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Plinky's Presidential Challenge Answer Sheet

No.PresidentTrivia HintOrder Hint

1

George Washington 

George Washington Presidential Bronze Medal One Five Sixteenths Inch Obverse
Commander in Chief of the Continental ArmyNo other president before him

2

John Adams 

John Adams Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
First president to live in the White HouseJust after the first

3

Thomas Jefferson 

Thomas Jefferson Presidential Bronze Medal One Five Sixteenths Inch Obverse
Wrote the Declaration of IndependenceBronze place

4

James Madison 

James Madison Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
President during the War of 1812Before another James M.

5

James Monroe 

James Monroe Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Capital city of Liberia named after him; had his own "Doctrine"A nickel

6

John Quincy Adams 

John Quincy Adams Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
First son of a former president to be electedNow counting on two hands

7

Andrew Jackson 

Andrew Jackson Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Has appeared on the $20 bill; president during the "Trail of Tears"After #2's son

8

Martin Van Buren 

Martin Van Buren Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Only president with "Van" in his name; first president born a U.S. citizenSpiders have this many legs

9

William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison Presidential Bronze Medal ObverseDied of pneumonia after one month in office in 1841Cats have this many lives

10

John Tyler 

John Tyler Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
First vice president to assume the presidency; approved annexation of TXFirst double-digit number

11

James K. Polk 

James K Polk Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
President during the Mexican-American War in the 1840sBetween a Tyler and a Taylor

12

Zachary Taylor 

Zachary Taylor Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Former general who died in office in 1850; only president from LouisianaEggs are sold in a…

13

Millard Fillmore 

Millard Fillmore Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Passed the Compromise of 1850 which delayed the Civil WarConsidered an unlucky number

14

Franklin Pierce 

Franklin Pierce Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Signed polarizing Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854; the other "Frank"Neighbors with an unlucky number

15

James Buchanan 

James Buchanan Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
President for "Dred Scott" decision in 1857; remained lifelong bachelorThe guy before Lincoln

16

Abraham Lincoln 

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Bronze Medal One Five Sixteenths Inch Obverse
President during the Civil WarTeen number that's "sweet"

17

Andrew Johnson 

Andrew Johnson Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
President after the Civil War who was impeached by the HouseThe guy after Lincoln

18

Ulysses S. Grant 

Ulysses S Grant Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Commanding general of the U.S. Army at the end of the Civil WarVoting age in America

19

Rutherford B. Hayes 

Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
First to lose popular vote but win Electoral College; "Compromise of 1877"Between Grant and Garfield

20

James A. Garfield 

James A Garfield Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Assassinated in his first year; only sitting House rep elected presidentTwo decades

21

Chester A. Arthur 

Chester A Arthur Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
"C" president not named Calvin; signed Immigration Act of 1882Gun salute

22

Grover Cleveland (1st term) 

Grover Cleveland Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
First term of only president elected to two non-consecutive termsXXII - also a Taylor Swift song

23

Benjamin Harrison 

Benjamin Harrison Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Grandson of the 9th president; Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890Between Grovers

24

Grover Cleveland (2nd term) 

Grover Cleveland Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Second term of only president elected to two non-consecutive termsTwo dozen

25

William McKinley 

William Mckinley Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Assassinated in 1901; first president to ride in an automobileCents in a quarter

26

Theodore Roosevelt 

Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Bronze Medal One Five Sixteenths Inch Obverse
"Teddy" bear was named after him; served with the "Rough Riders"Approximate miles in a marathon

27

William H. Taft 

William Howard Taft Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
President before WWI; later served as Chief Justice of the Supreme CourtNumber of amendments to the U.S. Constitution

28

Woodrow Wilson 

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
President during World War I; enacted Selective Service ActTypical number of days in February

29

Warren G. Harding 

Warren G Harding Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Died after two years in office during the 1920s; Teapot Dome scandalNumber of days in February in a leap year

30

Calvin Coolidge 

Calvin Coolidge Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
President during most of the "Roaring Twenties"Minimum age to be a U.S. senator

31

Herbert Hoover 

Herbert Hoover Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
President during the stock market crash that caused the Great DepressionJust before FDR

32

Franklin D. Roosevelt 

Franklin D Roosevelt Presidential Bronze Medal One Five Sixteenths Inch Obverse
Only president to serve more than two terms (he served four)Between Herbert and Harry

33

Harry S. Truman 

Harry S Truman Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
President during the end of World War II; defeated Dewey in 194811 x 3 =

34

Dwight D. Eisenhower 

Dwight D Eisenhower Term 1 Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Famous general from World War II who authorized creation of NASAThree dimes and four pennies

35

John F. Kennedy 

John F Kennedy Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis; assassinated in officeAge required to become president

36

Lyndon B. Johnson 

Lyndon B Johnson Term 2 Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
President during passage of the Civil Rights Act1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8=

37

Richard Nixon 

Richard M Nixon Term 1 Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Only president to resign his officeBetween Johnson and Jerry

38

Gerald Ford 

Gerald R Ford Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Coached the Yale football team; nicknamed "Jerry"XXXVIII

39

Jimmy Carter 

Jimmy Carter Presidential Bronze Medal One Five Sixteenths Inch Obverse
President during the Iran Hostage Crisis and Three Mile Island accidentOne short of four decades

40

Ronald Reagan 

Ronald Reagan Presidential Bronze Medal One Five Sixteenths Inch Obverse
Was a Hollywood actor before starting his political careerAli Baba and the __ thieves

41

George H.W. Bush 

George H W Bush Presidential Bronze Medal One Five Sixteenths Obverse
President during Gulf War and fall of Soviet UnionTwo before his son

42

Bill Clinton 

William J Clinton Term 1 Presidential Bronze Medal One Five Sixteenths Inch Obverse
President for most of the 1990s; his wife later ran for presidentHalf of 84

43

George W. Bush 

George W Bush Term 1 Presidential Bronze Medal One Five Sixteenths Inch Obverse
President during September 11th terrorist attacksTwo after his dad

44

Barack Obama 

Barack Obama Term 1 Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
First African American presidentAfter the second Bush

45

Donald J. Trump 

Donald Trump Presidential Bronze Medal Obverse
Only sitting president to visit North KoreaHalf of a right angle