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U.S. Presidents Trivia
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1. Which presidents were great grandfather and grandson?
15
William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison
Harvard
1 million
2. Who invaded Iraq?
George W. Bush
John Quincy Adams - Rutherford B. Hayes - Benjamin Harrison - and George W. Bush
Hillary Clinton
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
3. Who was embarrassed when they received the Nobel Peace Prize?
Richard Nixon
William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison
James Madison
Barack Obama
4. what disease did Franklin Delano Roosevelt have?
6'4'
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor - Hawaii
Polio
6'4'
5. Where does the number of electors in the electoral college come from?
We thought there were weapons of mass destruction - but there weren't
The number of people in Congress plus 3 for DC
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Writters for Washington Post who figured out Richard Nixon's case
6. Who is thought to have assassinated John Fitzgerald Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
The Korean War
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas Jefferson
7. What two states do not use 'winner-takes all' for the electoral college?
Dwight David Eisenhower
John Quicy Adams
Dolley
Maine and Nebraska
8. What is the Truman Doctrine?
The Vice President
William Henry Harrison
Enola Gay
The US was prepared to send money and military support to countries that want to resist communism
9. Where did the civil war begin?
Honor people who died - make sure the country survies
1
4
Ft. Sumter - South Carolina
10. During the civil war - the south's general was ____________.
Robert E. Lee
Monroe
35 said He was guilty - but he needed 36
Money goes to kids when a parent dies
11. Who takes over if the President is disabled or dies?
James Madison
The Vice President
Honor people who died - make sure the country survies
George H. W. Bush
12. James Madison's wife is famous for...
Teddy Roosevelt
The three day battle in July in Gettysburg about slaves
Saving a picture of Washington during the war
Dwight David Eisenhower
13. What president had the watergate scandal?
Richard Nixon
Dwight David Eisenhower
A 2nd home for the president
A group of representatives chosen by the voters to elect the President
14. Who presented the Fourteen Points?
Mount Vernon - Virginia
Woodrow Wilson
He fired the Secretary of War Staton
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
15. Where was Thomas Jefferson born?
John Hinkley Jr.
George Washington - John Adams - Thomas Jefferson - James Madison - James Monroe - and John Quincy Adams
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Monticello - Virginia
16. What was Lincoln's most famous speech?
Abraham Lincoln
Enola Gay
John Quicy Adams
The Gettysburg Address
17. What was the camp david accords?
When peace was made between Israel and Egypt at Camp David
William Howard Taft
Conspiracy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
18. What month and day do we vote for the president?
The first Tuesday of Novermber that follows a monday in November
William Henry Harrison
Forced the president to issue all military orders through general of the army who could not be removed without senate approval
James Polk
19. Who was sent to a mental institution after Abraham Lincoln's death?
Maryland
Cuba wanted to overthrow Castrow and our military helped train them
Mary Todd-Lincoln
Alien and sedition acts
20. How many former vice presidents have become president?
14
Daniel Inouye
Richard Nixon
444
21. Which president adopted independence - was loyal - smart - and a lawyer?
April 12th - 1861
John Adams
Richard Nixon
No
22. Why did we invade Iraq?
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23. What weapon was used to kill Lincoln?
A gun
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
He resigned before the impeachment trial
24. What was the name of the airplane that bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Lee Harvey Oswald
A gun
Enola Gay
England; sailors; products
25. How did John Wilkes Booth break his leg?
Woodrow Wilson
Dental; medical
When he jumped out of the balcony - his foot got stuck in the bunting and he fell onto stage
Since birth
26. When was the Emancipation proclamation?
The White House
January 1st - 1863
Richard Nixon
Ulysses S. Grant
27. Who introduced surviver benefits?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The first Tuesday of Novermber that follows a monday in November
Jimmy Carter
The US was prepared to send money and military support to countries that want to resist communism
28. what ended a couple of days before Abraham Lincoln's Assasination?
He gets shot
Civil War
World War I
William Seward; $7.2 million; Alaska
29. What is the mandatory retirement plan run by the government?
Peterson House; the next morning
Social Security
Hillary Clinton
Abraham Lincoln
30. What happens to John Wilkes Booth?
Thomas Jefferson
He gets shot
The banks were closed because everyone wanted their money at once
We thought there were weapons of mass destruction - but there weren't
31. What presidents (in order) died of natural causes?
William Henry Harrison - Zachary Taylor - Warren Harding - and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Joe Biden
The north and the south were split up
X-ray
32. what ended a couple of days before Abraham Lincoln's Assasination?
James Madison
Civil War
Dwight David Eisenhower
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
33. 'Speak softley and carry a big stick' was a quote of who?
Dolley
35
Teddy Roosevelt
Buffalo - New York
34. Which president was the youngest to serve?
Teddy Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
The Civil War
Yes
35. What was the Tenure of Office Act/
Kentucky; Log cabin
French and Indian War
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The president could not fire and federal official who had gotten their job with Senate approval
36. Who said 'A date that will live in infamy'? What were they talking about (separate with semicolon)?
William Howard Taft
15
Monroe
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Pearl Harbor bombing
37. What year was the White House burnt down?
1814
14
Teddy Roosevelt
November
38. During the civil war - the south's president was _____________.
Jefferson Davis
20
April 1917- November 1918
England; sailors; products
39. What was Lincoln's most famous speech?
Buffalo - New York
Acting
Jimmy Carter
The Gettysburg Address
40. How many electoral votes do you need to win the election?
No
270
4
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; July 4th - 1826
41. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.
Harry S Truman
Conspiracy
27
Sexual harrassment
42. Who was the only president to be president and then supreme court chief justice?
Providing a backup place for military plane landing
William Howard Taft
Club with all countries where problems were discussed peacefully
He wanted a date Jodie Foster
43. Who was George Washington's wife?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello - Virginia
Martha
44. How many electoral votes does Florida have?
John Wilkes Booth
November 22nd - 1963
27
X-ray
45. Manifest Destiny was to have all the land from __________ to ___________ (east to west)
New Mexico to California
John Adams
He was shot on his way to a college reunion
Yes
46. Where do electors vote?
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47. When was the Emancipation proclamation?
Martha
January 1st - 1863
4
World War I
48. What is the Electoral College?
35 said He was guilty - but he needed 36
William Henry Harrison
A group of representatives chosen by the voters to elect the President
Teddy Roosevelt
49. What month and day do we vote for the president?
November 22nd - 1963
Conspiracy
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The first Tuesday of Novermber that follows a monday in November
50. This president helped write the federalist papers.
Medical insurance for all americans
Bad
Woodrow Wilson
James Madison