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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which president was author of the Virginia Plan?






2. What does NATO stand for?






3. What war did George Washington lead the army for?






4. who pays for the costs of operating the white house?






5. What does 'Sic Semper Tyrranis' mean?






6. How did John Wilkes Booth break his leg?






7. Who had many affairs during their presidency but claimed not to?






8. How many terms is a president alowed to serve?






9. How many presidents died in office?






10. What president made the emancipation proclamtion?






11. Who was FDR's VP Who was president for WWII?






12. How much money does the president earn per year?






13. What was the nullification crisis?

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14. What are surviver benefits?






15. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.






16. Who built the Interstate Highway System?






17. Who did we help in the Vietnam war and the korean war?






18. How many presidents were killed in office?






19. Do we vote directly for the president?






20. Which president was author of the Virginia Plan?






21. Where was John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated?






22. John Quicy Adams spent time In what continent?






23. There was a _________ - or a group of people - who helped John Wilkes Booth kill Lincoln and also planned to kill the VP and Secretary.






24. What was the persian gulf war/desert storm?






25. 'Speak softley and carry a big stick' was a quote of who?






26. What war never officially ended but just doesn't fight any more?






27. How many kids did John Tyler have?






28. What was the Banking Holiday?






29. How many kids did George Washington have?






30. Who built the Interstate Highway System?






31. During the civil war - the south's general was ____________.






32. What is the mandatory retirement plan run by the government?






33. Who did fireside chats?






34. Who was a peanut farmer?






35. Which president was the 'father of the constitution'?






36. What was the persian gulf war/desert storm?






37. What was the Emancipation proclamation meant to do?






38. What year was the White House burnt down?






39. What presidents (in order) died of natural causes?






40. How many electors are in the electoral college?






41. How much of a retirement income per year does the president make (for life)?






42. What was William Jefferson Clinton impeached for?






43. Who is the current President Pro-Tempore of the Senate?






44. Who was president for the persian gulf war?






45. Why did WWI happen?






46. What is the family Medical Leave Act?






47. What is FDIC (explaIn what it means - not what it stands for)?






48. What is NATO (not what it stands for - what it is)?






49. Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant knew eachother because _________.






50. During the civil war - the south named itself _____.






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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