Test Your Homeschooler’s Presidential Knowledge
February 20, 2017Test Your Homeschooler’s Presidential Knowledge
This Presidents’ Day, test your knowledge of the leaders of our land with this fun, 10-question quiz! From previous professions to the most common presidential birthplace, there’s a topic to challenge every homeschooling history buff.
- The University of Virginia was founded by __________.
A. John Quincy Adams
B. James Monroe
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Andrew Jackson
- Which president was the first to travel abroad while in office?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. William Howard Taft
C. Warren G. Harding
D. Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. __________ was Princeton’s first graduate alumnus.
A. Martin Van Buren
B. John Adams
C. John Quincy Adams
D. James Madison
- Before becoming president, this man was a peanut farmer.
A. Jimmy Carter
B. John Tyler
C. Calvin Coolidge
D. Grover Cleveland
- Which president officially named The White House?
A. John Adams
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Rutherford B. Hayes
D. Theodore Roosevelt
- This man is the only president to hold a doctorate degree.
A. Herbert Hoover
B. Franklin Pierce
C. Woodrow Wilson
D. James Garfield
- How long do retired presidents and first ladies receive protection form the Secret Service after leaving office?
A. 5 years
B. 10 years
C. 15 years
D. 20 years
- Which president was the first and only to be elected unanimously by the Electoral College?
A. George Washington
B. James Monroe
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Abraham Lincoln
- __________ was the first left-handed president.
A. James Buchanan
B. James Garfield
C. Zachary Taylor
D. William Howard Taft
- Which state is the birthplace of the greatest number of presidents?
A. Texas
B. Ohio
C. Virginia
D. Massachusetts
Answers:
- C
- A
- D
- A
- D
- C
- B
- A
- B
- C
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