1. Who are the only presidents buried in Arlington National Cemetery?
Kennedy and Taft are the only presidents buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

2. What presidents are portrayed on U.S. coins?
Lincoln, Jefferson, F. Roosevelt, Washington, Kennedy, and Eisenhower are portrayed on U.S. coins.

3. Nine presidents never attended college. Who were they?
Nine Presidents never attended college: Washington, Jackson, Van Buren, Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln, A. Johnson, Cleveland, and Truman. The college that has the most presidents as alumni (six in total) is Harvard: J. Adams, J. Q. Adams, T. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt, Kennedy, and G. W. Bush (business school). Yale is a close second, with five presidents as alumni: Taft, Ford (law school), G.H.W. Bush, Clinton (law school), and G. W. Bush.

4. When was the term “First Lady” first used?
The term "First Lady" was first used in 1877 in reference to Lucy Ware Webb Hayes. Most First Ladies, including Jackie Kennedy, are said to have hated the label.

5. Which three presidents died on the 4th of July? Which president was born on the 4th of July?
Presidents Adams, Jefferson, and Monroe all died on the 4th of July; Coolidge was born on that day.

6. 18 presidents were “Washington outsiders”, meaning they never served in Congress. Who were they?
Presidents who would be considered "Washington outsiders" (i.e., the 18 presidents who never served in Congress) are: Washington, J. Adams, Jefferson, Taylor, Grant, Arthur, Cleveland, T. Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Coolidge, Hoover, F. Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and G. W. Bush.

7. Who were the oldest and youngest elected presidents?
The oldest elected president was Reagan (age 69); the youngest was Kennedy (age 43). Theodore Roosevelt, however, was the youngest man to become president—he was 42 when he succeeded McKinley, who had been assassinated.

8. For two years the nation was run by a president and a vice president who were not elected by the people, who were they?
For two years the nation was run by a president and a vice president who were not elected by the people. After Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned in 1973, President Nixon appointed Gerald Ford as vice president. Nixon resigned the following year, which left Ford as president, and Ford's appointed vice president, Nelson Rockefeller, as second in line.

9. What is the most common religious affiliation among presidents?
The most common religious affiliation among presidents has been Episcopalian, followed by Presbyterian.

10. Who were the tallest and shortest presidents?
The tallest president was Lincoln at 6'4"; at 5'4", Madison was the shortest.

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