Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of U.S. President James Buchanan

1. James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791, in which state?

Ohio

New York

Pennsylvania

Delaware

New Jersey

2. Buchanan falls in presidential order as which number president?

Ten

Five

Twenty five

Forty

Fifteen

3. What act ruined the political careers of Franklin Pierce and Stephen Douglas, and clinched the nomination for Buchanan?

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Missouri Act

Ohio Act

Slave Act

Civil War Prevention Act

4. Buchanan is the only president to hold what distinction?

Bachelor

Tallest

Largest

Oldest

Youngest

5. President Jackson appointed Buchanan to serve as ambassador to what country?

France

Russia

Spain

Mexico

Algeria

6. Buchanan served as ambassador to Great Britain under President Pierce and tried to conquer what country in that role?

Cuba

Philippines

Germany

Guatemala

Hawaii

7. Buchanan served as secretary of state and oversaw the United States expand from sea to sea, under what President?

Washington

Madison

Polk

Lincoln

Taft

8. What was Buchanan's nickname?

Buckaroo

Old Saw Horse

Neat Buchanan

Jimbo

Old Buck

9. Tensions between North and South escalated during Buchanan's tenure as president. Who tried to stage a massive slave revolt in 1859?

Harper Ferry

James Polk

John Brown

Frederick Douglass

Abraham Lincoln

10. Buchanan received much of the blame for the Civil War and wrote a memoir entitled what in order to clear his name?

Mr. Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of Rebellion

Not My Fault

Hard to Control

A Man's Tears

No War