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Play-Doh Presidents

Many presidents are easily recognized from photographs and well-known paintings, but can you identify these U.S. presidents made from Play-Doh?
I did sculpt these myself, but I’m very new to this particular medium. I've learned that it's very difficult to create sculptures that resemble their real-life counterparts. Hopefully, that just adds to the challenge! :)
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Quiz by dug28
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Last updated: August 18, 2020
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First submittedAugust 2, 2020
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100 Recent Comments
+74
Level 86
Aug 30, 2020
I appreciate all of the positive comments!! Just a couple of responses... 1) I have now specified US presidents. 2) Regarding the sculpting time, each one took roughly an hour. The exception was Nixon. The Nixon pictured here was my third attempt, and I still wasn't happy with him. :) Thanks for taking the quiz!
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Level 77
Aug 10, 2020
Incredible job with the sculpting.
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Level 46
Aug 10, 2020
Love these! I guessed Jackson on the first try, but I can see why some people had trouble with that one. Play-doh Jackson looks more likeable than any other depiction of the man I've ever seen. Seeing an almost cuddly version of such a dour person feels kinda dissonant.
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Level 73
Aug 10, 2020
Lol, interesting idea. But maybe you should specify that these are American presidents. I was so sure one of them was Fidel Castro.
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Level 69
Aug 10, 2020
Very creative.
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Level 66
Aug 10, 2020
Ronald Reagan looks like Shinzo Abe
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Level 32
Aug 10, 2020
How did you make these they are good
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Level 92
Aug 10, 2020
Anyone else ever notice that Andy Jackson looks a lot like Beethoven? I never noticed until today but when you look at the google images of the two there are a few that look quite a bit alike.
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Level 75
Aug 10, 2020
These sculptures are so good! If I knew more U.S. presidents I probably would have gotten all of them, but like these sculptures are so well done, good job!
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Level 79
Aug 10, 2020
Kudos on your sculpting skills - these are brilliant (and hilarious)!!
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Level 44
Aug 10, 2020
nice work boss
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Level 65
Aug 10, 2020
It s a good quiz, but, i would specify US président :)
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Level 71
Aug 10, 2020
Well done. The sculptures really capture the likeness of each president.
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Level 75
Aug 10, 2020
If Adams had a mustache he would look just like Waldorf from the Muppets.
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Level 61
Aug 10, 2020
Wow! You're right!
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Level 62
Aug 10, 2020
Awesome!
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Level 26
Aug 10, 2020
Creativity is off the charts !
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Level 72
Aug 10, 2020
Maybe specify in the title you mean solely US presidents? I absolutely LOVE the idea
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Level 58
Aug 10, 2020
No on the Nixon one.
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Level 85
May 17, 2022
Nixon just looks like the thug he was :)
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Level 69
May 17, 2022
That was exactly my thought!
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Level 64
Aug 10, 2020
wooow this is awesome
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Level 65
Aug 10, 2020
Loving these quizzes, keep it up!
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Level 82
Aug 10, 2020
Really well done! Went through with barely a pause, though Reagan was probably the only one that threw me a bit.
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Level 97
Aug 10, 2020
You just had to throw him in there, didn't you (you know who I'm talking about)?
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Level 32
Mar 26, 2024
yeah big lips mcgee spyin on everyone
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Level 66
Aug 11, 2020
These are dohp.
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Level 66
Aug 11, 2020
Real nice quiz!
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Level 54
Aug 12, 2020
Crazily cool quiz! Only missed one, which shows how good they are
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Level 75
Aug 12, 2020
Great Quiz! Would have nominated, but well it already is featured XD
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Level 79
Aug 12, 2020
More play doh quizzes please
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Level 69
Aug 12, 2020
love this quiz (except obama)
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Level 32
Aug 12, 2020
This one made me laugh out loud while doing it! Great quiz and great artwork!
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Level 73
Aug 12, 2020
Original, creative, imaginative ... and FUN!!
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Level 85
Aug 14, 2020
excellent quizz
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Level 70
Aug 14, 2020
Do kings and queens! I'd love to see a Henry VIII or a Victoria in Play Do
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Level 48
Mar 27, 2024
Most of their pictures would be paintings so it might be a little harder to get details, but it's possible.
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Level 68
Aug 15, 2020
Dude, these are amazeballs! I just wish you’d done them in polymer clay, cured them, and sold them on Etsy (maybe as pins, or keychains)!
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Level 67
Aug 30, 2020
Dug should start an art business.
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Level 63
Oct 24, 2020
Indeed!
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Level 57
Aug 16, 2020
Really good likenesses. I'm English and I got them all!
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Level 59
Aug 18, 2020
Great quiz! Maybe add 'American' into the title as it is a little bit misleading otherwise. Otherwise perfect!
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Level 71
Aug 18, 2020
Wow. Just, wow. Out of curiosity, how long did it take you to do each one?
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Level 63
Oct 15, 2020
1 hour each!
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Level 65
Sep 10, 2020
So fun! Loved your quiz! Great job on the playdo. What imagination! :)
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Level 69
Sep 23, 2020
Great sculptures! Maybe I'll try this when I play with my kids :D
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Level 65
Sep 26, 2020
you must make another one!
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Level 43
Nov 4, 2020
Please, made more! Should brazilian one in the series!
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Level 51
Dec 23, 2020
The sculptures are insane! Did you make them?
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Level 86
Dec 31, 2020
Yes. :)
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Level 20
Feb 12, 2021
OMG these r amazing, Im Irish myself but I still got them all. Can u make a part 2 or is there already one?
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Level 46
Feb 18, 2021
This is impressive. Good wotk on your quizzes in general, but this one is especially great! :)
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Level 41
Apr 14, 2021
Is it weird just typing Donald Trump and giving up?
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Level 25
May 6, 2021
Nice Sculpting
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Level 84
Jun 2, 2021
Excellent work Dug, great sculpting and great quiz. Cheers.
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Level 56
Aug 7, 2021
This is certainly a unique quiz! Your sculptures are pretty good. My lack of familiarity with US presidents is why I didn't score well on this one, not anything lacking in the Play-Doh presidents resemblance to their real life counterparts. I thought the Andrew Jackson sculpture looked like Dustin Hoffman, though I was reasonably sure he was not a past president ;)
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Level 58
Oct 5, 2021
Now, THIS is what I expected when I came to JetPunk.
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Level 92
Oct 13, 2021
They're so cute!
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Level 38
Nov 17, 2021
their*
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Level 58
Mar 2, 2022
They're*
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Level 56
Nov 5, 2021
Fantastic. More!
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Level 38
Nov 17, 2021
make more now
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Level 49
Jan 19, 2022
obamna
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Level 69
Mar 31, 2022
Love the quiz! One question though, I typed in the correct names and it wouldn't add them. They were spelled right too. It only did that on Reagan, Trump, and Nixon. Weird?
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Level 86
Mar 31, 2022
Hmmm... not sure what happened there. I tested all three and they worked for me.
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Level 56
Apr 28, 2022
Did you make sure you were entering the names with the yellow lines?
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Level 40
Apr 20, 2022
HA! Eat 97 per cent IDIOT!
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Level 19
Apr 23, 2022
There actually really good
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Level 59
May 17, 2022
I'm amazed by the facial features - recognized Reagan and Kennedy mostly because of the facial expression, although the hair is the most distinguishable feature for most of them.
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Level 84
May 17, 2022
Amazing work! Nixon looks more than a bit like Guy Smiley (from the Muppets) : )
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Level 86
May 21, 2022
Guy Smiley is great!!
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Level 64
May 18, 2022
Why does Andrew Jackson vaguely resemble Shaggy
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Level 63
May 18, 2022
All were very accurate, I didn't recognise Reagan quickly but the rest I did.
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Level 20
May 19, 2022
they all look like Obama to me
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Level 36
Apr 14, 2025
wait it's all obama?
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Level 36
Apr 14, 2025
always has been
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Level 20
May 19, 2022
i legit thought obama was kim kardashian lmao lol
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Level 33
May 19, 2022
Okay, now that was a pretty unique and awesome quiz!
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Level 69
Jul 11, 2022
Kennedy must be rolling over in his grave over his depiction.
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Level 28
Nov 22, 2022
this quiz is amazing
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Level 47
Feb 8, 2023
this is one of the funniest and best things i've seen on this website. you're very talented!
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Level 68
Mar 22, 2023
Impressive sculpting & camera work.

Taft/Cleveland, Adams/Van Buren, and Nixon were clear. Even Reagan and Kennedy didn't leave many alternate options.

Only one I missed first try was Grant. I should've gotten the uniform clues.

Thanks for the quiz

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Level 77
Sep 18, 2023
This is brilliant, well done!!
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Level 45
Sep 18, 2023
Love this! I just stuck on Taft but that’s because I did t know him. Amazing work.
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Level 67
Oct 5, 2023
I thought John Adams was Millard Fillmore.
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Level 73
Mar 28, 2024
I thought kennedy was clinton.. (got it later though)
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Level 56
Feb 17, 2024
Brilliant quiz, one my all time favourites. Got all of them within 30 seconds (as a Brit too!), which just shows how good your sculpting skill are. Excellent idea and excellent execution :)
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Level 32
Mar 26, 2024
took me forever to figure which one that looked like a monkey ...... turns out it was adams
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Level 59
Mar 26, 2024
Amazing artistry. I wonder if I can do the same with AI image generator -- but I also want to warn people -- each time you run an AI image generator it saps up enough energy to be equivalent of fully charging your cell phone from dead battery (0%) to 100%.
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Level 48
Mar 27, 2024
I can definitely see the work put into this. You even used accurate colors and random ones to spice it up. I got all of them but Jackson, the turquoise threw me off.
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Level 30
Mar 27, 2024
these were so accurate!! i knew all of them immediately, huge props to you QM!!! love the little details like their outfits, Grant's uniform rocks
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Level 20
Mar 28, 2024
This is AMAZING

I always wish I had sculpting skills.

I'm an artsy person, so I really want to learn.

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Level 45
Apr 2, 2024
LOVED IT -4°
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Level 46
Aug 7, 2024
Nice artwork! I'm impressed. :)
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Level 22
Nov 14, 2024
You're too hard on yourself art wise, I thought these resembled your presidents of choice very well! ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )
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Level 74
Jan 16, 2025
Took me a while to get Jackson, Nixon also surprised me a bit. But these are really good overall great job
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Level 44
Feb 5, 2025
awesome done! nixon looks like thanos lol, though they resemble eachother somewhat
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Level 47
Feb 19, 2025
Taft didn't fit💀
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Level 51
Mar 21, 2025
this is insane commitment - well done !!!!!!!!
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Level 65
Jun 9, 2025
Nixon was easy as he didn't look like a crook.