[A. Patriot]

Not so simple:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Continental_Congress

[normanpubbie]

The question was, "Who was the first President of the United States of America?" If you answered with anyone else than George Washington, you failed the question.

What on earth does the President of the Continental Congress have to do with the President of the United States of America? These are two separate offices at two different times in our nation's history.

The Continental Congress was established even before Independence Day and lasted till after the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1787. A number of individuals served as President of the Continental Congress.

The office of President of the United States of America did not exist until the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1787. George Washington was the first President of the United States of America. He entered office in 1789, after the Continental Congress had been discontinued.

[Genoa]

“President of the Continental Congress. . . .”

Yes, that was a tricky question. No wonder so many of them got tripped up.

[AuH2ORepublican]

I’m sure that less than 0.0001% of the 75% of OK kids that didn’t name Washington named John Hanson instead.

And, no, John Hanson was not the first president of the United States.