The Commander-in-Chief Quiz: Presidential History Edition

• Question 1 out of 10

  Who served as Dwight Eisenhower’s vice president before gaining the presidency eight years after departing office?

  Richard Nixon was Eisenhower’s VP (1953–1961) and later became president in 1969, eight years after leaving the vice presidency.

  John F. Kennedy

  Richard Nixon

  Lyndon B. Johnson

  Gerald Ford

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• Question 2 out of 10

  Which president was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis?

  Jimmy Carter graduated from the Naval Academy in 1946 and served as a naval officer before entering politics.

  Jimmy Carter

  Harry Truman

  Ronald Reagan

  George H. W. Bush

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• Question 3 out of 10

  From what state were both Adams presidents?

  Both John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams hailed from Massachusetts.

  Virginia

  Pennsylvania

  Massachusetts

  New York

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• Question 4 out of 10

  Who succeeded Teddy Roosevelt as president and later became a Supreme Court justice?

  William Howard Taft became president after Roosevelt (1909–1913) and later served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, the only man to hold both offices.

  Calvin Coolidge

  William Howard Taft

  Woodrow Wilson

  Warren Harding

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• Question 5 out of 10

  Who was our third president?

  Thomas Jefferson served as the third president of the United States (1801–1809).

  John Adams

  George Washington

  Thomas Jefferson

  James Madison

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• Question 6 out of 10

  Which president is associated with the “War on Poverty” and signed Medicare into law?

  LBJ launched the “Great Society” programs, including Medicare in 1965, as part of his War on Poverty.

  John F. Kennedy

  Lyndon B. Johnson

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Harry Truman

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• Question 7 out of 10

  What president was a Rhodes Scholar and governor of a southern state before being elected president?

  Bill Clinton studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and served as governor of Arkansas before becoming president.

  Bill Clinton

  Jimmy Carter

  George W. Bush

  Barack Obama

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• Question 8 out of 10

  Who was president when the stock market crashed in 1929, leading into the Great Depression?

  Herbert Hoover was president when the 1929 crash occurred. Though not its cause, it defined his presidency.

  Warren Harding

  Calvin Coolidge

  Herbert Hoover

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

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• Question 9 out of 10

  What president was in office when the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred?

  George W. Bush was president on September 11, 2001, and led the U.S. response to the attacks.

  Bill Clinton

  George W. Bush

  Barack Obama

  Donald Trump

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• Question 10 out of 10

  From what state was Franklin D. Roosevelt?

  FDR was from Hyde Park, New York, where his family estate remains a historic site today.

  Virginia

  Massachusetts

  New York

  Delaware

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