Free presidential trivia questions about American presidents
Topics include FLOTUS, Merino sheep, the presidential library, the presidential plane, the Union and more.
What future American First Lady's display of support helped save
the Marquis de Lafayette's wife from the guillotine?
A: Elizabeth Monroe, while James Monroe was serving as U.S. minister
to France.
Who was the first U.S. president to die in office?
A: William Henry Harrison. He died on April 4, 1841, a month after
contracting pneumonia at his inauguration.
Who was the first presidential wife to be referred to as FLOTUS--for
First Lady of the United States?
A: Mary Todd Lincoln. FLOTUS (pronounced FLOW-tus) and POTUS
(President of the United States) have long been acronyms for the
First Couple used by White House staff.
What age were four of the first six U.S. presidents--George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Quincy
Adams--when they were inaugurated?
A: 57. No other presidents have been inaugurated at that age.
What president's inaugural jacket was woven from the wool of sheep he was raising at home in Virginia?
A: James Madison. He had imported the Merino sheep from Portugal.
Which scandal-scarred official in the Nixon administration borrowed $4,850 from the White House safe to pay for his honeymoon?
A: John Dean. He paid it all back.
Which presidential library was the first to be established?
A: The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library in Fremont, Ohio. It
was dedicated in 1916.
What was the official presidential plane called during Harry S.
Truman's presidency?
A: The Independence, after his hometown in Missouri. Truman's
predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, was the first White House
occupant to have an official presidential plane. His was nicknamed
"Sacred Cow" by reporters.
During whose presidency were the greatest number of states
admitted to the Union?
A: Benjamin Harrison's. He served from 1889 to 1893 and saw six
states added t the Union: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and
Washington in 1889; Idaho and Wyoming in 1890.
What American president was First Lady Barbara Bush's
great-great-great-uncle?
A: Democrat Franklin Pierce. Mrs. Bush's maiden name is Pierce.
What American president had an electric horse installed in his
White House bedroom--and rode it almost daily?
A: Calvin Coolidge.
What is former Vice President Dan Quayle's first name?
A: James.
Who was the only U.S. president not to use the word "I" i his
inaugural address?
A: Theodore Roosevelt.
