NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
CELEBRATING
PRESIDENTS DAY
What is
Presidents Day?
Presidents Day is celebrated
every year on the third Monday of February. A holiday
was originally established to
celebrate George Washington’s birthday (Feb. 22). It has
gained popularity as a day to
honor all presidents after the
Uniform Monday Holiday Act,
which made the holiday always on a Monday.
No one but the
President, seems
to be expected ... to
look out for the general
interests of the country.”
Woodrow Wilson
Mount Rushmore
The dedication of Mount Rushmore was given by President Calvin Coolidge on
Aug. 10, 1927. “We have come here to dedicate a cornerstone that was laid by the
hand of the Almighty. On this towering wall of Rushmore, in the heart of the Black
Hills, is to be inscribed a memorial which will represent some of the outstanding
features of four of our Presidents, laid on by the hand of a great artist in sculpture.
This memorial will crown the height of land between the Rocky Mountains and
the Atlantic seaboard, where coming generations may view it for all time.” The
faces on Mount Rushmore are about 60 feet tall from chin to top of the head. The
pupils of eyes are 4 feet across and the mouths are 18 feet wide. The carving took
place between 1927-1941. The total cost was about $990,000.
Presidential terms
Party affiliation: ● None ● Other
● Democrat ● Republican
Years in Office: ● Year
◗ Partial year
Presidential Quiz
1. Which president was considered
the first “Dark Horse” president?
A. Andrew Jackson
B. James Buchanan
C. James K. Polk
D. Andrew Johnson
2. Who is called the
“Father of the Constitution?”
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. James Madison
C. George Washington D. John Quincy Adams
3. Who was nicknamed the “Little Magician?”
A. Martin Van Buren B. Millard Fillmore
C. James Monroe
D. Grover Cleveland
4. Which president had the shortest tenure?
A. William Henry Harrison B. Zachary Taylor
C. James Garfield
D. John F. Kennedy
5. Who was the only
president who never married?
A. Woodrow Wilson
B. Lyndon B. Johnson
C. James Buchanan
D. Harry S Truman
6. Who was the only president to
leave the White House and return later?
A. George WashingtonB. Grover Cleveland
C. John Adams
D. Jimmy Carter
7. Who was the youngest ever elected?
A. Dwight D. EisenhowerB. Barack Obama
C. Rutherford B. Hayes D. John F. Kennedy
8. Which president also served
as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
A. William Howard Taft B. Andrew Jackson
C. Herbert Hoover
D. Gerald R. Ford
9. Who was “The Great Humanitarian?”
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Herbert Hoover
C. Lyndon B. Johnson D. Theodore Roosevelt
12. Which president appeared in 53 films?
A. George H. W. Bush B. Ronald Reagan
C. John F. Kennedy
D. George W. Bush
13. Who was the only one to resign from office?
A. Bill J. Clinton
B. Warren G. Harding
C. Richard M. Nixon
D. Zachary Taylor
14. Which president was a licensed bartender?
A. John F. Kennedy
B. George W. Bush
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. Woodrow Wilson
15. Who had a previous job as a hangman?
A. Grover Cleveland
B. James Monroe
C. Franklin Pierce
D. Andrew Jackson
16. Who only wore suits he made himself?
A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. Andrew Johnson
C. Lyndon B. Johnson D. Jimmy Carter
17. Who were “Miss Nancy and Aunt Fancy?”
A. George Washington and John Adams
B. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
C. James Buchanan and William R. King
D. George W. Bush and Al Gore
18. Who was the shortest president?
A. James Madison
B. Herbert Hoover
C. James Buchanan
D. James K. Polk
19. Who was nicknamed “Big Bill?”
A. Bill J. Clinton
B. William McKinley
C. William Howard Taft D. William H. Harrison
20. Who smoked at least 20 cigars a day?
A. Chester A. Arthur
B. Gerald R. Ford
C. Ulysses S. Grant
D. Grover Cleveland
21. Which president had 15 children?
A. Theodore Roosevelt B. John Tyler
C. Gerald R. Ford
D. John F. Kennedy
10. Which president had
22. Which two were impeached? (pick two)
the campaign slogan, “I Like Ike?”
A. Richard M. Nixon
B. Bill J. Clinton
A. Bill J. Clinton
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower
C. Andrew Johnson
D. James Madison
C. Calvin Coolidge
D. Franklin D. Roosevelt
23. How many vice presidents became president?
11. Who was nicknamed “His Accidency?”
A. 23
B. 11
C. 14
D. 4
A. William Henry Harrison B. Chester A. Arthur
24. How many presidents died while in office?
C. John Tyler
D. Warren G. Harding
A. 4
B. 9
C. 11
D. 8
QUIZ ANSWERS: 1. C; 2. B; 3. A; 4. A. Harrison was only in office for 32 days before dying of pneumonia.; 5. C; 6. B; 7. D. Kennedy was elected
at 43; 8. A; 9. B; 10. B; 11. C. Tyler succeeded the presidency after Harrison’s death; 12. B; 13. C; 14. C; 15. A; 16. B. Johnson was previously
a tailor; 17. C. Buchanan was a bachelor but was good friends with the senator from Alabama, spending a majority of his time with King;
18. A. Madison was 5 ft, 4 inches; 19. C. Taft weighed 325 pounds; 20. C. Grant later died of throat cancer; 21. B; 22. B, C; 23. C; 24. D
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# Name
1 George Washington 2 John Adams 3 Thomas Jefferson 4 James Madison 5 James Monroe 6 John Quincy Adams
7 Andrew Jackson
8 Martin Van Buren
9 William Henry Harrison
10 John Tyler
11 James K. Polk
12 Zachary Taylor
13 Millard Fillmore
14 Franklin Pierce 15 James Buchanan
16 Abraham Lincoln
17 Andrew Johnson
18 Ulysses S. Grant
19 Rutherford B. Hayes
20 James Garfield 21 Chester A. Arthur
22 Grover Cleveland
23 Benjamin Harrison
24 Grover Cleveland 25 William McKinley
26 Theodore Roosevelt
27 William Howard Taft
28 Woodrow Wilson
29 Warren G. Harding
30Calvin Coolidge
31 Herbert Hoover
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt
33 Harry S Truman
34 Dwight D. Eisenhower
35 John F. Kennedy
36 Lyndon B. Johnson
37 Richard M. Nixon
38 Gerald R. Ford
39 Jimmy Carter
40Ronald Reagan
41 George H. W. Bush
42 Bill J. Clinton
43 George W. Bush
44Barack Obama
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Sources: WhiteHouse.gov; “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel and Hugh
Sidey. 2006; “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Michael Beschloss and Hugh Sidey. 2009;
“The Presidents: Tidbits and Trivia,” by Sid Frank and Arden Davis Melick. 1977. “Presidential Diversion:
Presidents at Play from George Washington to George W. Bush.” by Paul F. Boller Jr. 2007.; “Secret Lives
of the U.S. Presidents: What Your Teachers Never Told You about the Men of the White House.” by Cormac
O’Brien 2004; “Presidents: Every Question Answered,” by Carter Smith. 2004; National Parks Service