John Adams Trivia Quiz
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2nd President, Founding Father, and key advocate for independence. Play the John Adams trivia quiz solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play. Questions span every level, from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers, so there's a real challenge here however much you already know.
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Sample John Adams Quiz Questions
A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.
The second President served this many years as Vice President under George Washington before taking the nation's highest office himself.
Difficulty: Easy- Four years
- Six years
- Seven years
- Eight years
The second President served on the five-member committee assigned to draft the Declaration of Independence with Jefferson, Franklin, Sherman, and this New Yorker.
Difficulty: Medium- John Jay
- Alexander Hamilton
- Robert Livingston
- Gouverneur Morris
The second President consulted this French philosopher's work on separation of powers when drafting the Massachusetts Constitution.
Difficulty: Hard- Montesquieu
- Voltaire
- Rousseau
- Diderot
The only father-son pair to both serve as U.S. President until the Bushes were these two men from Massachusetts.
Difficulty: Easy- John Tyler and John Tyler Jr.
- John Adams and John Quincy Adams
- Benjamin Harrison and William Harrison
- Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt
The second President's mother came from this prominent Massachusetts family known for its physicians and medical practitioners.
Difficulty: Medium- The Quincy family
- The Boylston family
- The Hancock family
- The Warren family
The second President's legal argument in the Boston Massacre trial cited this English legal precedent allowing lethal self-defense against mobs.
Difficulty: Hard- Magna Carta
- Petition of Right
- Bill of Rights 1689
- Crown v. Tooley
This remarkable woman, wife of the second President, is famous for urging her husband to "remember the ladies" when forming the new government.
Difficulty: Easy- Abigail Adams
- Martha Washington
- Dolley Madison
- Elizabeth Hamilton
The second President's younger son died at age 30 from alcoholism, a tragedy that haunted both parents in their final years.
Difficulty: Medium- Thomas Boylston Adams
- John Quincy Adams
- George Washington Adams
- Charles Adams
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