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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Andrew Johnson was _________'s VP






2. Where was John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated?






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






4. What are surviver benefits?






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






6. This president swam naked in the Potomac River






7. Which president recognized Israel and traded with them and gave money and embassadors to them?






8. This president helped write the federalist papers.






9. What president had the watergate scandal?






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






11. Who did the Banking Holiday?






12. What date did WWII begin?






13. How many years do you have to live in the U.S. for to be president?






14. What to laws did Adams TRY to pass?






15. What year was the White House burnt down?






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






17. What were fireside chats?






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






19. How many years is a presidential term?






20. Who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan?






21. What was the Bay of Pigs?






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






23. William Jefferson Clinton paid Paula Jones $____.






24. Who said 'A date that will live in infamy'? What were they talking about (separate with semicolon)?






25. Which president had a stroke in his bathroom?






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






27. What was the camp david accords?






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






29. What was the Banking Holiday?






30. Who became president when Richard Nixon resigend because they were his VP?






31. What college did George Washington go to?






32. How tall was Abraham Lincoln?

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33. Who is considered 'the father of our country'?






34. Sedition acts






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






36. Who presented the Fourteen Points?






37. Who were Woodward and Bernstein?

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38. During the civil war - the south's president was _____________.






39. Who won the Civil war for Lincoln and later on became a president?






40. What does NATO stand for?






41. John Adams had a successful marriage with ______ (first name).






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






43. What date did the civil war begin?






44. Which president adopted independence - was loyal - smart - and a lawyer?






45. When did we enter WWII?






46. This president helped write the federalist papers.






47. How many electors are in the electoral college?






48. Which president adopted independence - was loyal - smart - and a lawyer?






49. Where do electors vote?

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50. Who was president for the Iran Hostage crisis?