Braingle: 'Presidential Beginnings and Endings' Trivia Quiz

Presidential Beginnings and Endings

How much do you know about how United States presidents came into office, or about how they left? Test your knowledge in this quiz.

Quiz ID:	#12543
Fun:	(2.86)
Difficulty:	(1.21)
Category:	History > United States
Created By:	Winner4600

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#1 Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in office at the end of his third term.

True
False

#2 ___ was the first vice president to be elevated to the presidency due to the death of his predecessor - in this case, William Henry Harrison.

James K. Polk
Martin van Buren
Zachary Taylor
John Tyler

#3 Andrew Johnson was impeached and convicted by Congress, prematurely ending his term in office.

True
False

#4 The Supreme Court was needed to decide the results of the 2000 presidential election, which George W. Bush won.

True
False

#5 Richard Nixon resigned as a result of what scandal?

Teapot Dome
Watergate
Crédit Mobilier
Whitewater

#6 Gerald R. Ford is the only president who was never elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency.

True
False

#7 In the Election of 1800, ___ and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, resulting in the House of Representatives deciding which of the two would become the next president.

John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison

#8 Despite winning in only two Southern counties, Abraham Lincoln became the first president from the ___ Party.

Your Answer: (Show Hint)

#9 Lyndon B. Johnson's popularity steadily declined during the Vietnam War, and as a result, he lost the next election to Richard Nixon.

True
False

#10 Taking the oath of office at age 43, ___ is the youngest person to ever be elected president.

Theodore Roosevelt
Bill Clinton
John F. Kennedy
Ulysses S. Grant

Comments

Nedphoenix

posted 578 days ago

Excellent. I loved this one. Do another.

4demo

posted 578 days ago

Great quiz - nicely written with thorough explanations! I vaguely remember reviewing this quiz a really long time ago...

tpg76

posted 578 days ago

Great explanations... thanks!

ccurt61

posted 577 days ago

not thrilled with trick questions.... boo on this one

New1

posted 572 days ago

4/10 Great quiz, good ????'s

tommysmo

posted 555 days ago

this gets a best quiz ever because of the explanations as well as there being good questions!

ccurt - not trick questions. just making sure you actually knew!

I got a 6.

Winner4600

posted 555 days ago

Thanks, everyone!

zonahobo

posted 524 days ago

Well done. I enjoyed it and learned too.

nettielynn65

posted 474 days ago

cool;I actually spelled republican right for a change ,great quiz

DewlannaSolo

posted 374 days ago

wonderful quiz with great explanations.

Uncle_Al

posted 263 days ago

B- Sad to say but I probably know more about American Presidents than Canadian PMs.

Zag24

posted 171 days ago

Great quiz, great commentary. I'm not sure what the earlier poster refers to as trick questions. I got 2 wrong, but I just didn't know the answer, they weren't tricks. Maybe he is referring to #10, but that such a common bit of trivia, usually with exactly that phrasing, that everyone should know it.

311WordGuy

posted 10 days ago

Presidental power! gq

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Presidential Beginnings and Endings

#1 Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in office at the end of his third term.

#2 ___ was the first vice president to be elevated to the presidency due to the death of his predecessor - in this case, William Henry Harrison.

#3 Andrew Johnson was impeached and convicted by Congress, prematurely ending his term in office.

#4 The Supreme Court was needed to decide the results of the 2000 presidential election, which George W. Bush won.

#5 Richard Nixon resigned as a result of what scandal?

#6 Gerald R. Ford is the only president who was never elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency.

#7 In the Election of 1800, ___ and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, resulting in the House of Representatives deciding which of the two would become the next president.

#8 Despite winning in only two Southern counties, Abraham Lincoln became the first president from the ___ Party.

#9 Lyndon B. Johnson's popularity steadily declined during the Vietnam War, and as a result, he lost the next election to Richard Nixon.

#10 Taking the oath of office at age 43, ___ is the youngest person to ever be elected president.

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