Unexpected Facts About US Presidents

Question 1

George Washington never lived in the White House.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 2

George Washington wore dentures made of wood.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 3

John Quincy Adams served in the US House of Representatives after his presidency.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 4

Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from Spain.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 5

At about 5 feet 4 inches tall, James Madison was the shortest US president.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 6

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4 in different years.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 7

Abraham Lincoln received a patent for a device designed to lift boats over shallow water.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 8

Theodore Roosevelt became the first sitting US president to fly in an airplane.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 9

Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom in a ceremony at the White House.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 10

The first telephone was installed in the White House during William Howard Taft's presidency.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 11

Electric lighting was installed in the White House during Benjamin Harrison's presidency.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 12

Calvin Coolidge was born on the Fourth of July.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 13

Dwight D. Eisenhower served as a US senator before becoming president.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 14

Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first sitting US president to ride in a helicopter.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 15

John F. Kennedy won a Pulitzer Prize for Profiles in Courage while serving as president.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 16

Ronald Reagan served as president of the Screen Actors Guild before entering politics.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 17

George W. Bush held an ownership stake in the Houston Astros before becoming president.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 18

George H. W. Bush directed the CIA before becoming president.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 19

Barack Obama won a Grammy for the audiobook of Dreams from My Father while serving as president.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 20

Harry S. Truman's middle initial stood for Samuel.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Unexpected Facts About US Presidents

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