Take The Ultimate US Presidents Trivia Test

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This is an artist's depiction of Washington crossing the Delaware, a normal, presidential thing to do with water. Some presidents got a little weird with it. Which one is the lie?

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John Quincy Adams used to go skinny dipping in the Potomac River while president
Thomas Jefferson used to submerge his feet in cold water every day to prevent getting the common cold.
Herbert Hoover only drank room temperature tap water and refused any drink with ice in it

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You don't have to earn a certain degree or diploma in order to become president. Most of these statements are true, but one is a lie. Which one is it?

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Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia
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James Monroe only had a high school education
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James Madison was the first graduate student at Princeton University
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Woodrow Wilson earned a PhD, making him the most educated president

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Poker has an extensive relationship with the presidency. At least for some of them! Which one of these poker playing statements is actually a bluff?

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Nixon financed his political campaign with money he earned playing poker.
Along with banning alcohol with prohibition, Woodrow Wilson also motioned to abolish poker but was shut down.
Warren G. Harding gambled away an expensive set of White House china during a game of poker.

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Some presidents had hobbies and interests that weren't political and nature - they were sports related! Score a goal by spotting the lie.

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Lyndon B. Johnson was known for playing tackle football on the White House lawn.
Dwight D. Eisenhower had a putting green installed at the White House
George W. Bush was the captain of his high school cheerleading squad.

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JFK famously referred to himself as a "berliner" or a "jelly donut" while giving a speech in Berlin. Yikes. Which of these presidential travelers' tales didn't actually take place?

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“Bushusuru” is a Japanese word meaning to “do the bush” meaning “to vomit” referring to a mishap in Japan involving President George Bush Sr.
Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, is named for former president James Monroe and his pro-colonial efforts.
President Clinton served as the inspiration for Billy Bob Thorton’s character in Love Actually as he was known for hitting on the British Prime Minister’s staff.

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Let's just put it this way: some presidents are straight up weirdos. But, which weird factoid is 100% made up?

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Jimmy Carter officially filed a statement saying that he saw a UFO in 1973.
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Barack Obama had an extensive collection of comic book action figures in the White House.
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Bill Clinton aced a My Little Pony quiz while guesting on NPR.
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Ronald Reagan scheduled everything in his daily life according to astrology.

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Oh, presidents and alcohol. Take off your beer goggles to see which one of these things is the lie amid two truths.

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Andrew Jackson literally drank himself under a table while president, starting the popular idiom “drink yourself under a table.”
Abraham Lincoln used to be a bartender before he was president.
George Washington owned a distillery that made whiskey and brandy.

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Now everyone's favorite topic: presidential pets! Some presidents got a little more inventive than having a dog or cat, but which one is too strange to be true?

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President Hoover had alligators in the White House
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President Harrison had a goat for a pet.
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Teddy Roosevelt's dog was really a wolf.
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Andrew Jackson had a parrot that cursed like a sailor.

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Who doesn't love a good nickname? Which presidential nickname didn't actually happen?

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Herbert Hoover was known as the “green eyed monster” for his eye color and perceived greed during the Great Depression.
Zachary Taylor was known as “old rough and ready” because he was open and shared the hardships of battle with his soldiers while serving as president.
Benjamin Harrison was known as “the human iceberg” due to his stoic, reserved, icy personality.

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Some presidents were seriously serious pretty-boys, but which pretty boy fact is pretty false?

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Gerald Ford used to work as a professional model prior to becoming president.
John F. Kennedy’s perfectly symmetrical face has been studied by scientists due to his attractiveness.
Ronald Reagan was awarded the “Most Nearly Perfect Male Figure” award from the University of California

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All presidents get inaugurated, but some milestones are stranger and more unique than others. What statement about inaugurations is just a tall tale?

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Andrew Johnson was drunk during his inauguration.
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Franklin Pierce swore in on a law book instead of a Bible.
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William Howard Taft swore in other presidents once becoming Chief Justice.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first president to have an inaugural ball.

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Benjamin Franklin was never president of the United States. Who else never held presidential office?

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Alexander Hamilton
Warren Harding
John Tyler

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Your AP US History Teacher Can’t Even Pass This Extremely Hard American Presidents Quiz

This is an artist's depiction of Washington crossing the Delaware, a normal, presidential thing to do with water. Some presidents got a little weird with it. Which one is the lie?

You don't have to earn a certain degree or diploma in order to become president. Most of these statements are true, but one is a lie. Which one is it?

Poker has an extensive relationship with the presidency. At least for some of them! Which one of these poker playing statements is actually a bluff?

Some presidents had hobbies and interests that weren't political and nature - they were sports related! Score a goal by spotting the lie.

JFK famously referred to himself as a "berliner" or a "jelly donut" while giving a speech in Berlin. Yikes. Which of these presidential travelers' tales didn't actually take place?

Let's just put it this way: some presidents are straight up weirdos. But, which weird factoid is 100% made up?

Oh, presidents and alcohol. Take off your beer goggles to see which one of these things is the lie amid two truths.

Now everyone's favorite topic: presidential pets! Some presidents got a little more inventive than having a dog or cat, but which one is too strange to be true?

Who doesn't love a good nickname? Which presidential nickname didn't actually happen?

Some presidents were seriously serious pretty-boys, but which pretty boy fact is pretty false?

All presidents get inaugurated, but some milestones are stranger and more unique than others. What statement about inaugurations is just a tall tale?

Benjamin Franklin was never president of the United States. Who else never held presidential office?

Last question - how would you rate this quiz?

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This is an artist's depiction of Washington crossing the Delaware, a normal, presidential thing to do with water. Some presidents got a little weird with it. Which one is the lie?

You don't have to earn a certain degree or diploma in order to become president. Most of these statements are true, but one is a lie. Which one is it?

Poker has an extensive relationship with the presidency. At least for some of them! Which one of these poker playing statements is actually a bluff?

Some presidents had hobbies and interests that weren't political and nature - they were sports related! Score a goal by spotting the lie.

JFK famously referred to himself as a "berliner" or a "jelly donut" while giving a speech in Berlin. Yikes. Which of these presidential travelers' tales didn't actually take place?

Let's just put it this way: some presidents are straight up weirdos. But, which weird factoid is 100% made up?

Oh, presidents and alcohol. Take off your beer goggles to see which one of these things is the lie amid two truths.

Now everyone's favorite topic: presidential pets! Some presidents got a little more inventive than having a dog or cat, but which one is too strange to be true?

Who doesn't love a good nickname? Which presidential nickname didn't actually happen?

Some presidents were seriously serious pretty-boys, but which pretty boy fact is pretty false?

All presidents get inaugurated, but some milestones are stranger and more unique than others. What statement about inaugurations is just a tall tale?

Benjamin Franklin was never president of the United States. Who else never held presidential office?

Last question - how would you rate this quiz?

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