US presidents: Washington to Lincoln
Puzzle #497
Find 15 surnames from the first 16 US presidents, from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln. Words can run forwards, backwards, vertically or diagonally. Find Van Buren as VANBUREN, without the space.
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Washington
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Adams
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Jefferson
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Madison
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Monroe
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Jackson
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Van Buren
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Harrison
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Tyler
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Polk
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Taylor
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Fillmore
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Pierce
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Buchanan
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Lincoln
Why 15 names for 16 presidents?
John Adams and John Quincy Adams share a surname, so Adams appears once in the word list. Harrison here refers to William Henry Harrison. Benjamin Harrison served later and is outside this puzzle's range.
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Choose three surnames from the board. Can you recall the presidents' full names and put them in order? Check your answers in US presidents in order, where you can practise names and dates and add the cards to your learning.
The puzzle covers surnames from Washington to Lincoln. The linked guide covers the complete presidential sequence.
Names and sequence checked against the US House of Representatives' presidential chronology.