Presidents of the United States quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which historic Virginia estate served as the hilltop plantation home of Thomas Jefferson?

   Answer: Monticello

   Why: Since 2006 the nickel's front shows Jefferson facing forward, a first for a US circulating coin; Monticello still fills the reverse.

2. 2 Medium

   Standing 5 feet 4 inches tall, who was the shortest US president?

   Answer: James Madison

   Why: Madison weighed barely 100 pounds (45 kg) and was described by contemporaries as small and soft-spoken.

3. 3 Hard

   Which ambidextrous US president taught classics before entering politics?

   Answer: James Garfield

   Why: The famous claim that he wrote Greek with one hand and Latin with the other is a myth: his own son could find no witness.

4. 4 Easy

   What primary geographic goal did Thomas Jefferson give Lewis and Clark on their western expedition?

   Answer: Find a water route to the Pacific

   Why: Jefferson hoped for a continuous 'Northwest Passage' waterway, but the explorers discovered the Rocky Mountains made that impossible.

5. 5 Medium

   What payment did Jackson's 1836 Specie Circular require for public land?

   Answer: Gold and silver

   Why: In nineteenth-century finance, metallic coins of gold and silver were known as specie, contrasting with paper bank notes.

6. 6 Hard

   What was Bill Clinton's surname at birth?

   Answer: Blythe

   Why: Clinton changed his surname from Blythe to Clinton as a teenager to share a family name with his younger half-brother.