Know your presidents?

If you need to brush up on your history before taking the quiz, check out our portraits of America's leaders. Then try out our presidential puzzles.

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    • 1. Who was the heaviest president?
    • 2. Which president had the nickname "Old Rough and Ready?"
    • 3. Who was the only president elected unanimously by the Electoral College?
    • 4. Who was the last president born in a log cabin?
    • 5. Which president was the first to reside in what would become known as the White House?
    • 6. Which president wrote the Monroe Doctrine?
    • 7. Who was the first president born a citizen of the U.S.?
    • 8. Which president was the first to have his photograph taken while in office?
    • 9. Which president held office with a musket ball lodged in his shoulder?
    • 10. Which president had the shortest term in office?
    • 11. Which president is the only one to hold a patent?
    • 12. Which president was the first to visit the West Coast while in office?
    • 13. Who is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms in office?
    • 14. Whose mother and wife died on the same day and in the same house?
    • 15. Which of these presidents is not portrayed on Mt. Rushmore?

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