100+ President's Day Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: Which Founding Father and future U.S. president wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Question: Who is the tallest president?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Question: When is President Abraham Lincoln's birthday?

Answer: February 12, 1809

Question: Martha Dandridge Custis is the wife of which president?

Answer: George Washington

Question: Who served as vice president during George H. W. Bush's presidency?

Answer: Dan Quayle

Question: The faces of presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt are carved into what massive monument?

Answer: Mount Rushmore

Question: Which U.S. president is the first and only independent candidate ever elected to office?

Answer: George Washington

Question: Who is the only U.S. president to have ever resigned from office?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Question: Who was the first sitting president to visit an Asian country?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question: Which president was nicknamed the "Little Magician?"

Answer: Martin Van Buren

Question: Which president's administration became known as "Camelot?"

Answer: John F. Kennedy

Question: What is the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression?

Answer: The New Deal

Question: What is Ulysses S. Grant's given first name?

Answer: Hiram

Question: What is First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy's, maiden name?

Answer: Bouvier

Question: Along with Alexander Hamilton, this president is considered the "Father of the Constitution."

Answer: James Madison

Question: Which two former presidents died hours apart on July 4, 1826?

Answer: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

Question: Which president was nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready"?

Answer: Zachary Taylor

Question: The "Teapot Dome" involved the bribery of which presidential administration?

Answer: Warren G. Harding

Question: Who was the first president born in a hospital?

Answer: Jimmy Carter

Question: Which president was in office during the 1929 stock market crash?

Answer: Herbert Hoover

Question: Part of his lasting legacy, what is the name of the foreign policy James Monroe implemented to establish dominance in the Western Hemisphere?

Answer: The Monroe Doctrine

Question: Who is the only president to have served as both President of the United States and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Answer: William H. Taft

Question: Which president disliked his official portrait so much that he had it burned?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Question: Which president's last name was originally Blythe?

Answer: Bill Clinton

Question: How many presidents were veterans of the Civil War?

Answer: Seven

Question: After being widowed, which president married his first wife's niece?

Answer: Benjamin Harrison

Question: Who is the only U.S. president to be elected from Pennsylvania?

Answer: James Buchanan

Question: A native of Hawaii, which city and island was Barack Obama born?

Answer: Honolulu, Hawaii

Question: What kind of crop did President Jimmy Carter and his family farm in Georgia?

Answer: Peanuts

Question: Which U.S. president went by the nickname "Dutch?"

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Question: Which Washington D.C. monument suffered cracks and damage after a 2011 earthquake?

Answer: The Washington Monument

Question: What is the primary color of the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House?

Answer: Yellow

Question: After completing his time in office, which U.S. president picked up painting portraits of world leaders and heroes as a hobby?

Answer: George W. Bush

Question: Which U.S. president taught law at the University of Arkansas?

Answer: Bill Clinton

Question: Which president was a commanding general during World War II?

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question: Which iconic U.S. president was a licensed bartender and co-owned a bar/liquor store?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Question: After struggling with drug and alcohol dependency, which First Lady helped establish an addiction treatment center?

Answer: Betty Ford

Question: Who served as vice president during George H. W. Bush's presidency?

Answer: Dan Quayle

Question: Who is the only single U.S. president to get married while in the White House?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Question: Which president officially gave the White House its name?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Question: Which president believed that he lost the election that put him in office?

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

Question: Who was the first president to meet the pope?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Question: Which president lost his wife to tuberculosis two weeks before he lost his bid for reelection?

Answer: Benjamin Harrison

Question: Which president was in office during the 1929 stock market crash, otherwise known as "Black Thursday?"

Answer: Herbert Hoover

Question: Which U.S. president's favorite refrain was "Speak softly and carry a big stick?"

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Question: Who is the only president to serve longer than two four-year terms?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question: After suffering a stroke in office, this president's wife, Edith Bolling Galt, essentially ran the executive branch of the government until the end of his term.

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Question: Which U.S. president played five musical instruments?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Question: Who was the first president to name a woman to his cabinet?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question: How many state capitals are named after U.S. presidents?

Answer: Four

Question: Who was the first president to write a biography of another president?

Answer: Herbert Hoover

Question: Which former president is a three-time Grammy winner?

Answer: Barack Obama

Question: Who is the only president to serve longer than two four-year terms?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question: Who was the first president to live to ninety years old?

Answer: John Adams

Question: Which two U.S. presidents have only an initial for a middle name?

Answer: Harry S. Truman and Ulysses S. Grant

Question: Which U.S. president taught law at the University of Arkansas?

Answer: Bill Clinton

Question: What kind of crop did President Jimmy Carter and his family farm in Georgia?

Answer: Peanuts

Question: Which U.S. president went by the nickname "Dutch?"

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Question: Actor Paul Giamatti portrayed which U.S. president in the 2008 eponymous Emmy-winning mini-series?

Answer: John Adams

Question: Which U.S. president's favorite refrain was "Speak softly and carry a big stick?"

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Question: Other than Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, which sitting presidents died while in office?

Answer: William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, Warren G. Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question: Elected in 1923, who is the 30th president of the United States?

Answer: Calvin Coolidge

Question: Known as one of the most scandalous events in American politics, the "Teapot Dome" involved the bribery of which presidential administration?

Answer: Warren G. Harding

Question: Which president officially gave the White House its name?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Question: Who is the only U.S. president to have ever resigned from office?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Question: Which president's administration became known as "Camelot?"

Answer: John F. Kennedy

Question: Who served as vice president during George H. W. Bush's presidency?

Answer: Dan Quayle

Question: What is the primary color of the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House?

Answer: Yellow

Question: Who is the only president to serve longer than two four-year terms?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question: After struggling with drug and alcohol dependency, which First Lady helped establish an addiction treatment center?

Answer: Betty Ford

Question: After completing his time in office, which U.S. president picked up painting portraits of world leaders and heroes as a hobby?

Answer: George W. Bush

Question: Which Washington D.C. monument suffered cracks and damage after a 2011 earthquake?

Answer: The Washington Monument

Question: How many state capitals are named after U.S. presidents?

Answer: Four

Question: How many presidents have died in the White House?

Answer: Two

Question: Which president's administration became known as "Camelot?"

Answer: John F. Kennedy

Question: Who was the first president born in a hospital?

Answer: Jimmy Carter

Question: How many rooms are in the White House?

Answer: 132

Question: Who is the only president to serve longer than two four-year terms?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question: What is the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression?

Answer: The New Deal

Question: Which U.S. president's favorite refrain was "Speak softly and carry a big stick?"

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Question: Who is the only U.S. president to be elected from Pennsylvania?

Answer: James Buchanan

Question: Which two U.S. presidents have only an initial for a middle name?

Answer: Harry S. Truman and Ulysses S. Grant

Question: Which president taught law at the University of Arkansas?

Answer: Bill Clinton

Question: What is First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy's, maiden name?

Answer: Bouvier

Question: Who was the first president to name a woman to his cabinet?

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question: Which Washington D.C. museum is home to the United States Constitution?

Answer: The National Archives Museum

Question: Which president's administration became known as "Camelot?"

Answer: John F. Kennedy

Question: Who was the first president to meet the pope?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Question: Which president's favorite refrain was "Speak softly and carry a big stick?"

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Question: Which U.S. president went by the nickname "Dutch?"

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Question: What kind of crop did President Jimmy Carter and his family farm in Georgia?

Answer: Peanuts

Question: How many rooms are in the White House?

Answer: 132

Question: Which president officially gave the White House its name?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Question: Which president was nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready"?

Answer: Zachary Taylor

Question: Known as one of the most scandalous events in American politics, the "Teapot Dome" involved the bribery of which presidential administration?

Answer: Warren G. Harding

Question: Who is the only U.S. president to have ever resigned from office?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Question: Which U.S. president's favorite refrain was "Speak softly and carry a big stick?"

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Question: Which president officially gave the White House its name?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Question: After struggling with drug and alcohol dependency, which First Lady helped establish an addiction treatment center?

Answer: Betty Ford

Question: What kind of crop did President Jimmy Carter and his family farm in Georgia?

Answer: Peanuts

Question: What is the primary color of the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House?

Answer: Yellow