Presidents quiz
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- Which president was elected unanimously by the Electoral College?George WashingtonGeorge Washington is the only U.S. president elected unanimously by the Electoral College, per Britannica.
- Which president was in office when the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803?Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson was president at the time of the Louisiana Purchase, according to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
- Mount Rushmore shows Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and which other president?Theodore RooseveltMount Rushmore shows Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln, according to Britannica.
- Which president was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington on April 14, 1865?Abraham LincolnBooth shot Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, and Lincoln died the next morning, according to Britannica.
- Which president is the only one to have served more than two terms in office?Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt is the only president to serve more than two terms, per the National Park Service.
- Who was elected in 2008 as the first African American president of the United States?Barack ObamaBarack Obama was elected on November 4, 2008, as the first African American president, per the Obama Presidential Library.
- Which president was the first to occupy the President's House, later called the White House, in November 1800?John AdamsJohn Adams first occupied the President's House on November 1, 1800, according to the White House Historical Association.
- In which year did British forces burn the White House?1814British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, per the White House Historical Association.
- As of 2026, how many U.S. presidents have been assassinated in office?FourFour presidents have been assassinated in office: Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy, according to Britannica.
- In which city was President John F. Kennedy shot in 1963?DallasKennedy was shot in Dallas in 1963 and pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital, according to Britannica.
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Grover Cleveland was both the 22nd and 24th president, serving 1885–1889 and 1893–1897, so a presidents quiz cannot treat the numbering as a simple head count. Donald Trump is the 45th and 47th president and, as of 2025, the second to serve two non-consecutive terms. Add the eight presidents born in Virginia and the seven born in Ohio, and even familiar names produce tricky questions.
The 1 quizzes here draw on 10 questions, and the levels differ by the kind of fact they ask for. Easy questions deal with names and firsts, such as Washington, Lincoln and Obama. Medium questions turn to events and rules, such as the Louisiana Purchase, the 22nd Amendment and the 1814 burning of the White House. Hard questions ask for exact dates and coincidences, like Adams and Jefferson dying on the same July 4.
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What does this presidents quiz cover?
The questions range across the whole presidency: the founding era, the White House and its history, constitutional rules and amendments, assassinations and deaths in office, impeachments, birthplaces, and the odd birthday and death-date coincidences. Individual presidents such as Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and the two Roosevelts also get their own questions on their careers and major actions.
How can I use these quizzes to study the presidents?
Link each president to one event, one rule or one place, rather than memorizing names in order. Pair presidents with the amendments and crises that shaped their terms, and group those born in the same state. For date questions, go back over what you missed and tie each date to a story you can retell.
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Every question here was written from a named source and reviewed before it went live.