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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. ______ years later - the Tenure of Office act was gotten rid of by the Supreme court because it was ________.






2. Who was the first VP to move up on death of a president?






3. Do we vote directly for the president?






4. Where was William McKinley killed?






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






6. How many Vice Presidents have moved up because the president died?






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






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






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






10. Which president created the University of Virgina?






11. How can a president serve up to ten years?

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12. Why did we enter WWII?






13. How tall was Abraham Lincoln?

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14. What year was the White House burnt down?






15. Who acts as an advisor to the president?






16. What does 'Sic Semper Tyrranis' mean?






17. What is the oldest you can be to get surviver benefits?






18. How much was the Louisiana Territory when it was purchased?






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






20. Which president was obnoxious and disliked?






21. How was James Garfield killed?






22. What was the league of nations?






23. Who had an affair with Monica Lewinsky - a young intern at the White House?






24. Who was president when the United Nations was formed?






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






26. How many kids did George Washington have?






27. What was a popular film of John Fitzgerald Kennedy's assassination?






28. Which president was a 'rough rider' in the Spanish American War?






29. What did the Interstate Highway System also do besides provide a road for driving?






30. Which president was author of the Virginia Plan?






31. Did we win the Spanish American War?






32. Who was a Great General in war of 1812?






33. Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?






34. Which president created Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite?






35. What state is Camp David in?






36. How many Vice Presidents have moved up because the president resigned?






37. what disease did Franklin Delano Roosevelt have?






38. Who was the fpresident during WWI?






39. The ______ was invented when William McKinley was killed - and it could have saved him.






40. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's wife was related to him how?






41. what president was also president of the constitutional convention?






42. Why did WWI happen?






43. When Harry S Truman was president during WWII - what two places in japan were bombed (abc order)?






44. How many pounds was William Howard Taft?






45. Name the Founding Fathers plus the son in order...






46. William Jefferson Clinton paid Paula Jones $____.






47. What is the inauguration date?






48. Jimmy Carter was the former governor of ____.






49. Do we vote directly for the president?






50. Which president served the most terms?