Presidential Firsts, Facts & Famous Names

• Question 1 out of 10

  Which president succeeded James Madison?

  James Monroe became the fifth president in 1817 after James Madison, ushering in what became known as the "Era of Good Feelings."

  Thomas Jefferson

  Andrew Jackson

  John Quincy Adams

  James Monroe

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• Question 2 out of 10

  Who is the only president to be appointed to the Supreme Court after leaving office?

  William Howard Taft is the only person to serve as both president of the United States and chief justice of the Supreme Court.

  William Taft

  Woodrow Wilson

  Benjamin Harrison

  Grover Cleveland

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• Question 3 out of 10

  Who was the first person inaugurated in the 21st century?

  George W. Bush was inaugurated on January 20, 2001, making him the first president inaugurated in the 21st century.

  George W. Bush

  Theodore Roosevelt

  William McKinley

  Bill Clinton

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• Question 4 out of 10

  Which president is featured on the silver dollar?

  Dwight D. Eisenhower appears on the Eisenhower dollar, first issued in 1971.

  Harry Truman

  Dwight Eisenhower

  John F. Kennedy

  Richard Nixon

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• Question 5 out of 10

  Which president implemented Social Security?

  Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law in 1935 during the Great Depression.

  Herbert Hoover

  Harry Truman

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Dwight Eisenhower

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• Question 6 out of 10

  Who was the very first vice president to assume office upon the death of his predecessor?

  John Tyler became president in 1841 after William Henry Harrison died just one month into his term.

  William H. Harrison

  Millard Fillmore

  John Tyler

  Martin Van Buren

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• Question 7 out of 10

  Mamie Geneva Doud was married to which U.S. president?

  Mamie Geneva Doud was the wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower and served as First Lady from 1953 to 1961.

  Gerald Ford

  Lyndon Johnson

  Calvin Coolidge

  Dwight Eisenhower

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• Question 8 out of 10

  Which U.S. president taught law at the University of Arkansas?

  Before his political career advanced, Bill Clinton taught law at the University of Arkansas.

  Bill Clinton

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Warren Harding

  Herbert Hoover

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• Question 9 out of 10

  Which U.S. president went by the nickname “Dutch?”

  Ronald Reagan's father gave him the nickname "Dutch" when he was a child, and it stayed with him for years.

  George H.W. Bush

  Warren Harding

  Ronald Reagan

  Richard Nixon

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• Question 10 out of 10

  Who is the only single U.S. president to get married in the White House?

  Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom in the White House in 1886, making him the only president to do so while in office.

  Franklin Pierce

  James Buchanan

  Grover Cleveland

  Ulysses S. Grant

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