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The President elect of the USA is not only the head of the States but also the head of the government. He directs the federal government’s exclusive branch and is the commander-in-chief of the American Armed Forces. The President of the United States of America is in control of everything.
The four-year term of the president is for four years. After that, the elections are held again to elect a new president. The president is also a member of Cabinet, Domestic Policy Council, National Economic Council, and National Security Council. It’s amazing, isn’t it? It is so difficult to manage everything at once. Let’s get on with it. The White House is the official residence of the president and serves as his workplace.
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Interesting US Presidential Trivia Facts
- George Washington was a popular distributor of liquor in the new nation. He distributed ye whiskey, apple brandy and peach brandy from his Mount Vernon distillery.
- James Madison was Princeton University’s first graduate.
- Ulysses S. Grant (18th President of the States) was issued a $20 speeding ticket after he rode his horse and buggy too fast on a Washington street.
- Because he helped liberate the slaves of Liberia, the capital of Liberia is called “Monrovia”.
- John Quincy Adams was president and enjoyed skinny-dipping in the Potomac River early in the morning.
- Andrew Johnson is the only president to have been a tailor before becoming president. He wore only suits he had made.
- James Abram Garfield was first president to use the telephone. Graham Bell was the first person he spoke with.
- The only President elected twice, but not consecutively, was President Grover Cleveland. He was the 22nd president of the United States and the 24th President of the United States.
- Martin Van Buren was America’s first citizen. All the previous presidents were British subjects.
- James Garfield was America’s first president left-handed.
US Presidential Trivia Questions & Answers
Q. What U.S. president had the shortest life?
Q. What future president was the only U.S. senator from a Confederate state to remain in Congress after secession?
Q. Whose 1800 presidential campaign did the Hartford Courant offer a formal apology for opposing, in 1993?
Q. Kitty Kelly wrote an Unauthorized Biography about which First Lady?
Q. Which First Lady was born Mamie Doud?
Q. Who was the only President to serve more than two terms?
Q. Who was the oldest elected President?
Q. Who was the first President to live in the White House?
Q. Who was the first President born outside the contiguous United States?
Q. In the 60s what was the first name of John F. Kennedy’s wife?
Q. What three words did George Bush say before ”no new taxes” in 1988?
Q. Who did Abraham Lincoln promote to major general of volunteers after he captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson?
Q. Whose 1823 doctrine said the Western Hemisphere was not open to colonization or aggression by European nations?
Q. This man was a military hero before he became president. Places he fought include Fort Necessity, Fort Duquesne, and Yorktown.
Q. What date saw FDR sign the U.S. declaration of war against Japan?
Q. Who was the first presidential jogger?
Q. How many presidents were British subjects at birth?
Q. What president won election after three unsuccessful bids for the nomination?
Q. Which U.S. president has the greatest number of American communities named after him?
Q. What were jellybean flavors Ronald Reagan’s favorites?
Q. Which President lived the shortest lifespan (and was survived by both of his parents at the time of his death)?
Q. Who was the only President of the United States to never marry?
Q. When shot, which U.S. President famously quipped, ”I forgot to duck”?
Q. Which U.S. President signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia?
Q. This president served the shortest term in American history. Who was he?
Q. This president almost made Cuba one of the United States of America! Who was he?
Q. Who was the first President to appear on TV?
Q. Who ran for President with the campaign slogan ”Vote Yourself a Farm”?
Q. Who was the only U. S. President to also serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Q. Who was the first President to be impeached?
Q. Who was the only unanimously elected President by the Electoral College?
Q. What war saw James Madison become the first U.S. president to command a military unit during his term in office?
Q. What horse-loving future president cheated on an eye exam to join the cavalry reserves in the 1930’s?
Q. What future anchor was the only female reporter to tag along with Richard Nixon on his historic trip to China?
Q. Who was the first President to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court?
Q. What U.S. President had a nervous breakdown at the age of 24 and spent time in a sanitarium?
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