This week’s quiz was put together by Jay Barshinger. It is designed to test your knowledge of U.S. Presidents from 1900 thru 2025. Even if you don’t score well, it will give you some good trivia questions for the future!!
The answers are at the end of the quiz. Keep track of your score and read exactly what your score indicates. If you would like- share your score on the Facebook or Massey Blog under the comments.
The Questions
1. Which President was the youngest when he was inaugurated (sworn in)?
2. Which President was never elected President or VP?
3. Which President was elected twice as VP and twice as President?
4. What is the maximum number of years a President can serve?
5. Which President became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
6. Which President’s wife was Edith Galt, who she secretly ran the country after he suffered a stroke?
7. Who was President during the 1929 Stock Market Crash?
8. The Chicago Tribune printed an erroneous headline about this President losing the election. “Dewey defeats…?”
9. Which President was Supreme Commander Allied Forces Europe during WWII?
10. Which President is buried in Arlington Cemetery with an eternal flame on his memorial?
11. Which President signed the Civil Rights Act into law?
12. Which President lived the longest?
13. Which President was a former CIA Director?
14. Which President spoke at a rally at Galesburg High School gymnasium?
15. Whose administration was involved in the Teapot Dome scandal?
16. How many fathers and their son have been President? (1789-2025)
17. Which candidates participated in the first televised Presidential debate?
18. Which President was the first to have a radio broadcast from the White House?
19. Who often used the phrase “speak softly and carry a big stick”?
20. Which President served more than 2 terms?
The Answers
1. Theodore Roosevelt, 42 years old (JFK was the youngest to be elected president, age 43)
2. Gerald Ford
3. Richard Nixon
4. 10 years
5. William H. Taft
6. Woodrow Wilson
7. Herbert Hoover
8. Harry Truman
9. Dwight D. Eisenhower
10. John F. Kennedy
11. Lyndon Johnson
12. Jimmy Carter
13. George H.W. Bush
14. Bill Clinton
15. Warren G. Harding
16. 2. (Adams and Bush)
17. John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon
18. Calvin Coolidge
19. Theordore Roosevelt
20. Franklin D. Roosevelt (22nd amendment now prohibits being elected more than 2 terms)
What Your Score Means
18-20 Correct- You should be teaching AP U.S. History at GHS.
15-17 Correct- You did well but not well enough to teach A.P. U.S.History. But you will be put on the substitute teaching list- if you get a call tomorrow at 6am- be ready to go!!
11-15 Correct- Not bad, all you need is 3-4 hours a week of the history channel and you will be alright next time.
6-10 Correct- This is disappointed, by next week memorize all the president and the correct order. Yes, you are on detention!!
0-5 Correct- Another Quincy person taking my quiz. I keep forgetting that Quincy is not in the United States.
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