Surnames common to two different U.S. Presidents Quiz

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Two Presidents - Same Last Name Quiz

by rockgolf

Created Nov 4, 2009 in History
Featured Dec 5, 2012
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	BryantCoach0:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 15:02 GMT		23 points
	Short and sweet, nice fun fact to share with my students to see if they could name it. Thanks!

	Tony_A:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 15:11 GMT		20 points
	Got the 1st 4 easily since they are related. Took some time to remember Johnson.

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	Tony_A:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 15:28 GMT		17 points
	But he's not a "different" president.

	TypicalSpider:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 15:44 GMT		16 points
	Wouldn't make sense to have Cleveland on there. He's not two different presidents.

	bazmerelda:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 15:51 GMT		12 points
	He's not two different people but he is President 22 and 24 so one could argue that makes him count as different Presidents. I don't see any harm in making him a bonus answer anyway, which is what Cranium said. Obviously he shouldn't be counted as a full answer.

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	Anne13:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 16:33 GMT		12 points
	Egads, my comment from 2010 looks ridiculous. This is perfect as a 30-second quiz. No way now could I get them all with 27 seconds to spare! LOL

	PureKStyle:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 16:43 GMT		6 points
	I can't believe the one I missed is the only one from my lifetime.

	hoos1208:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 16:46 GMT		1 point
	took me a second to remember adams. good quiz

	lynnline:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 16:51 GMT		8 points
	@Anne13 - I think you got a thumbs down because people don't usually like it when people brag about their time on quizzes. If you read the thread, we can all see it used to be a 60 second quiz at one time. So your comment makes sense, but people hate those kinds of posts. Not being mean... just letting you know.

	raggedyanne:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 18:17 GMT		11 points
	Sporcleitis strikes again: In this instance, remembering the Harrisons and forgetting the Roosevelts.

	Cranium:	Dec 5th, 2012 at 21:20 GMT		-3 points
	@Tony_A: He's different in that he's a different person than the preceding president. Or to put it another way, a president named Cleveland was preceded by two different presidents...

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	Meltha:	Dec 6th, 2012 at 01:28 GMT		4 points
	For some reason, I feel sort of touched that Adams is remembered second behind only the most recent example. Poor John Adams did always seem to get overlooked in favor of the other founding fathers (possibly because he was obnoxious and disliked).

	eab21:	Dec 6th, 2012 at 01:42 GMT		1 point
	Is the main page picture Robin Williams as Teddy?

	Propellerhead:	Dec 6th, 2012 at 02:47 GMT		1 point
	@Meltha: Or perhaps because he looked like a koala.

	unkpoker:	Dec 6th, 2012 at 11:55 GMT		0 points
	Honest question (though somewhat rhetorical) - isn't Cleveland generally considered on Sporcle quizzes as two different Presidents??...It's not really an issue on most quizzes (you type it once - it comes up twice)...My thinking is if the US Government thought to list him as the 22nd and 24th Presidents - then "Cleveland" is a surname common to two different Presidents...yes - Rockgolf is a great quizmaker - and I've read the archived answers too - I just disagree with his (her?) decision here...down-arrow away...

	rockgolf:	Dec 6th, 2012 at 14:23 GMT		4 points
	@unpoker: Cleveland is a no-win scenario. If I had included him, people would quite correctly complain that he wasn't two different people. And on the whole, I'd agree that would be the stronger argument.

	Cranium:	Dec 6th, 2012 at 14:39 GMT		5 points
	@unpoker and rockgolf: re Grover Cleveland: I get why he isn't listed as an actual answer, and I understand people's objections to making him an answer since he is only 1 man, but being the 22nd and 24th could qualify him as a BONUS answer, that was my only point. This is my last comment on this topic, I swear!

	rockgolf:	Dec 6th, 2012 at 17:18 GMT		3 points
	Ok, I think an appropriate bonus is now added.

	unkpoker:	Dec 6th, 2012 at 18:48 GMT		3 points
	I think the compromise is a perfect solution... :)

	nascarfan14:	Dec 6th, 2012 at 20:48 GMT		-1 points
	this is soooooo fun

	Sjoerd:	Dec 7th, 2012 at 14:21 GMT		-4 points
	How about Clinton? (Bill 1993-2001, Hillary 2017-2025)