History quiz
A US president for every letter
18 letters, one president each, one minute. Any president whose surname starts with the letter fills the row; the number shows how many could.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 18 answers
- Limit
- 1:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 18
- Time limit
- 1:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name a president for each letter of the alphabet.
| Letter | Presidents | President |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | Not found yet |
| B | 4 | Not found yet |
| C | 4 | Not found yet |
| E | 1 | Not found yet |
| F | 2 | Not found yet |
| G | 2 | Not found yet |
| H | 5 | Not found yet |
| J | 4 | Not found yet |
| K | 1 | Not found yet |
| Letter | Presidents | President |
|---|---|---|
| L | 1 | Not found yet |
| M | 3 | Not found yet |
| N | 1 | Not found yet |
| O | 1 | Not found yet |
| P | 2 | Not found yet |
| R | 3 | Not found yet |
| T | 5 | Not found yet |
| V | 1 | Not found yet |
| W | 2 | Not found yet |
About this quiz
A blitz over the 45 people who have been president, filed by the first letter of the surname. Martin Van Buren is the only V.
- Letters with a single president: E (Eisenhower), K (Kennedy), L (Lincoln), N (Nixon), O (Obama), V (Van Buren).
- No president's surname starts with D, I, Q, S, U, X, Y or Z.
- A surname shared by two presidents, such as Adams or Bush, fills its letter once.
Sources
- [1]National Archives. US Presidents in the Census Records.
- [2]The White House. Presidents.
Note on the data. Names and accepted short forms are those of Ribbia's us-presidents quiz. Each president's letter is worked out in code from the surname.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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