U.S. Presidents Random Quiz #1

Use the hint to identify the appropriate president. The same president may be the answer to multiple questions. You will be given a different random selection of hints every time you take the quiz. Collect them all!

This quiz covers presidents #1 through #15.

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Last updated: January 23, 2024
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Primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Wrote in opposition to the Stamp Act using the pseudonym “Humphrey Ploughjogger.”
John Adams
The 7th President of the United States (1829-1837).
Andrew Jackson
The 12th President of the United States (1849-1850).
Zachary Taylor
Texas (1845), Iowa (1846) and Wisconsin (1848) were admitted to the Union during his presidency.
James K. Polk
The capital of Liberia is named in his honor.
James Monroe
Died of gastroenteritis while still in office in 1850.
Zachary Taylor
Only President born in New Hampshire.
Franklin Pierce
His administration ended up on the losing side of the Supreme Court case United States v. The Amistad, which resulted in a victory for enslaved Africans aboard a Spanish schooner seized by the U.S.
Martin Van Buren
The only president who succeeded by death or resignation that did not retain, at least initially, his predecessor's Cabinet.
Millard Fillmore
With Thomas Jefferson, co-founded the Democratic-Republican Party.
James Madison
The 2nd President of the United States (1797-1801).
John Adams
The Cherokee removal (the last forced removal east of the Mississippi) occurred during his administration.
Martin Van Buren
His wife Dolley was the only First Lady to be given an honorary seat on the floor of Congress, and was the first American to reply to a telegraph message.
James Madison
Mississippi (1817), Illinois (1818), Alabama (1819), Maine (1820) and Missouri (1821) were admitted to the Union during his presidency.
James Monroe
Earned the nickname “Old Hickory” for his toughness.
Andrew Jackson
Presided over the War of 1812 with Great Britain.
James Madison
His daughter Maria Hester was the first president’s child to get married at the White House in 1820.
James Monroe
The 11th President of the United States (1845-1849).
James K. Polk
Despite his misgivings, he signed the bill that created the Department of the Interior in 1849.
James K. Polk
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