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US Presidents Quiz: 15 Questions From Washington to the Modern Era
From George Washington to the modern White House, this quiz has 15 questions on the U.S. presidents: firsts, records, nicknames and the moments that defined them. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
Presidents' Day in February and Election Day in November are when these questions most often appear on the Bing homepage.
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All 15 questions and answers
Every question with its answer and explanation. Open “Show answer” after you guess.
1 Who was the first President of the United States?
- A George Washington
- B Thomas Jefferson
- C John Adams
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✓ Answer: A. George Washington
Did you know? Washington took office in 1789 in New York City, the first U.S. capital under the Constitution.
2 Which president was the first to live in the White House?
- A George Washington
- B John Adams
- C James Madison
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✓ Answer: B. John Adams
Did you know? Adams moved in in November 1800, before the building was finished.
3 Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
- A Abraham Lincoln
- B Andrew Johnson
- C Ulysses S. Grant
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✓ Answer: A. Abraham Lincoln
Did you know? Lincoln issued it on January 1, 1863, during the Civil War.
4 Which president served the longest, winning four elections?
- A Theodore Roosevelt
- B Woodrow Wilson
- C Franklin D. Roosevelt
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✓ Answer: C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Did you know? FDR served from 1933 until his death in April 1945.
5 Who was the youngest person ever to become president?
- A Bill Clinton
- B John F. Kennedy
- C Theodore Roosevelt
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✓ Answer: C. Theodore Roosevelt
Did you know? Theodore Roosevelt was 42 when McKinley was assassinated in 1901. Kennedy, at 43, was the youngest elected.
6 Which president served the shortest time in office, just 31 days?
- A Zachary Taylor
- B James Garfield
- C William Henry Harrison
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✓ Answer: C. William Henry Harrison
Did you know? Harrison died of illness a month after his inauguration in 1841.
7 Which president made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
- A Thomas Jefferson
- B James Monroe
- C Andrew Jackson
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✓ Answer: A. Thomas Jefferson
Did you know? The deal with France roughly doubled the size of the United States.
8 Who is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms in the 1800s?
- A Chester Arthur
- B Grover Cleveland
- C Benjamin Harrison
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✓ Answer: B. Grover Cleveland
Did you know? Cleveland served 1885–1889 and 1893–1897. Donald Trump became the second to do so in 2025.
9 Which president's face is NOT on Mount Rushmore?
- A Abraham Lincoln
- B Franklin D. Roosevelt
- C Thomas Jefferson
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✓ Answer: B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Did you know? The four faces are Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln.
10 Which president was a Hollywood actor before entering politics?
- A Gerald Ford
- B Ronald Reagan
- C Jimmy Carter
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✓ Answer: B. Ronald Reagan
Did you know? Reagan appeared in more than 50 films and was governor of California before becoming president in 1981.
11 Which president was the only one to resign from office?
- A Richard Nixon
- B Lyndon B. Johnson
- C Andrew Johnson
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✓ Answer: A. Richard Nixon
Did you know? Nixon resigned in August 1974 during the Watergate scandal.
12 Who was the first president born in the United States after independence?
- A Andrew Jackson
- B John Quincy Adams
- C Martin Van Buren
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✓ Answer: C. Martin Van Buren
Did you know? Van Buren was born in 1782 in Kinderhook, New York. All earlier presidents were born British subjects.
13 Which president appears on the $5 bill?
- A Abraham Lincoln
- B Andrew Jackson
- C Ulysses S. Grant
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✓ Answer: A. Abraham Lincoln
Did you know? Jackson is on the $20 and Grant on the $50.
14 Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
- A Dwight D. Eisenhower
- B Lyndon B. Johnson
- C John F. Kennedy
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✓ Answer: B. Lyndon B. Johnson
Did you know? Johnson pushed it through Congress after Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
15 Who was the first African American president?
- A Jesse Jackson
- B Colin Powell
- C Barack Obama
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✓ Answer: C. Barack Obama
Did you know? Obama served two terms, from 2009 to 2017.
Presidential records worth knowing
Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, winning four elections, which led to the 22nd Amendment of 1951 limiting presidents to two terms. William Henry Harrison served the shortest term, 31 days, in 1841. John F. Kennedy was the youngest person elected president, at 43, and Theodore Roosevelt the youngest to hold the office, at 42, after William McKinley was assassinated.
The official White House biographies are a good place to read more about each president.
US Presidents Quiz FAQ
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