Q 01/05

Richard Nixon was which number president of the United States?

A) 35th

B) 36th

C) 34th

D) 37th

Answer · why

D) 37th

He had earlier been the 36th vice president, under Eisenhower.

Q 02/05

Nixon is the only US president to have done what?

A) Been convicted of a crime while in office

B) Resigned from office

C) Been impeached twice

D) Served three terms

Answer · why

B) Resigned from office

He resigned on August 9, 1974, facing near-certain impeachment and removal over Watergate.

Q 03/05

Nixon was born into a poor family belonging to which religious group?

A) Mennonites

B) Quakers

C) Baptists

D) Mormons

Answer · why

B) Quakers

Quaker observances of the time meant no alcohol, dancing or swearing in the household.

Q 04/05

Nixon was born in a house his father built on what kind of farm?

A) A dairy farm

B) A lemon ranch

C) A walnut orchard

D) A grape vineyard

Answer · why

B) A lemon ranch

The ranch failed in 1922 and the family moved to Whittier, where his father opened a grocery store and gas station.

Q 05/05

Four of the five Nixon boys were named after British kings; the future president after which one?

A) Richard the Lionheart

B) Richard Cromwell

C) Richard II of Bordeaux

D) Richard III of York

Answer · why

A) Richard the Lionheart

His brothers were Harold, Donald, Arthur and Edward.