US Presidents Quiz by Picture

1. An archival display links one president to the Emancipation Proclamation and the preservation of the Union during the Civil War. Who is it?

2. British forces burned public buildings in Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812. Who was president at the time?

3. A post–World War I exhibit includes the Fourteen Points and the unsuccessful U.S. campaign to join the League of Nations. Which president is central to it?

4. A museum exhibit focuses on the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition. Which president was in office for both?

5. A timeline ends with a president announcing his resignation in 1974 following the Watergate scandal. Who should appear at that point?

6. A historical caption mentions the Square Deal, conservation of public lands, and U.S. involvement in building the Panama Canal. Which president does it describe?

7. Which president served from 1885 to 1889 and then returned to office from 1893 to 1897?

8. Which president introduced the foreign-policy principle warning European powers against further colonization or interference in the Americas?

9. A curator groups the Great Society, Medicare, and the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 under one administration. Which president led it?

10. A transportation exhibit credits a president with signing the 1956 law that established the Interstate Highway System. Whose portrait belongs there?

11. A Cold War display covers the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the creation of the Peace Corps. Which president anchors the display?

12. A Cold War gallery features the Brandenburg Gate speech containing the words “tear down this wall” and a section on the Iran-Contra affair. Which president is portrayed?

13. A display connects the Marshall Plan, recognition of Israel, and an executive order desegregating the U.S. armed forces. Which president do these clues identify?

14. A gallery label describes the commander of the Continental Army who became the first president under the U.S. Constitution. Who belongs beside it?

15. A curator needs the president associated with the New Deal and the fireside chats during the Great Depression. Which portrait should be selected?

16. A lesson pairs the Nullification Crisis with the president who signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Which president is being examined?