Q 01/05

John Quincy Adams was which number president of the United States?

A) Sixth

B) Fourth

C) Fifth

D) Seventh

Answer · why

A) Sixth

He followed James Monroe and preceded Andrew Jackson, serving a single term from 1825 to 1829.

Q 02/05

Adams's father was which number US president?

A) Fourth

B) Third

C) Second

D) First

Answer · why

C) Second

He was the first presidential son to win the White House; George W. Bush repeated the feat 176 years later.

Q 03/05

In which Massachusetts town was Adams born in 1767?

A) Cambridge

B) Braintree

C) Weymouth

D) Dedham

Answer · why

B) Braintree

The part of Braintree where he was born is now Quincy, named for his great-grandfather Colonel John Quincy.

Q 04/05

After whom was Adams given his middle name?

A) A Harvard tutor

B) A Boston minister

C) His father's law partner

D) His mother's grandfather

Answer · why

D) His mother's grandfather

Colonel John Quincy died two days after his great-grandson's birth; the city of Quincy is also named for him.

Q 05/05

At 14, Adams went to which city as secretary to diplomat Francis Dana?

A) Versailles

B) Stockholm

C) Amsterdam

D) Saint Petersburg

Answer · why

D) Saint Petersburg

He returned to Russia as US minister in 1809 and befriended Tsar Alexander I.