Bizarre Facts About the American Presidents Quiz

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What American president was promoted posthumously to become the country's only six-star general of the armed forces?
William Henry Harrison
Zachary Taylor
George Washington
Ulysses S. Grant

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What American president was present at the coronation ceremony of Napoleon Bonaparte?
John Quincy Adams
Grover Cleveland
James Monroe
Benjamin Harrison

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What American president made a cameo appearance at WrestleMania 23 where he shaved W.W.E. C.E.O. Vince McMahon's head?
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Donald Trump
Barack Obama

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What president was assassinated by Charles Guiteau because Guiteau thought said president would appoint Guiteau to become American Ambassador to France without any reason for thinking so?
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
James Garfield

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What American president kept large bowls of jelly beans on his desk throughout his presidency?
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ronald Reagan

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What American president owned Beagles that he named Him and Her?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jimmy Carter
George H. W. Bush

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What President of the U.S.A. remained a bachelor throughout his life and was close friends with a man named William Rufus King to the point that multiple individuals have speculated he was secretly gay?
Bizarre Facts About the American Presidents Quiz
John Adams
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
James Buchanan
James Polk

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The capital city of Liberia was named for what American president?
Millard Fillmore
Andrew Jackson
James Monroe
William H. Taft

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President Jimmy Carter lived a frugal life to the point that he sold many of the luxuries that came with the office of president. What was the name of the presidential yacht which Carter got rid of during his presidency?
The U.S.S. Sequoia
The U.S.S. Prudence
The U.S.S. Gaylord
The U.S.S. Triton

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Which American president made a habit of skinny dipping for exercise in his later years?
John Quincy Adams
Rutherford B. Hayes
Thomas Jefferson
Harry Truman

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Ronald Reagan is known for acting alongside a chimpanzee in which of his classic Hollywood films?
Bizarre Facts About the American Presidents Quiz
Jungle Nights
Bedtime for Bonzo
Bananarama
Andy and the Ape

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William Henry Harrison died in office of pneumonia which he contracted for what reason?
He volunteered to work in a dunk tank at a local carnival.
He insisted on only taking ice-cold baths.
He jumped into a river to save a drowning child.
He gave his inaugural address for hours in the rain.

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Which president's Vice President killed a man while in office?
James Monroe
Barack Obama
Franklin Pierce
Thomas Jefferson

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What American president wrote original music and even produced one of his compositions on the Jack Paaar Program?
Bizarre Facts About the American Presidents Quiz
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Calvin Coolidge

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What president was reportedly known to his family members as "Uncle Jumbo" because of his height and weight both being higher than typical?
Andrew Johnson
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Ulysses S. Grant

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Back on the subject of peculiar presidential pets, what president brought his war horse "Old Whitey" with him to the White House?
Zachary Taylor
Andrew Jackson
George W. Bush
Dwight Eisenhower

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Which two presidents died on the same day even though they were lifelong rivals?
Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower
William Henry Harrison and Andrew Jackson
Zachary Taylor and Millar Fillmore
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

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What president reportedly burned the original copy of his presidential portrait because he hated it so much?
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Bill Clinton

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What president famously wore a carnation as a lucky charm which he was shot not wearing?
Ronald Reagan
Abraham Lincoln
James Garfield
William McKinley

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What president, in an attempt to compete with the Tour de France, sponsored an American bicycle race with his own name attached to it that only ran for two years?
Donald Trump
Jimmy Carter
Dwight Eisenhower
Barack Obama

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What president's funeral was interrupted when his pet parrot began shouting expletive's at the audience?
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Pierce

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Which president famously played saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show while he was campaigning?
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton

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What president was famous for making money as a peanut farmer before he ran for office?
Andrew Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Harry Truman
Gerald Ford

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What president, a fan of gambling, would host regular games of poker in the White House?
Franklin Pierce
Warren G. Harding
Grover Cleveland
George Washington

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What president famously had a parrot named Washington Post who was trained to sing patriotic songs?
William McKinley
John Quincy Adams
Rutherford B. Hayes
William Howard Taft

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What president had the peculiar nickname his detractors use because he passed out from wounds he received in the Mexican-American War?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Franklin Pierce
Zachary Taylor

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What American President received as a gift the first Siamese cat ever to enter the U.S.?
Lyndon B. Johnson
James Polk
Millard Fillmore
Rutherford B. Hayes

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What American president was trained as a tailor before he entered politics and would often personally modify his suits to be extra stylish?
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B. Hayes
Bill Clinton
Chester A. Arthur

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What president, upon leaving office, claimed his one regret was not shooting John C. Calhoun (his Vice President)?
James Madison
Theodore Roosevelt
Andrew Jackson
Chester A. Arthur

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What president's granddaughter Ruth inspired the Baby Ruth candy bar?
John F. Kennedy
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Pierce
Grover Cleveland

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