American Presidents Trivia Quizzes

Welcome, history buffs and presidential enthusiasts! Are you ready to put your knowledge of the United States' highest office to the test? Step right up and dive into our thrilling American Presidents trivia quiz! From the Founding Fathers to the modern-day leaders, the presidents of the United States have shaped the course of history, each leaving a unique mark on the nation. As Americans, we have a special connection to our presidents, as they represent the embodiment of our values, aspirations, and struggles. In this quiz, you'll have the chance to explore the fascinating world of American presidents like never before. Brush up on your presidential trivia, from their early lives and political careers to their most notable achievements and legacies. How well do you know your presidential history? Are you a walking encyclopedia of Oval Office knowledge, or do you need to hit the books? Test your wits and challenge your friends to see who reigns supreme in presidential prowess. Who knows, you might just discover a newfound admiration for a lesser-known president or reignite your passion for the iconic figures who have graced the White House. So, grab your thinking caps, sharpen those pencils, and get ready to embark on a journey through the annals of American presidential history. Are you up for the challenge? Let's find out! It's time to show off your presidential smarts and earn the title of the ultimate American Presidents aficionado!

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  • Which of the following was the president of the United States in 2004?

    George W. Bush
  • The Oval Office is a feature of which famous building?

    White House
  • Which president had the election slogan "It's Morning Again In America"?

    Ronald Reagan
  • Which president's birthday was originally celebrated on Presidents' Day?

    George Washington
  • What other name did the White House have?

    Executive Mansion
  • In what year did President Obama's presidency end?

    2017
  • What is the name of President George W. Bush's first lady?

    Laura
  • Which room houses the official White House Christmas tree?

    Blue Room
  • Who was elected as President Biden's vice president?

    Kamala Harris
  • Which US President appears on the $1 bill?

    Washington
  • William A. Wheeler was vice president to which U.S. president?

    Rutherford B. Hayes
  • Which of the following wasn't President of the United States?

    Elon Musk
  • Which U.S. president is the sole recipient of the Medal of Honor?

    Theodore Roosevelt
  • Charles Curtis served as vice president for which U.S. president?

    Herbert Hoover
  • Where in the White House is the Oval Office located?

    West Wing
  • What was the name of President Franklin Pierce's first lady?

    Jane
  • Which of these recreational facilities does the White House have?

    All of these

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  • The head of which of these Presidents is carved into Mount Rushmore?

    Thomas Jefferson
  • Which U.S. president was nicknamed "Silent Cal"?

    Coolidge
  • Who was the first President of the United States?

    George Washington
  • In which U.S. state was President John F. Kennedy born?

    Massachusetts
  • What was the first name of the 8th U.S. President, Van Buren?

    Martin
  • Which U.S. president was in office during the Gulf War?

    George H. W. Bush
  • Which president officially gave the White House its name?

    Theodore Roosevelt
  • Which U.S. presidency is featured in the film "All the President's Men"?

    Richard Nixon
  • Who was sworn in as U.S. President in 1977?

    Jimmy Carter
  • Which political party did President Lyndon Johnson belong to?

    Democratic
  • How many years did Ronald Reagan serve as U.S. president?

    Eight
  • What was Franklin Roosevelt's middle name?

    Delano
  • In what year did Bill Clinton's presidency end?

    2001
  • What US president is depicted on the $50 dollar note?

    Ulysses S. Grant
  • Who did John F. Kennedy defeat in the US Presidential election in 1960?

    Richard Nixon
  • Where are George Washington and his wife Martha buried?

    Mount Vernon
  • What political party did Harry S. Truman represent?

    Democratic
  • In which year did President Theodore Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace Prize?

    1906
  • Which U.S. president served as Warren G. Harding's vice president?

    Calvin Coolidge
  • Who was the president of the United States between the years 1909 - 1913?

    William H. Taft

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  • Which U.S. President developed the "New Deal" plan?

    Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Who was the first president of the United States?

    Washington
  • The Watergate scandal led to the resignation of which president?

    Richard Nixon
  • What day in 1969 did Apollo 11 finally land on the moon?

    July 20
  • Which event brought the US into the Second World War?

    Bombing of Pearl Harbor
  • In which century was the American Revolutionary War?

    18th
  • Which U.S. President signed the Marshall Plan in 1948?

    Harry Truman
  • During the American Civil War, what was the capital of the Union?

    Washington, D.C.
  • What year did women receive the right to vote in the United States?

    1920
  • What were "speakeasies" during the Prohibition Era in the United States?

    Illicit bars
  • At which monument did Dr. King deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech?

    Lincoln Memorial
  • In what year did the Vietnam War end?

    1975
  • Who led the Confederates during the American Civil War?

    Jefferson Davis
  • What famous UFO incident happened in July 1947?

    Roswell
  • Which of these ended the American Revolutionary War?

    Treaty of Paris
  • By which of these nicknames was President Reagan known?

    Dutch
  • When did the Selma to Montgomery marches take place?

    1965
  • Which U.S. President repealed Prohibition?

    Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • What former U.S. president was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002?

    Jimmy Carter

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  • Who was Reagan's opponent in the 1980 election?

    Jimmy Carter
  • Which president had a nickname inspired by his honesty?

    Abraham Lincoln
  • Where does the president of the United States live?

    White House
  • What were Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous radio addresses called?

    Fireside Chats
  • Which of these was the name of US President Coolidge?

    Calvin
  • Mike Pence served as vice president to which U.S. president?

    Donald Trump
  • Which President was related to a past President and a Founding Father?

    Benjamin Harrison
  • Which of the following presidents served during the 1940s?

    Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • What was President Jackson's first name?

    Andrew
  • Who was Ronald Reagan's Vice President?

    George H. W. Bush
  • How many years did President Bill Clinton serve as President?

    8
  • How many freedoms did President Roosevelt refer to in his speech of 1941?

    Four
  • The Presidents Cup is a competition in which sport?

    Golf
  • Who did Barack Obama defeat in the 2012 US presidential election?

    Mitt Romney
  • Who succeeded President Gerald Ford?

    Jimmy Carter
  • Which of these states produced the most US presidents?

    Virginia
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first incumbent US president to do what?

    Fly in an airplane

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  • What are the first words of the US Declaration of Independence?

    When in the Course
  • Which of these presidents penned the Declaration of Independence?

    Thomas Jefferson
  • In which year was the American Declaration of Independence signed?

    1776
  • Independence Hall appears on the back of which U.S. bill?

    $100
  • Which US President named John signed the Declaration of Independence?

    John Adams
  • When did the American Revolutionary War end?

    1783
  • In which city was the Declaration of Independence signed in 1776?

    Philadelphia
  • Which Founding Father did not sign the Declaration of Independence?

    George Washington
  • Which Thomas Paine pamphlet advocated independence from Great Britain?

    Common Sense
  • Where was the first annual commemoration of Independence in the U.S.?

    Philadelphia
  • A document from which colony inspired the Declaration of Independence?

    Virginia
  • What stirred the creation of the First Continental Congress?

    The Intolerable Acts
  • In which month of 1776 was the Declaration of Independence fully signed?

    August
  • How many signatures are there in the US Declaration of Independence?

    56
  • In what year was the Treaty of Paris signed?

    1783
  • How many colonies were part of the Second Continental Congress?

    13
  • In which year did the U.S. Liberty Bell last ring?

    1846
  • Which U.S. Founder opposed celebrating independence on the 4th of July?

    John Adams
  • Which thinker influenced the Declaration of Independence the most?

    John Locke
  • What resolution preceded the Declaration of Independence by two days?

    Lee Resolution

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  • Who is designated as first in the presidential line of succession?

    The Vice President
  • Which of these is the head of state and head of government of the U.S.?

    President
  • By which of these processes individuals are chosen for public office?

    Election
  • What is the length of a single full term of office for a US president?

    Four years
  • Which of these is an administrative leader of a political region?

    Governor
  • Which building houses the United States Congress?

    Capitol
  • The president is part of which of these federal government branches?

    Executive
  • Whose office is called the "Oval Office"?

    President of the United States
  • Which of these is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the U.S.?

    SCOTUS
  • Which President first took office in 2001?

    George W. Bush
  • How often are House members elected in the United States?

    Every two years
  • Who was Ronald Reagan?

    An American politician
  • Where are Presidential Inaugurations usually carried out?

    The Capitol
  • Which of these was President of the U.S. during the 21st century?

    Barack Obama
  • The Vice President of the US serves what other role?

    President of the Senate
  • What is the name for an informal group of members of Congress?

    Caucus
  • How long do Senators' terms last?

    6 years
  • What term describes when the President refuses to enact legislation?

    Veto

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  • Who was the last President born in the 1800s?

    Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Which sailing invention gained popularity in 19th-century America?

    Steamboats
  • Which U.S. paper currency features the face of Abraham Lincoln?

    $5
  • Captain Ahab is a character in which novel?

    Moby Dick
  • What was Ulysses S. Grant's background before becoming president?

    Military
  • In which of these Texas cities is the Alamo located?

    San Antonio
  • Which President's government was dominated by the American Civil War?

    Lincoln
  • Meriwether Lewis was an American what?

    Explorer
  • Which city went from an outpost to a metropolis thanks to the Gold Rush?

    San Francisco
  • The 1851 novel 'Moby Dick' is about which type of animal?

    Whale
  • What famous speech was delivered by Abraham Lincoln in only two minutes?

    Gettysburg Address
  • Which Native American woman accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition?

    Sacagawea
  • What does the "S" in President Ulysses S. Grant stand for?

    Doesn't stand for anything
  • What location marks the start of the California Gold Rush?

    Sutter's Mill
  • Which Pennsylvania battlefield from the Civil War is said to be haunted?

    Gettysburg
  • What U.S. state had a Gold Rush 46 years before California?

    North Carolina
  • Which of these American Civil War battles occurred first?

    Battle of Fort Henry
  • Which U.S. policy opposed European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere?

    Monroe Doctrine
  • Which U.S. city was known as "the Golden Door" in the 1800s?

    New York City
  • What Union general flew over enemy lines, drifting in a balloon?

    Fitz John Porter

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  • Who is the only president on Mount Rushmore who has a mustache?

    Theodore Roosevelt
  • Which of these American constructions was named after a strait?

    Golden Gate Bridge
  • On which NYC borough is the Empire State Building located?

    Manhattan
  • What number of Pennsylvania Avenue is the White House?

    1600
  • Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

    France
  • The U.S. Pentagon building is close to which city?

    Washington D.C.
  • The National Mall extends between the US Capitol and which monument?

    Washington Monument
  • What is the tallest building in NYC currently?

    One World Trade Center
  • For what event was the Seattle Space Needle built?

    The World's Fair
  • What is the current name of the former Sears Tower in Chicago?

    Willis Tower
  • What monument celebrates the first sustained flight?

    Wright Brothers Memorial
  • The L.A. Frank Gehry-designed concert hall is named after which legend?

    Walt Disney
  • Solomon Guggenheim has a museum named after him in which US city?

    New York City
  • Next to which building is Grand Central Terminal located?

    Chrysler Building
  • Which house has been named "best all-time work of American architecture"?

    Fallingwater
  • The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial was designed by which architect?

    Frank Gehry
  • What Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee singer wrote "Oh, Pretty Woman"?

    Roy Orbison
  • Which landmark bridge spans the East River?

    Brooklyn Bridge
  • Which of these U.S. landmarks has a time capsule hidden inside of it?

    Gateway Arch
  • Which of these U.S. libraries houses a copy of the Gutenberg Bible?

    Library of Congress