History

Naming the Presidents

In honor of President's Day, I tried to list all of the presidents from memory in less than 60 seconds and, as always, I stumbled on #11 and #12, and I misplaced Benjamin Harrison.

My results after the jump. Click the "Comments" link below to skip over my answers and try it yourself. We're all on the honor system.


I totally blanked on the ones in bold. For some reason, I thought Benjamin Harrison was succeeded by Chester Arthur, and so I also couldn't place the president between Cleveland's two terms.WashingtonJ. AdamsJeffersonMadisonMonroeJ.Q. AdamsJacksonVan BurenW.H. HarrisonTyler--Polk--TaylorFillmorePierceBuchananLincolnJohnsonGrantHayesGarfield--B. HarrisonArthurClevelandClevelandMcKinleyT. RooseveltTaftWilsonHardingCoolidgeHooverF.D. RooseveltTrumanEisenhowerKennedyJohnsonNixonFordCarterReaganG.H.W. BushClintonG.W. BushObama