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Identify the U.S. President from a Photograph Quiz
Identify the U.S. President from a Photograph Quiz
U.S. presidents are among the most photographed figures in modern history. Some are instantly familiar from famous portraits and campaign photographs. Others may be harder to place without their name, dates, or historical context beside them.
This Identify the U.S. President from a Photograph Quiz challenges you to match presidential photographs with the correct names. It is a visual history quiz that tests both your knowledge of American presidents and your ability to recognise faces from different eras. The quiz includes presidents from across U.S. history, from the age of early photography to more recent times.
For each question, study the photograph and choose the president you think is shown from the multiple-choice options. Some will be straightforward if you know the famous images, while others may test how well you recognise presidents beyond the most familiar portraits.
1. Who is the President pictured here?
Correct Answer: James Buchanan
James Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He is best remembered for leading the country during the tense years just before the American Civil War. Buchanan believed states did not have the right to secede, but he also argued that the federal government had limited power to stop them. His inability to prevent the breakup of the Union has led many historians to rank him among the least successful U.S. presidents.
2. Which President is pictured here?
Correct Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th President of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy and went on to launch his “Great Society” programs, which aimed to reduce poverty, improve education, and expand civil rights. Johnson signed major laws including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. However, his presidency was also heavily defined by the Vietnam War, which became increasingly unpopular during his time in office.
3. What President is pictured here at a young age?
Correct Answer: Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. Before becoming president, he was the governor of Georgia and presented himself as an honest outsider after the Watergate era. His presidency included the Camp David Accords, a major peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, but it was also troubled by inflation, energy problems, and the Iran hostage crisis. After leaving office, Carter became widely respected for his humanitarian work, election monitoring, and support for human rights.
4. Who is this U.S. President?
Correct Answer: Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. He became president after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt near the end of the Second World War. Truman made some of the most significant decisions of the 20th century, including the use of atomic bombs against Japan and helping to shape the post-war world. His presidency also saw the beginning of the Cold War, the Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift, and the Korean War.
5. What is the name of this President of the United States?
Correct Answer: William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States, serving from 1909 to 1913. He had previously served as Secretary of War and was chosen as Theodore Roosevelt’s preferred successor. Taft’s presidency focused on trust-busting, tariffs, and constitutional reform, but he struggled with divisions inside the Republican Party. After leaving office, he became Chief Justice of the United States, making him the only person to have served as both U.S. president and Chief Justice.
6. What President is seen in this photo?
Correct Answer: Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853 after the death of President Zachary Taylor. He is best known for supporting the Compromise of 1850, a group of laws intended to ease tensions between free and slave states. However, one part of the compromise, the Fugitive Slave Act, became deeply controversial and damaged his reputation. Fillmore was the last U.S. president from the Whig Party.
7. What is the name of this U.S. President?
Correct Answer: Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897. He was the first president to serve two non-consecutive terms. Cleveland was known for his reputation for honesty, his use of the presidential veto, and his opposition to political corruption. His second term was dominated by the Panic of 1893, a severe economic depression that damaged his popularity.
8. What is the name of this U.S. President?
Correct Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1945. He led the country through two of its greatest crises: the Great Depression and the Second World War. His New Deal programs aimed to provide relief, create jobs, and reform the American economy. Roosevelt was elected president four times, more than any other U.S. president, and his leadership had a major impact on modern America.
9. Who is the President pictured here?
Correct Answer: Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th President of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. He became president after the death of Warren G. Harding and was later elected in his own right. Coolidge is remembered for his quiet personality, limited-government views, and leadership during the economic boom of the 1920s. His calm and reserved style earned him the nickname “Silent Cal,” although the prosperity of his presidency was later followed by the Great Depression shortly after he left office.
10. What is the name of this President of the United States?
Correct Answer: James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield was the 20th President of the United States, serving in 1881. His presidency lasted only a few months before he was shot by an assassin and later died from his injuries. Before becoming president, Garfield had been a Union general during the American Civil War and a long-serving member of Congress. Because his time in office was so short, he had little chance to shape major policy, but he is remembered as one of the four U.S. presidents to be assassinated while in office.
Melissa Cook
Knew 80% correct the first time
Mr David J Thomas
I got 60% … not bad for an Aussie, I reckon.