Q 01/05

Martin Van Buren was which number president of the United States?

A) Sixth

B) Seventh

C) Ninth

D) Eighth

Answer · why

D) Eighth

He served one term, 1837 to 1841, after four years as Jackson's vice president.

Q 02/05

In which New York village was Van Buren born?

A) Catskill

B) Claverack

C) Kinderhook

D) Valatie

Answer · why

C) Kinderhook

Most residents were of Dutch descent; his nickname 'Old Kinderhook' later fed the slogan 'OK'.

Q 03/05

Van Buren is the only president to have spoken English as what?

A) A courtroom language only

B) A language learned from his wife

C) A second language

D) A language he never mastered

Answer · why

C) A second language

He was raised speaking Dutch and learned English at school.

Q 04/05

Van Buren was the first president born after which document?

A) The Articles of Confederation

B) The Constitution

C) The Declaration of Independence

D) The Treaty of Paris

Answer · why

C) The Declaration of Independence

He was born in December 1782, so still technically a British subject at birth.

Q 05/05

How tall was Van Buren, earning him the nickname 'Little Van'?

A) 5 feet 2 inches

B) 5 feet 6 inches

C) 5 feet 4 inches

D) 5 feet 8 inches

Answer · why

B) 5 feet 6 inches

His bushy reddish sideburns also got him called the 'Red Fox'.