Without Cheating... Can You Name All The US Presidents In Order?

[arwalden]

[Skink]

1. How about just naming them

[JohnKleeb]

2. Yes

I could do it when I was 5.

[arwalden]

3. It Was Much Easier To Do In 1804...

:-)

[JohnKleeb]

4. I could do it in 1992

:) and 1999 and again in 2004, and a million gazillion and a half times in between. I also remember atomic radius in chemistry because its like knocking over a little kid's snowman.

[sir_captain]

11. Wait a minute...

you remember the concept of atomic radii or you can actually remember the atomic radii themselves? Cause that would be crazy...

[St. Jarvitude]

20. He means how it changes over the periodic table

Decreases left to right on the periodic table, and increases top to bottom.

It's got to do with electronegativity and valence shells and all kinds of other fun stuff.

[JohnKleeb]

22. Yes thats it

Hey, Chemistry with sexual inneudo is the greatest.

[St. Jarvitude]

29. Knocking over a kid's snowman gets you off?

To each his own, I guess :shrug:

[sir_captain]

25. I'm pretty comfortable with

the concepts of periodicity, I should think. If I couldn't handle that, I think being in my line of work would be a little tricky. ;-)

Though this still doesn't actually answer my question...

[JohnKleeb]

27. what do you need to know?

I best understand things if there's something that ticks. I remember Jefferson, oh hes the guy who fucked his slave. I know its a little crude but hey, I am an all right student.

[St. Jarvitude]

32. I'll try again

"you remember the concept of atomic radii or you can actually remember the atomic radii themselves?"

None of the above. Kleeb remembers the periodic trend of atomic radius using a snowman metaphor... at least that's my understanding

[sir_captain]

33. And that's not the concept of atomic radii how?

No need to condescend...

[St. Jarvitude]

35. Well I was taking it kind of literally

Like...

"Atoms are roughly spheres. They all have radiuses, and they're all different."

Maybe our definitions of "concept" are different or summat.

[sir_captain]

36. I guess so

I didn't think it was possible to really understand the concept of atomic radii, or ionic radii, or electronegativity or whatever without understanding their patterns of periodicity. But I guess I could be wrong...

[JohnKleeb]

50. not a metaphor but a story

Teach was telling us about how he knocks over little kids' snowmen in the winter. You'd have to be there to get it, its a great class, great atmosphere, and I can embarass myself without feeling bad.

[JohnKleeb]

24. sorta yeah

I remembered who Ervin Schrodinger was because of his cat fetish.

[sir_captain]

26. Sure...

I still don't quite understand though. Do you know the atomic radii of each element by heart or did you just mean remembering what atomic radii meant?

[JohnKleeb]

31. oh not remember atomic radii by heart, I am too stupid for htat

I remember the concept though and it serves me very well.

[sir_captain]

34. Heh, ok, cool

I was slightly horrified by the idea that anyone would subject themselves to memorizing the actual values...phew!

[JohnKleeb]

48. I am not a sadomachoist

hah.

[motely36]

5. Sadly I can

There is an Animaniacs song where they name them all. I love the Animaniacs. A friend of mine and I learned the song.

[JohnKleeb]

8. hah is there

I didnt even need a song. I just got a book of presidents when I was real little and I am self taught as far as reading goes as well so I found out all the presidents. I dont know all the vice presidents though.

[motely36]

12. Well, aren't you just a smarty pants!

;-)

[JohnKleeb]

28. not really, I failed chemistry last year, best thing ever!

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

6. I can!

Although I substitute "Gore" and "Kerry" for Dumbass. Sometimes I run through the list in my mind just to keep sharp.

[Zomby Woof]

7. Yes

I have studied the presidents since I was 6 or so. When I was 5 I could name all the states and their capitals. Then the presidents.

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, JQ Adams, Jackson, Van Buren, WH Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, Cleveland, McKinley, T Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton.

The presidency died in 2001, and was replaced by an emperor/dictator. This lifelong presidential historian refuses to recognize the validity of the impostor.

[6th Borough]

13. Wow, good job! I always get stymied during 2 periods...

...from WH Harrison through Pierce and Arthur through McKinley.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

23. You mean like the "We are the Mediocre Presidents" song on The Simpsons?

We are the mediocre...PRESIDENTS! You won't find our faces on dollars or on cents! There's taylor, there's tyler, there's fillmore and there's Hayes. There's William Henry Harrison (I died in 30 days!) We are the adequate Forgetable. Occasionally regretable. Caretaker Presidents of the U. S. A!

[Solly Mack]

9. Let's see...here goes..

white guy
white guy
white guy
white guy
white guy
white guy
white guy
white guy
another white guy
more white guys
yet another white guy
Chimp

[6th Borough]

14. Don't forget the numerous "White Guys with the same last name".

[6th Borough]

15. Oh, and "forgettable white guys with last names beginning in H or C"

[barackmyworld]

10. Animaniacs US Presidents song

I listened to it for hours and hours before I took the AP US History song--an amazing resource!!

[motely36]

16. George Washington was first you see

He once chopped down a cherry tree

[SemiCharmedQuark]

18. President number 2 would be John Adams and then number 3

Tom Jefferson stayed up to write the Constitution late at night
Then he and his wife had a great big fight and she made him sleep on the couch that night.

[SaintAnne]

17. I can't but my roomie can!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

19. We never learned that in school...

The kids at the detention center though, learn it as part of their American History/Geography lessons.
Duckie

[St. Jarvitude]

21. I could until a few years ago

I had a Presidential placemat that was at my seat at the breakfast/lunch/dinner table from when I was about three to when I was nine.

When you spend approximately 900 meals a year staring at the same item, you tend to remember things :)

[Arkana]

30. You bet...I'm like a history freak, even though I'm a computers major...

[kodi]

37. yes, & year elected. when i sub at the high school i rattle the list off

scares the shit out of the kids.... makes 'em realize how little they know and i get their focus.

[SW FL Dem]

38. I learned in high school and the info is still stuck in my brain

but it pure rote memory and stops with Ford. I have to think to name the rest.

[Aristus]

39. Here goes (without cheating):

Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Adams
Van Buren
Jackson
Pierce
Harrison
Tyler
Fillmore
Taylor
Polk
Buchanan
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Harrison
Cleveland
Arthur
Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Ford
Carter
Reagan
B*sh I
Clinton
B*sh II

There are a few missing, by my count. Which ones are they?

edited to restore Cleveland to the Presidency. I'll bet there are some errors in the order, too. The post-1812 and the post-Civil War Presidents are so hard to keep straight. Help, anyone?

[sir_captain]

40. Both of Grover Cleveland's terms

off the top of my head, anyway

[Aristus]

41. Right you are, sir.

I'll put him back.

[NYC Liberal]

42. You bet.

George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James Knox Polk
David Rice Atchison
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Hiram Ulysses Grant
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
James Abram Garfield
Chester Alan Arthur
Stephen Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Thomas Woodrow Wilson, PhD.
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Clark Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
Dwight David Eisenhower
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Richard Milhous Nixon
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.
James Earl Carter
Ronald Wilson Reagan
George Herbert Walker Bush
William Jefferson Clinton
Albert Gore

;)

[sir_captain]

43. Heh...how long was Atchison president for?

[NYC Liberal]

45. Myth...he was supposedly Prez for a day

Alas, not so: http://www.snopes.com/history/american/atchison.htm

[sir_captain]

47. that's really sad...

[Aristus]

44. Yep. No cheating there.

Middle names, actual names, AND David Rice Atchison.

All without cheating, you bet.

B-)

[NYC Liberal]

49. Can you tell me who THESE guys were?

John Hanson
Elias Boudinot
Thomas Mifflin
Richard Henry Lee
Nathan Gorman
Arthur St. Clair
Cyrus Griffin

;)

[JohnKleeb]

51. Yeah I can

Presidents under the articles of confederation, c'mon I aint stupid.

[NYC Liberal]

52. I bet not if I hadn't put Hanson!

That gives it away, since it's THE trivia question. ;)

[liberalpragmatist]

46. Yes

1. George Washington
2. John Adams
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. James Madison
5. James Monroe
6. John Quincy Adams
7. Andrew Jackson
8. Martin Van Buren
9. William Henry Harrison
10. John Tyler
11. James K. Polk
12. Zachary Taylor
13. Millard Filmore
14. Franklin Pierce
15. James Buchanan
16. Abraham Lincoln
17. Andrew Johnson
18. Ulysses S. Grant
19. Rutherford B. Hayes
20. James Garfield
21. Chester Alan Arthur
22. Grover Cleveland
23. Benjamin Harrison
24. Grover Cleveland
25. William McKinley
26. Theodore Roosevelt
27. William Howard Taft
28. Woodrow Wilson
29. Warren G. Harding
30. Calvin Coolidge
31. Herbert Hoover
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt
33. Harry S Truman
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower
35. John F. Kennedy
36. Lyndon B. Johnson
37. Richard Nixon
38. Gerald Ford
39. James E. "Jimmy" Carter
40. Ronald W. Reagan
41. George H.W. Bush
42. William J. Clinton
43. George W. Bush

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43. Albert A. Gore, Jr.
44. John F. Kerry

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