Today, Monday, February 20, 2023 is the federal holiday that annually falls on the third Monday of February—meaning it’s sandwiched nicely between Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day.
Most importantly, however, it’s getting us away from Winter (for those that like Spring and Summer seasons better)!
Typically, the holiday falls close to birthday of the first commander-in-chief, George Washington, who was born on February 22, 1732, but also is used to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s date of birth also (born Feb. 12, 1809).
In honor of this day—which gets many off from work and school—we’re asking 10 questions about the 45 different Presidents of the United States to date… see how many you can get!
Answers are below, down the page, but don’t scroll down and cheat!!!
1. Who is the only president who served two non-consecutive terms?
a. John Quincy Adams
b. Grover Cleveland
c. Franklin D. Roosevelt
d. Lyndon B. Johnson
2. Which future President was a movie star and starred in a film titled “Bedtime for Bonzo?”
a. John F. Kennedy
b. Lyndon B. Johnson
c. Ronald Reagan
d. Bill Clinton
3. Who was the first President of the U.S. to be featured on a postage stamp?
a. George Washington
b. John F. Kennedy
c. Lyndon B. Johnson
d. Grover Cleveland
4. Which President is the only one to have served more than two terms?
a. Teddy Roosevelt
b. Martin Van Buren
c. Richard Nixon
d. Franklin D. Roosevelt
5. Who was the tallest President?
a. Ronald Reagan
b. Andrew Jackson
c. Joe Biden
d. Abraham Lincoln
6. Who was the shortest President?
a. Gerald Ford
b. James Madison
c. Ulysses S. Grant
d. Thomas Jefferson
7. What state has produced the most Presidents? (Birthplace)
a. Virginia
b. Ohio
c. Delaware
d. Alaska
8. How many Presidents have been assassinated while in office as President?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 7
9. Which President was the first to hold a press conference on TV?
a. Donald Trump
b. George H.W. Bush (Sr.)
c. Herbert Hoover
d. John F. Kennedy
10. Who is the only President to have been born in Hawaii?
a. Barack Obama
b. Dwight D. Eisenhower
c. Gerald Ford
d. Joe Biden
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SCROLL BELOW TO SEE THE ANSWERS!
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KEY (Scoring):
- 8-10 correct: Congrats! We recognize you as a Presidential Scholar!
- 5-7 correct: You’re a future Senator or Congressman/Congresswoman
- 2-4 correct: Time to Wikipedia “Presidents of the United States”
- 0-1 correct: The U.S. doesn’t have a King?!?
ANSWERS:
1-b. Groveland Cleveland… Cleveland served two nonconsecutive terms (1885 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897) so is considered the 22nd and 24th U.S President of the United States.
2-c. Ronald Reagan. The future president starred in movies and on TV for 30 years before he was President. Bedtime for Bonzo came out in April of 1951.
3-a. George Washington.
4-d. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who first took office in 1933 as America’s 32nd president, served a record four terms in office, the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms.
5-d. Abraham Lincoln… He was a very tall 6-foot-4, especially for back in the 1800’s!
6-b. James Madison… her was 5-foot-4 and weighed only about 100 pounds!
7-a. Virginia is first (8) future Presidents born in the state with Ohio second and Massachusetts third. Virginia’s list includes George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, John Tyler and Woodrow Wilson.
8-b. Four sitting presidents have been killed: Abraham Lincoln (1865, by John Wilkes Booth), James A. Garfield (1881, by Charles J. Guiteau), William McKinley (1901, by Leon Czolgosz), and John F. Kennedy (1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald).
9-d. John F. Kennedy… on Jan. 25, 1961.
10-a. Barack Obama… born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961.
