History quiz
Match the justice to the president who nominated them
Nine justices on the left, their presidents on the right. Presidents who nominated more than one appear more than once, and either copy joins.
- Format
- Join the pairs
- Items
- 9 pairs
- Limit
- 2:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Pairs
- 9
- Time limit
- 2:00
- A wrong join
- Is shown and counted; the clock is the only limit
- Pick a button in either column, then its partner in the other.
- Changed your mind? Tap the picked button again to put it down, or pick another in the same column.
- Keyboard: the arrow keys walk the columns and Enter picks.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Join each justice to the president who nominated them. The two columns appear when you start.
About this quiz
Five presidents nominated the current Court: George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump and Joseph R. Biden.
- Donald J. Trump nominated three of the nine; Barack Obama and George W. Bush two each.
- A wrong join is shown and counted, and the round goes on.
Sources
- [1]Supreme Court of the United States. Current Members.
Note on the data. The justices, the year each took a seat on the Court and the president who nominated them are those of the Supreme Court's biographies of its current members, read on 3 October 2026.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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