Games and Challenges

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Get ready for the presidential inauguration by brushing up on your knowledge of presidents and our system of government. With more than 400 national parks across the country of different shapes and sizes, we've got quite a few ties to U.S. presidents. There are many national parks that are dedicated in their honor, including homes, birthplaces, monuments, and memorials.

Try your hand at these games and challenges of national park trivia or quiz your family and friends. Answers are included, but no peeking until you answer. "Honest Abe" would not approve.

Kids—or the kids in all of us—can also play Junior Ranger games for more presidential fun!

Presidents Play

How well do you know your presidents? In preparation of the inauguration, get your presidential game on by testing your knowledge of U.S. presidents. Play games and answers questions about people, places, and stories about presidents from national parks around the country.

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  • Know Your Monuments: D.C. Presidents Edition

    Thomas Jefferson Memorial next to a tidal basin

    The nation's capital is home to many of the country's most iconic monuments and memorials, including some that are dedicated in honor of U.S. presidents. If you were walking around Washington, D.C., would you be able to identify whose monument you were looking at? Test your ability to recognize these presidential monuments and memorial that are also national parks!

  • Where the "Park" Am I? DC Presidential Memorials Round

    Flattened 360-degree image inside a memorial with a statue of Abraham Lincoln and large columns

    There are more than 400 unique national parks throughout the country and US territories that come in many surprising different shapes and sizes, including presidential memorials in the nation's capital! While many of the presidential memorials in DC are recognizable by visitors from around the world, do you know whose is whose?

  • Whose Home?: Presidents Edition

    Small wood cabin behind a wooden fence

    U.S. presidents live in one of the most recognized homes in the world during their presidency. But what about before and after? Their homes can reveal a lot about their priorities and decisions as president or how their legacy is remembered afterward. Can you guess who lived in some of these presidential homes in national parks?

  • National Mall and Memorial Parks

    Who Said This: Inaugural Speech Edition

    A ceremony set up with a crowd gathered, prominently showing red, white and blue decorations

    Presidents give an address to the nation during their inauguration ceremony. On this page, play a game of quotes and guess who said what in their inaugural speech! There will be three hints for each quote. See how well you do!

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Civics 101

Welcome to the Civics 101 Trivia Game! Who has the most knowledge of American civics? Test your knowledge or form teams with your friends and keep score. Each question is followed by an interactive component that you can use to reveal the answers. Choose a section to get started. Have fun and good luck!

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  • Civics 101: Principles of American Government

    Four pages of the Constitution over the National Archives building

    Who has the most knowledge of American Civics? Test your knowledge or form teams with your friends and keep score. This section has questions about the principles of American government. Have fun and good luck!

  • Civics 101: System of American Government

    Pages of the U.S. Constitution

    Who has the most knowledge of American Civics? Test your knowledge or form teams with your friends and keep score. This section has questions about the system of American government. Have fun and good luck!

  • Civics 101: American History

    Four pages of the US Constitution over the National Archives building.

    Welcome to the Civics 101 Trivia Game! Who has the most knowledge of American Civics? Test your knowledge or form teams with your friends and keep score. This section covers American history. Have fun and good luck!

  • Civics 101: Rights, Responsibilities & American Symbols

    Four pages of the US constitution over the National Archives building

    Welcome to the Civics 101 Trivia Game! Who has the most knowledge of American Civics? Test your knowledge or form teams with your friends and keep score. This section covers American citizens' rights and responsibilities and American symbols. Have fun and good luck!

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More Virtual Experiences

  • Illustration of a desk with park-related items looking out a window at a cityscape
    Go Virtual

    The 59th Presidential Inauguration is going virtual! Join the virtual festivities and explore your presidential national parks.

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    Virtual Tours

    Take a tour of presidential monuments, memorials, and homes in national parks from the comfort of anywhere in the world.

  • Flattened image of a memorial chamber with prominent columns and a statue of Abraham Lincoln
    Presidential Places 360°

    Treat yourself to a tour of presidential memorials in the round with 360° photographs of these iconic places.

  • Two rangers in face masks, one pointing to the Washington Monument
    Virtual Ranger Programs

    Don't move! We'll come to you to give ranger programs through your digital devices this inauguration.

  • Junior Ranger badge with the presidential seal with text reading
    Junior Rangers

    Gotta collect them all! Earn Junior Ranger badges while learning about U.S. presidents, inaugurations, and memorials.

  • Passport cancellation stamp with text reading
    Virtual Passport Stamp

    Do you collect national park passport cancellation stamps? Congratulations, you've found the virtual Presidential Inauguration stamp!


Last updated: January 14, 2025

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