No. | President | Trivia Hint | Order Hint |
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1 |
George Washington
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Commander in Chief of the Continental Army | No other president before him |
2 |
John Adams
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First president to live in the White House | Just after the first |
3 |
Thomas Jefferson
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Wrote the Declaration of Independence | Bronze place |
4 |
James Madison
|
President during the War of 1812 | Before another James M. |
5 |
James Monroe
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Capital city of Liberia named after him; had his own “Doctrine” | A nickel |
6 |
John Quincy Adams
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First son of a former president to be elected | Now counting on two hands |
7 |
Andrew Jackson
|
Has appeared on the $20 bill; president during the “Trail of Tears” | After #2’s son |
8 |
Martin Van Buren
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Only president with “Van” in his name; first president born a U.S. citizen | Spiders have this many legs |
9 |
William Henry Harrison
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Died of pneumonia after one month in office in 1841 | Cats have this many lives |
10 |
John Tyler
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First vice president to assume the presidency; approved annexation of TX | First double-digit number |
11 |
James K. Polk
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President during the Mexican-American War in the 1840s | Between a Tyler and a Taylor |
12 |
Zachary Taylor
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Former general who died in office in 1850; only president from Louisiana | Eggs are sold in a… |
13 |
Millard Fillmore
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Passed the Compromise of 1850 which delayed the Civil War | Considered an unlucky number |
14 |
Franklin Pierce
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Signed polarizing Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854; the other “Frank” | Neighbors with an unlucky number |
15 |
James Buchanan
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President for “Dred Scott” decision in 1857; remained lifelong bachelor | The guy before Lincoln |
16 |
Abraham Lincoln
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President during the Civil War | Teen number that’s “sweet” |
17 |
Andrew Johnson
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President after the Civil War who was impeached by the House | The guy after Lincoln |
18 |
Ulysses S. Grant
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Commanding general of the U.S. Army at the end of the Civil War | Voting age in America |
19 |
Rutherford B. Hayes
|
First to lose popular vote but win Electoral College; “Compromise of 1877” | Between Grant and Garfield |
20 |
James A. Garfield
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Assassinated in his first year; only sitting House rep elected president | Two decades |
21 |
Chester A. Arthur
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“C” president not named Calvin; signed Immigration Act of 1882 | Gun salute |
22 |
Grover Cleveland (1st term)
|
First term of only president elected to two non-consecutive terms | XXII – also a Taylor Swift song |
23 |
Benjamin Harrison
|
Grandson of the 9th president; Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 | Between Grovers |
24 |
Grover Cleveland (2nd term)
|
Second term of only president elected to two non-consecutive terms | Two dozen |
25 |
William McKinley
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Assassinated in 1901; first president to ride in an automobile | Cents in a quarter |
26 |
Theodore Roosevelt
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“Teddy” bear was named after him; served with the “Rough Riders” | Approximate miles in a marathon |
27 |
William H. Taft
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President before WWI; later served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | Number of amendments to the U.S. Constitution |
28 |
Woodrow Wilson
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President during World War I; enacted Selective Service Act | Typical number of days in February |
29 |
Warren G. Harding
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Died after two years in office during the 1920s; Teapot Dome scandal | Number of days in February in a leap year |
30 |
Calvin Coolidge
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President during most of the “Roaring Twenties” | Minimum age to be a U.S. senator |
31 |
Herbert Hoover
|
President during the stock market crash that caused the Great Depression | Just before FDR |
32 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Only president to serve more than two terms (he served four) | Between Herbert and Harry |
33 |
Harry S. Truman
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President during the end of World War II; defeated Dewey in 1948 | 11 x 3 = |
34 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Famous general from World War II who authorized creation of NASA | Three dimes and four pennies |
35 |
John F. Kennedy
|
Resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis; assassinated in office | Age required to become president |
36 |
Lyndon B. Johnson
|
President during passage of the Civil Rights Act | 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8= |
37 |
Richard Nixon
|
Only president to resign his office | Between Johnson and Jerry |
38 |
Gerald Ford
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Coached the Yale football team; nicknamed “Jerry” | XXXVIII |
39 |
Jimmy Carter
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President during the Iran Hostage Crisis and Three Mile Island accident | One short of four decades |
40 |
Ronald Reagan
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Was a Hollywood actor before starting his political career | Ali Baba and the __ thieves |
41 |
George H.W. Bush
|
President during Gulf War and fall of Soviet Union | Two before his son |
42 |
Bill Clinton
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President for most of the 1990s; his wife later ran for president | Half of 84 |
43 |
George W. Bush
|
President during September 11th terrorist attacks | Two after his dad |
44 |
Barack Obama
|
First African American president | After the second Bush |
45 |
Donald J. Trump
|
Only sitting president to visit North Korea | Half of a right angle |