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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This president helped write the federalist papers.






2. how many years is a score?






3. How many years is a presidential term?






4. What does 'Sic Semper Tyrranis' mean?






5. Why wasn't Richard Nixon thrown out of office?






6. Who killed Abraham Lincoln?






7. How many rooms in the white house?






8. In most states - what percent of the state's electoral votes does a candidate get if they win the popular vote?






9. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.






10. Who was our president when we kille Osama bin Laden?






11. How many years younger was John Tyler's wife than him?






12. Who ran the country when Woodrow Wilson couldn't?






13. When did we get involved and stop being involved with WWI? (month and year)






14. Sewards Folly was when ________ (secretary of state) bought land for $______ - which was thought to be as a joke then - but now that land is known as ________.






15. James Monroe created the ________ Doctrine






16. Where did the name 'gettysburg' come from?






17. How long do you have to be a citizen for to be president?






18. Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt married to?






19. Which president created the University of Virgina?






20. Who was the only catholic president?






21. Where was John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated?






22. Where did Abraham Lincoln's assasination take place?

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23. What month and year was the Gettysburg Address said?






24. Who was the only president to resign?






25. James Monroe created the ________ Doctrine






26. Who was Abraham Lincoln married to?






27. Why wasn't Andrew Johnson removed from office when He was impeached?






28. Abraham Lincoln was ______ educated






29. Who was on the bad side for WWI (abc order)?






30. Why did we enter WWII?






31. What was William Jefferson Clinton impeached for?






32. When was the Emancipation proclamation?






33. Where was Thomas Jefferson born?






34. What was Lincoln's most famous speech?






35. Who introduced social security?






36. What was the name of the airplane that bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki






37. Can the amount of money a president earns be increased/decreased during someone's term of office?






38. Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?






39. When did we get involved and stop being involved with WWI? (month and year)






40. Who were Woodward and Bernstein?

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41. Who supported manifest destiny?






42. What state is Camp David in?






43. The president get ____ care and _____ care for free.






44. Who was president during the War of 1812 against England?






45. Which president got Alzheimers and forgot being president?






46. What was the most terms served by a president?






47. How many electoral votes do you need to win the election?






48. Who said 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' at their 1st inaugural?






49. What was the Tenure of Office Act/






50. How many presidents were killed in office?