For 2020-21, the Presidents groupings are as follows:
El/Mid: Group B #16-#33 (#16-#24 in the first round, #25-#33 in the second round)
Jr/Sr: Group B #16-#33 in the first round, Group C #28-#45 in the second round
The themes are all divisions will be Occupations and Posts, and Jr/Sr also plays Immigration.
Identify the president from each clue.
Presidents Group B
16. Abraham Lincoln
17. Andrew Johnson
18. Ulysses S. Grant
19. Rutherford Hayes
20. James Garfield
21. Chester A. Arthur
22. Grover Cleveland
23. Benjamin Harrison
24. Grover Cleveland
25. William McKinley
26. Theodore Roosevelt
27. William Taft
28. Woodrow Wilson
29. Warren Harding
30. Calvin Coolidge
31. Herbert Hoover
32. Franklin Roosevelt
33. Harry Truman
#16-#33
My father Jacob was a sexton at his church and the captain of the local militia. He supplemented his income by working as a winter fishing guide. He died when I was three years old.
In my early career, I was elected as the Indianapolis City Attorney.
My most famous speech began, “Four score and seven years ago …”
A group of my buddies from back home became known as the “Ohio Gang.” They joined me in the White House for all-night card games that included drinking liquor that was obtained in violation of the 18th Amendment.
I served as vice president before becoming president. I was only two years younger than the president but looked far more vigorous.
Identify the president from each clue.
Presidents Group C
28. Woodrow Wilson
29. Warren Harding
30. Calvin Coolidge
31. Herbert Hoover
32. Franklin Roosevelt
33. Harry Truman
34. Dwight Eisenhower
35. John F. Kennedy
36. Lyndon 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
#28-#45
I served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate before becoming vice president. Then, I ran for president but lost.
My second son, Allan, had two pet alligators that were occasionally allowed to run loose around the White House.
For the first time in history, more Americans resided in urban areas while I was president, most in cities along the East Coast and in the Midwest. The economy struggled to keep pace with such rapid trends, which led to a high cost of living and widespread unemployment.
I was a catcher on my West Texas Little League team, played in prep school, and briefly pitched during my freshman year at Yale University, although I confessed, “I was not a reliable starter.”
I requested an overseas assignment when the US entered World War I but was assigned to training roles at home.
