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1. George W. Bush is the 43rd president. How many presidents have there been?

A. 41
B. 42
C. 43
D. 44

B. 42
TOPICS: There have only been 42 presidents. Grover Cleveland was elected for two nonconsecutive terms and is counted twice as the 22nd and 24th president.

2. Who was the oldest man to ever hold office as president?

A. George Washington
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Dwight Eisenhower
D. Ronald Reagan

D. Ronald Reagan
TOPICS: By the end of his presidency in 1988, a few months before his 78th birthday, Ronald Reagan was the oldest man to ever hold the office of the President of the United States. He was also the oldest man elected at the age of 69 when he was elected to his first term.

3. Which president was the first to live in the White House?

A. George Washington
B. John Adams
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. James Madison

B. John Adams
TOPICS: John Adams, the second President, was the first president to reside in the White House, moving in November 1800 while the paint was still wet. When Adams and his family moved to Washington to live in the White House, they got lost in the woods north of the city for several hours.

4. The U.S. Forest Service was created by this President?

A. James Garfield
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Harry Truman
D. Ronald Reagan

B. Theodore Roosevelt
TOPICS: Theodore Roosevelt was a great outdoors man who loved nature and wanted to preserve it for generations to come. He created the U.S. Forest Service so the land would be protected.

5. Which president had an electronic horse installed in the White House?

A. Ulysses Grant
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Calvin Coolidge
D. George W. Bush

C. Calvin Coolidge
TOPICS: Calvin Coolidge had an electronic horse installed in the White
House which he rode almost every day.

6. Who was the oldest living former president?

A. William Taft
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Gerald Ford
D. Ronald Reagan

C. Gerald Ford
TOPICS: Gerald Ford was the oldest living former president. He was born on July 14, 1913, and died on Dec. 27, 2006, at age 93. The second oldest was Ronald Reagan, who also lived to be 93 years.

7. Who was the only bachelor president?

A. James Polk
B. James Monroe
C. James Buchanan
D. James Madison

C. James Buchanan
TOPICS: James Buchanan, the 15th president, was the only president never to marry. The White House hostess was his niece, Harriet Lane. In 1819, Buchanan became engaged to Ann Coleman. A misunderstanding took place and their engagement was broken. A short time later, Ann died. Buchanan vowed he would never marry.

8. Who established the first national park?

A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Ulysses Grant
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. John Kennedy

B. Ulysses Grant
TOPICS: The 18th president Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone as the nation's first national park on March 1, 1872.