Q 01/05

Andrew Johnson was which number president of the United States?

A) 17th

B) 14th

C) 15th

D) 16th

Answer · why

A) 17th

He served from 1865 to 1869 after succeeding Abraham Lincoln, whose number he followed in office as well as in the vice presidency.

Q 02/05

In which city was Andrew Johnson born?

A) Greeneville, Tennessee

B) Raleigh, North Carolina

C) Charleston, South Carolina

D) Knoxville, Tennessee

Answer · why

B) Raleigh, North Carolina

He was born in a two-room shack in 1808 and reminded voters of his humble origins throughout his career.

Q 03/05

To which trade was Johnson apprenticed as a boy?

A) Blacksmith

B) Cobbler

C) Tailor

D) Printer

Answer · why

C) Tailor

He later bragged that "my work never ripped or gave way", and was known for impeccably tailored clothes.

Q 04/05

What reward did James Selby offer for the return of his runaway apprentices?

A) Five dollars

B) Twenty dollars

C) Fifty dollars

D) Ten dollars

Answer · why

D) Ten dollars

Selby's ad offered the full sum "for Andrew Johnson alone"; the brothers fled to Carthage, North Carolina.

Q 05/05

Johnson settled and opened his shop in which Tennessee town?

A) Murfreesboro

B) Jonesborough

C) Greeneville

D) Columbia

Answer · why

C) Greeneville

He fell in love with the town on sight and later bought the land where he first camped, planting a tree there.