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 tallest?
2. Which President never married?
3. Which President was the shortest?
4. Which 2 Presidents died on the same day?
5. Which President served the shortest term?
6. Who served in Congress after being President?
7. Which President was the first to live in the White House?
8. Which President was the last one not from the Democratic or Republican party?
9. The U.S. declared independence in 1776. Who was the first President born in the United States after that?
10. Which President was the first to be censured?
11. Which President was the first to be impeached?
12. . Which President banned alcohol from the White House because of his wife’s (“lemonade Lucy”) beliefs?
13. Which President was the first to win nonconsecutive terms?
14. How many Presidents never had a VP while they were President?
15. What play was Lincoln watching at Ford’s Theatre when he was assassinated?
16. Who was a sitting member of the House of Representatives when he was elected President?
17. Which President from the 1800’s had a grandson who died in May 2025?
18. What university is Thomas Jefferson associated with?
19. Famous picture of George Washington had him crossing what river?
20. Lincoln debated Stephan Douglas when they were running for the U.S. Senate. Who did Lincoln defeat in the Presidential election?
The Answers
1. Abraham Lincoln 6’4”
2. James Buchanan (Grover Cleveland got married while being president)
3. James Madison 5’4
4. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson (Adams final words were “Thomas Jefferson survives,” but he didn’t)
5. William Henry Harrison, 31 days (also 1st to die in office)
** Three presidents, William Henry Harrison (1841), James K. Polk (1845-1849), and Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) likely died from illnesses caused by contaminated water in Washington D.C. during the 19th century. The city's poor sanitation and the White House's lack of modern plumbing made the water a frequent source of waterborne diseases like enteric fever, cholera, and typhoid.
6. John Quincy Adams
7. John Adams
8. Millard Fillmore (Whig party)
9. Martin Van Buren
10. Andrew Jackson (bank of the US)
11. Andrew Johnson
12. Rutherford B Hayes
13. Grover Cleveland
14. 4 (John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, and Chester Arthur all were VP and became president after the president’s death)
15. “Our American Cousin”
16. James Garfield
17. John Tyler, president 1841- 1845 (his son Lyon was born in 1853, when John was 63: grandson Harrison was born in 1928, when Lyon was 75)
18. University of Virginia
19. Delaware River
20. Stephan Douglas
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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