Presidential History Trivia Questions
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Which U.S. President added a sleeping basket for his dog Fala to the presidential yacht, the U.S.S. Potomac?
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franklin d. roosevelt
Which first lady met Abraham Lincoln at the home of her sister in Springfield, Illinois?
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mary todd lincoln
Which cemetery outside Washington, D.C. is William Howard Taft, one of only two presidents, buried in?
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arlington national cemetery
Which U.S. president was commonly known by the nickname 'Uncle Abe'?
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abraham lincoln
Which future U.S. President delivered the 'Checkers' speech on September 23, 1952, that was watched by an estimated 60 million people?
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richard nixon
Which First Lady told her daughter Julie that Watergate was the only crisis that ever got her down?
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pat nixon
Which U.S. President collapsed on September 25, 1919 and suffered a stroke one week later?
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woodrow wilson
What device was first installed in the White House during Chester A. Arthur's presidency that gave him quite a lift?
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elevator
Who delivered his fourth inaugural address with the words, 'Today we work and fight for total victory in war'?
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franklin d. roosevelt
Which future president met John F. Kennedy in 1963 as a teenager?
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bill clinton
What unique achievement did Abraham Lincoln have, specifically relating to a hydraulic device designed to lift ships over shoals?
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patent
Which President ordered the first presidential limo with complete air conditioning, a 1961 Lincoln?
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john f. kennedy
In which state was President Clinton vacationing while the GOP convention was taking place in California?
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wyoming
Which First Lady was put on U.S. Senator Harry Truman's staff?
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bess truman
Which president responded, 'It was involuntary. They sank my boat,' when asked how he became a hero?
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john f. kennedy
Which president's daughter, who lived in the White House from 1977 to 1981, played in a tree house on the South Lawn?
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amy carter
Which U.S. President purchased Rancho del Cielo, a 688-acre ranch in the Santa Ynez Mountains, in 1974?
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ronald reagan
On which date did James Monroe, along with two other presidents, pass away?
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july 4
What room did Millard Fillmore's wife create on the second floor of the White House due to its absence originally?
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library
Which president's youth in Indiana is the subject of a musical presented in his namesake state park in Indiana?
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abraham lincoln
Which future president graduated cum laude from Harvard in 1940?
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john f. kennedy
What type of animals did Edith Wilson use to save on lawn cutting costs at the White House during World War I?
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sheep
Who is the daughter of a U.S. president that turned 33 on October 19, 2000?
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amy carter
Which U.S. president was nicknamed 'The Great Engineer'?
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herbert hoover
In which state was Andrew Johnson serving as a senator at the time of his death?
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tennessee
Who is the only Secretary of Commerce to become president?
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herbert hoover
Who was the first sitting U.S. senator from Ohio to be elected president?
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warren g. harding
Which president died in the Petersen House, which was previously known as the home of a tailor who rented out rooms?
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abraham lincoln
Which U.S. president was nicknamed the 'Son of the Grandfather'?
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benjamin harrison
In which state were both Mary Todd Lincoln and her husband, Abraham Lincoln, born?
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kentucky
Which president lived in Blair House for four years during a $5.8 million renovation of the White House?
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harry s. truman
Which U.S. president, who led during World War I, was nicknamed 'The Professor'?
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woodrow wilson
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