PRESIDENTIAL POP QUIZ

It’s Presidents Day weekend and Valentine’s Day, so we have a 46-question quiz in honor of our 46 presidents.

1. What president got married at the White House? A. Theodore Roosevelt B. Grover Cleveland

2. How many years were George and Martha Washington married?

A. More than 40 B. Less than 30

3. How many eventual presidents signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776?

A. Four B. Two

4. How old was George Washington when he became our first president? A.57 B. 62

5. How many presidents got married while in office? A. One B. Three

6. What president had the highest approval rating for a month since records have been kept?

A. John Kennedy

B. George W. Bush

7. What president has had the longest marriage? A. Jimmy Carter B. George H.W. Bush

8. How many children did Thomas and Martha Jefferson have?

A. Six B. Four

9. What president’s wife is largely credited for having the first bipartisan social gatherings at the White House?

A. John Quincy Adams B. James Madison

10. Which president was the first to reside in the executive mansion known as the White House? A. George Washington B. John Adams

11. In what year did construction of the Washington Monument begin?

A. 1848 B. 1804

12. How many presidents have been married twice? A. Three B. Seven

13. What president was married the youngest? A. Andrew Johnson B. George H.W. Bush

14. How many children did Abraham and Mary Lincoln have?

A. Four B. Six

15. In what year was the Lincoln Memorial opened? A. 1918 B. 1922

16. Who was the only president to never get married? A. James Buchanan B. Grover Cleveland

17. What president had the most children? A. James K. Polk B. John Tyler

18. The Republican Party has had the most presidents. How many?

A.19 B. 14

19. Which president was the last to hold office from a party other than the Republican or Democratic party? A. Millard Fillmore B. Theodore Roosevelt

20. Virginia is for lovers and the state where the most presidents were born, with eight. Which state produced the second-most?

A. New York B. Ohio

21. How many states have produced presidents? A.32 B. 21

22. Which state was Abraham Lincoln born in? A. Kentucky B. Illinois

23. Who is the only president born in New Jersey? A. Donald Trump B. Grover Cleveland

24. Who is the only president born in California? A. Ronald Reagan B. Richard Nixon

25. What president married a woman 30 years younger? A. Donald Trump B. John Tyler

26. How many presidents were an only child? A.3 B. None

27. How many presidents had no biological children? A. Two B. Five

28. How many presidents have been 6 feet tall or more? A.19 B. 12

29. How many of the 46 presidents were the firstborn in their family?

A.15 B. 11

30. How many presidents were also vice presidents? A.12 B. 15

31. How many presidents had not held a political office before being elected?

A.10 B. Six

32. How many states were there when Lincoln was elected president in 1860?

A.33 B. 29

33. Who was president when Alaska became the 49th state?

A. Dwight Eisenhower B. Franklin D. Roosevelt

34. Which first lady was affectionately nicknamed “The Enforcer” by her husband?

A. Barbara Bush B. Mary Todd Lincoln

35. How many presidents died while in office? A. Five B. Eight

36. What president’s wife found love letters from another woman in his suitcase and nearly divorced him? A. Franklin Roosevelt B. Bill Clinton

37. How many presidents were born in February? A. Four B. Two

38. Which president was born on July 4?

A. Calvin Coolidge B. William Mckinley

39. How many presidents died on July 4? A. Three B. One

40. Which president was also a chief justice of the Supreme Court?

A. William Taft B. Benjamin Harrison

41. How many presidential libraries are there? A.15 B. 41

42. Which president was the first to wear a beard? A. Abraham Lincoln B. James K. Polk

43. Which first lady published a book of her husband’s love letters to her?

A. Nancy Reagan B. Michelle Obama

44. How many presidents did not serve in the military? A. Eight B. 14

45. What president had the shortest marriage? A. John Kennedy B. Theodore Roosevelt

46. How many presidents were Eagle Scouts? A. Five B. One

Quiz score:

0-5 wrong answers: commander in chief 6-15 wrong answers: mayor

16 or more wrong: dog catcher

George Washington’s birthday was Feb. 22, 1732. Sources: National Archives, The White House, Library of Congress, potus.com Washington has been on the quarter since August 1932. Work on Mount Rushmore began in 1927 and was completed in 1941. Abraham Lincoln’s birthday was Feb. 12, 1809.