Free presidential trivia questions and answers including questions about Presidents Richard M. Nixon, George Washington, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, William J Howard Taft, and others.
Trivia Questions and Answers about presidential subjects and presidents.
What was the message on the one-word telegram Bob Hope sent to
President Harry S. Truman after he stunned the odds makers and beat
Thomas E. Dewey in 1948?
A: "Unpack."
How many times during his 12 years as president did Franklin
Delano Roosevelt use the veto?
A:He used it 635 times (372 regular vetoes; 263 pocket vetoes).
Where did Herbert Hoover's 1932 campaign slogan "A chicken in
every pot" originate?
A: With France's King Henry IV, who at his coronation said that he
hoped "to make France so prosperous that every peasant will have a
chicken in his pot on Sunday."
George Washington left America's shores only once. Where did he
go?
A: To Barbados, in the West Indies, in 1751 with his ailing
half-brother Lawrence. It was during his stay there that he
was stricken with smallpox.
What did Richard M. Nixon's father raise on his ranch in Yorba
Linda, California, before moving his family to Whittier when the
future president was nine?
A: Lemons.
What well-known American woman's maiden name was Elizabeth Anne
Bloomer?
A: Former First Lady Betty Ford.
Who was the first president paid a salary of $100,000?
A: Harry S. Truman.
Who was president when electricity was installed in the White
House?
A: Benjamin Harrison. The year was 1889.
How much was architect James Horan awarded in 1792 for his
winning design for the President's House--now known as the White
House?
A: Horan was given $500 and a lot in Washington, D.C.
Who once addressed the Mayflower-minded members of the Daughters
of the American Revolution as "my fellow immigrants"?
A: Eleanor Roosevelt.
How many tons of jelly beans did the White House buy during
Ronald REagan's presidency?
A: 12 tons.
What unusual coincidence has been noted about he names of the
secretaries who served Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy?
A: Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy (John); Kennedy's was named
Lincoln (Evelyn).
Who said, "Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth--to
see it like it is, and tell it like it is--to find the truth, to
speak the truth, and live the truth"?
A: Richard M. Nixon, in accepting the Republican party's
presidential nomination in 1968.
What is the only U.S. presidential landmark operated outside the
country by the National Park Service?
A: Campobello, the summer home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in New
Brunswick Province, Canada.
What four state capitals are named after American presidents?
A: Jackson, Mississippi; Jefferson City, Missouri; Lincoln,
Nebraska; and Madison, Wisconsin.
What was the Secret Service's code name for Barbara Bush?
A: "Tranquility." President bush was known as "Timberwolf".
How many bathrooms are there in the White House?
A: 34.
Who was the president when running water was first installed in
the White House.
A: Andrew Jackson.
In which White House room did President Monroe play cards, Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt receive visitors, and President John F. Kennedy's
casket lie in state?
A: The Green Room.
In 1973 what convicted felon was given a free half-hour of
airtime on the three major television networks to declare his
innocence?
A: Just-resigned vice president Spiro Agnew, who had pleaded nolo
contendere--co contest--to charges of tax evasion on bribes paid to
him.
Which American president turned over 40 years of government
paychecks to charity?
A: Independently wealthy Herbert Hoover.
Who was the first president to throw out the first ball of the
season at a baseball game?
A: William J Howard Taft, in 1910. The Washington Senators beat the
Philadelphia Athletics in the one-hit shutout pitched by baseball
great Walter Johnson
