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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. What state is Camp David in?






2. What year was the Louisiana Territory bought?






3. Who had a 12 year affair with Gennifer Flowers?






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






5. Who is thought to have assassinated John Fitzgerald Kennedy?






6. Why did we enter WWII?






7. Who was Deep Throat?






8. Who attends diplomatic functions in place of the president?






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






10. What date did WWII begin?






11. What was a talent of John Wilkes Booth?






12. Who was a peanut farmer?






13. When did we enter WWII?






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






15. Who was the only president to be president and then supreme court chief justice?






16. What were John Adams's last words?






17. What president made the emancipation proclamtion?






18. Why did we invade Iraq?

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19. Who were Woodward and Bernstein?

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20. Who is the current speaker of the House?






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






22. What state is Camp David in?






23. What did the monroe doctrine say?

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






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






26. Which president served the most terms?






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






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






29. Who was president for the persian gulf war?






30. How many electors are in the electoral college?






31. Where was John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated?






32. Who was our president during the Vietnam War?






33. This president swam naked in the Potomac River






34. Which president helped create the Library of Congress when he sells and donates 6000 books?






35. Lyndon Johnson got lots of bills passed involving ______.






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






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






38. Who were the first presidents to be father and son?






39. Who built the Interstate Highway System?






40. Who attends diplomatic functions in place of the president?






41. How many kids did John Tyler have?






42. Jimmy Carter was the former governor of ____.






43. ______ years later - the Tenure of Office act was gotten rid of by the Supreme court because it was ________.






44. James Madison's wife is famous for...






45. What college did George Washington go to?






46. Who was a peanut farmer?






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






48. Why did WWII begin?






49. Do we vote directly for the president?






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