knew the description given and not your description.
DocEckleburg
+1
Level 63
Jun 5, 2024
Agreed, also I have heard of the phase 'to garner information', but not grain.
Goggynoggler
+8
Level 56
May 31, 2024
"Trump" is not a playing card suit. I would say something like "A card that always beats any other card" or "A card or suit of cards elevated above their usual rank"
JonOfKent
+2
Level 58
Jun 1, 2024
I can only think of one game (Tarot) which has trumps but they are not a suit. In bridge, whist etc. trumps is always a suit, whether clubs, diamonds, hearts or spades.
Philippelebel
+3
Level 70
May 31, 2024
I'm pretty sure that the last name of Lyndon J. and Andrew J. is a word in the English language...
FrodoBaggins
+1
Level 75
May 31, 2024
Taft is a kind of fabric.
glimmeringspines
+2
Level 46
May 31, 2024
Trump is also UK slang for fart.
Macfaber63
+1
Level 62
May 31, 2024
Taylor?
Euronick61
+3
Level 68
May 31, 2024
Here in the UK a wheel maker would be a wheelwright
JonOfKent
+1
Level 58
Jun 1, 2024
Oo yes. It seems to be a pretty non-standard definition in the American dictionary as well, and it's not there at all in Webster's as far as I can see. The main meaning in both UK and US English, other than "a thing that wheels" (whatever that means) seems to be the horse(s) harnessed nearest the wheels of the vehicle they are pulling - which is perhaps a more interesting definition anyway..?
HyddenRizz
+2
Level 67
Jun 1, 2024
Very short time limit, needs another minute to be able to consider every question instead of picking and choosing the most gettable.
southpaw
+1
Level 51
Jun 7, 2024
It's wheelwright, not wheeler, and garner isn't typically used for reaping, etc, although a granary could be called a garner but isn't usually. Not too hard to figure out, but a better definition would be nice. Also, the trump thing.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jun 7, 2024
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wheeler

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/garner

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trump

Irreality
+1
Level 72
Oct 13, 2024
Some sort of argument to be made that Gore should also work for Pierce.
Save Your Progress
Copyright H Brothers Inc, 2008–2025
Contact Us | Go To Top | View Mobile Site