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This piece was originally published in February 2016. Parts of it were updated in February 2017.

There have been 45 presidents of the United States — and some of them became more interesting after they died.

Think you're the leader of the free trivia world? Try your hand at this Presidents Day  quiz, inspired by Brady Carlson's book, "Dead Presidents: An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders."

In his book, Carlson explores presidents past and their surprising legacies: What really killed James Garfield? How did Millard Fillmore ended up buried next to Rick James of "Super Freak" fame?

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Take a crack at this presidential trivia quiz, inspired by Brady Carlson's book "Dead Presidents."

A Presidents Day quiz: How well do you know our nation's leaders?

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