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Memory Challenge: U.S. Presidents in Order

Type the presidents of the United States in order, one at a time. Last names are enough, and Cleveland and Trump each come twice. Only the last name you typed stays on screen, and one wrong name ends the test.

Level 7 路 Advanced

U.S. Presidents in Order

Type one president at a time. Only the last one stays on screen, and one wrong president ends the test.

  • 47 presidencies
  • About 4 minutes
  • Pass with all 47

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How to Remember the U.S. Presidents in Order

Learn them in short runs instead of one long list. The first five, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, make a run most people already half know. Add one run at a time.

For a list this long, memory champions use a memory palace: a route through a place you know, with one president pictured at each stop. Walking the route gives you the order for free.

Practise this list with US Presidents Memory Game .

The Challenges

The easiest is first. Each one is harder than the last.

0 of 10 passed

  1. Level 1 路 Starter

    Letter Frequency

    12 letters 路 About 1 minute 路 pass at 10 of 12

    Badge: Quick Study

    Your next challengeTake the test: Letter Frequency

  2. Level 2 路 Starter

    Zodiac Signs in Order

    12 signs 路 About 2 minutes 路 pass with 2 mistakes or fewer

    Badge: Storyteller

    Take the test: Zodiac Signs in Order

  3. Level 3 路 Starter

    Backwards Alphabet

    26 letters 路 About 1 minute 路 pass by reaching A

    Badge: Rewind

    Take the test: Backwards Alphabet

  4. Level 4 路 Intermediate

    Canada's Provinces and Territories

    13 names 路 2 minutes 路 pass at 11 of 13

    Badge: Coast to Coast

    Take the test: Canada's Provinces and Territories

  5. Level 5 路 Intermediate

    The 50 U.S. States

    50 states 路 6 minutes 路 pass at 45 of 50

    Badge: State Sweep 路 Practice in US States and Capitals matching game

    Take the test: The 50 U.S. States

  6. Level 6 路 Intermediate

    U.S. State Capitals

    10 states a round 路 About 2 minutes 路 pass at 8 of 10

    Badge: Capital Finder 路 Practice in US States and Capitals matching game

    Take the test: U.S. State Capitals

  7. Level 7 路 Advanced

    U.S. Presidents in Order

    47 presidencies 路 About 4 minutes 路 pass with all 47

    Badge: Unbroken Chain 路 Practice in US Presidents Memory Game

    This challenge

  8. Level 8 路 Advanced

    Capitals of Europe

    10 countries a round 路 About 2 minutes 路 pass at 8 of 10

    Badge: Border Crosser 路 Practice in Capital Cannon

    Take the test: Capitals of Europe

  9. Level 9 路 Advanced

    The First 20 Elements

    20 elements 路 About 2 minutes 路 pass with all 20

    Badge: Lab Ready 路 Practice in Periodic Panic

    Take the test: The First 20 Elements

  10. Level 10 路 Expert

    100 Digits of Pi

    100 digits 路 About 4 minutes 路 pass with all 100

    Badge: Summit 路 Practice in Guess Pi or Pi Runner

    Take the test: 100 Digits of Pi

The Answers

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  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 Fillmore
  14. Franklin Pierce
  15. James Buchanan
  16. Abraham Lincoln
  17. Andrew Johnson
  18. Ulysses S. Grant
  19. Rutherford B. Hayes
  20. James A. Garfield
  21. Chester A. 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. Jimmy Carter
  40. Ronald Reagan
  41. George H. W. Bush
  42. Bill Clinton
  43. George W. Bush
  44. Barack Obama
  45. Donald Trump
  46. Joe Biden
  47. Donald Trump

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