Jefferson
Jefferson served from 1801 to 1809. This topic is part of U.S. Presidents within Government & Society. This page currently draws on 23 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Jefferson trivia questions
Thomas Jefferson was which numbered U.S. president?
Answer: Third
Bonus fact: Jefferson served from 1801 to 1809.
Jefferson was the principal author of what document?
Answer: Declaration of Independence
Bonus fact: He drafted most of the Declaration's text.
What major land acquisition occurred during Jefferson's presidency?
Answer: Louisiana Purchase
Bonus fact: The 1803 purchase nearly doubled U.S. territory.
Who immediately succeeded Thomas Jefferson as president of the United States?
Answer: James Madison
Bonus fact: James Madison took office after Thomas Jefferson in 1809.
Who played Louise Jefferson on The Jeffersons?
Answer: Isabel Sanford
Bonus fact: George Jefferson owned seven dry-cleaning stores in the series premise.
Which network originally aired The Jeffersons?
Answer: CBS
Bonus fact: George Jefferson owned seven dry-cleaning stores in the series premise.
Who played Florence Johnston on The Jeffersons?
Answer: Marla Gibbs
Bonus fact: George Jefferson owned seven dry-cleaning stores in the series premise.
Who played George Jefferson on The Jeffersons?
Answer: Sherman Hemsley
Bonus fact: The Jeffersons was spun off from All in the Family.
Which Jefferson Airplane hit from "Surrealistic Pillow" was inspired by "Alice in Wonderland" imagery?
Answer: White Rabbit
Bonus fact: Grace Slick wrote "White Rabbit" before joining Jefferson Airplane and brought the song with her.
Which former Great Society singer joined Jefferson Airplane for "Surrealistic Pillow" and became one of its defining voices?
Answer: Grace Slick
Bonus fact: Slick also sang the album's hit "Somebody to Love," written by her brother-in-law Darby Slick.
How did "After Bathing at Baxter's" differ from Jefferson Airplane's previous album?
Answer: It was more experimental and less focused on pop singles
Bonus fact: The record stretches songs into suites and embraces the more exploratory side of San Francisco psychedelia.
Which Mount Rushmore president was chosen by sculptor Gutzon Borglum to represent U.S. expansion?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
Bonus fact: The National Park Service says Borglum chose Thomas Jefferson to symbolize expansion, especially the Louisiana Purchase.