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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Who was the first President of the United States?	George Washington	100%
Who was the first President not to serve two full terms?	John Adams	91%
Who was the earliest President to still be alive at the time of JFK's assassination in 1963?	Herbert Hoover	86%
Who is the current oldest living President	Jimmy Carter	86%
Who was the first Vice President to ascend to the presidency because of a President's death?	John Tyler	86%
Which main political party was founded in 1854?	Republican	86%
Who was the youngest person to serve as President?	Theodore Roosevelt	86%
Which state was George Washington from?	Virginia	86%
What scandal occurred under the presidency of Richard Nixon?	Watergate	86%
What is the minimum age required to become President?	35	82%
Which President is known by the nickname, "Silent Cal"?	Calbin Coolidge	82%
Which President admitted Alaska and Hawaii as states?	Eisenhower	82%
The Cold War ended under who's presidency?	George Bush	82%
Who was the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms?	Grover Cleveland	82%
Who was the sitting President at the time of the 1912 Presidential Election?	William Taft	82%
Which main political party was founded in 1828?	Democratic	77%
Who was the last President to be neither a Democrat or Republican?	Millard Fillmore	77%
Which President was assassinated in 1901?	William McKinley	77%
Which state currently has the most electoral votes?	California	73%
What is the current electoral votes needed to capture an electoral majority?	270	68%
Which President signed the 1882 "Chinese Exclusion Act"?	Chester Arthur	68%
The President is the head of which branch of the US government?	Executive	68%
What was the first political party to have a President in office?	Federalist	68%
Which state was heavily disputed in the 2000 election?	Florida	68%
Which President is associated with the "Teapot Dome Scandal"?	Warren Harding	68%
After Andrew Jackson, who was the next Democratic President to serve two full-terms?	Woodrow Wilson	68%
Which President was known by the nickname, "Old Rough and Ready"?	Zachary Taylor	68%
What is the name of the electoral process for the President and Vice President?	Electoral College	64%
How many unique presidents have there been?	45	59%
Who decides who becomes President if no candidate captures an electoral majority?	House of Representatives	55%
Who is dubbed "The First President of the Common Man"?	Andrew Jackson	50%
Who was John McCain's running mate in 2008?	Sarah Palin	50%
What was the Progressive party (under Theodore Roosevelt) nicknamed?	"Bull-Moose Party"	45%
Who recites the Presidential oath to the President on inaguration day?	Chief Justice	41%
Who did Abraham Lincoln defeat in the 1864 Presidential Election?	George McClellan	41%
Who was Vice President between 1941-1945?	Henry Wallace	41%
Which third party candidate ran in 1992 and emassed almost 20% of the popular vote?	Ross Perot	41%
What date is the current inaguration day?	January 20th	36%
Who did incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt defeat in the 1936 Presidential Election?	Alf Landon	32%
What was the slogan for Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign?	"Change"	32%
What party broke off from the Democratic party in 1948?	Dixiecrats	32%
Who was the first official candidate of the Republican party?	John Fremont	32%
What party was he a part of?	Whigs	27%
After its creation, which election was the only time the Democratic Party did not nominate a candidate?	1872	23%
What was the closest electoral result in presidential history, with a final result of 185-184?	1876	23%
Who ran in the 1948 Presidential Election alongside Truman and Dewey?	Strom Thurmond	23%
Which presidential nominee was famous for the statement: "Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice.”	Barry Goldwater	18%
Which presidential nominee was famous for his "Cross of Gold" speech?	William Jennings Bryan	18%
Which potential presidential candidate was associated with the "Share Our Wealth" programe?	Huey Long	9%
Which political party did Horace Greeley represent?	Liberal-Republicans	9%