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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Manifest Destiny was to have all the land from __________ to ___________ (east to west)






2. When did we enter WWII?






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






4. Manifest Destiny was to have all the land from __________ to ___________ (east to west)






5. What were the sides for the Korean war and the Vietnam war?






6. What was the Banking Holiday?






7. How many years is a presidential term?






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






9. How many former vice presidents have become president?






10. What was the Bay of Pigs?






11. During the Great Depression - ____% were unemployed.






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






13. Franklin Delano Roosevelt got his middle name because his _____'s favorite relative was de la Noye






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






15. Who said 'The buck stops here'?






16. What state is Camp David in?






17. Which president started the two term tradition?






18. Andrew Johnson had a (good/bad) relation ship with congress over reconstruction






19. Who had the first death in office?






20. Who was president for the 9/11 attacks?






21. which president was former head of CIA?






22. What was the nullification crisis?

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23. What transportation does the president get?






24. Who was FDR's VP Who was president for WWII?






25. Where was George Washington born?






26. How much money does the president earn per year?






27. During the civil war - the north's general was ___________.






28. What are surviver benefits?






29. What president did the Berlin airlift?






30. How did John Wilkes Booth break his leg?






31. What happens if no candidate gets the majorit y of electoral votes?






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






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






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






35. How many presidents were killed in office?






36. What date did the civil war begin?






37. Why did we enter WWII?






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






39. Why did WWI happen?






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






41. Who was the first African American President?






42. Who did fireside chats?






43. Which president created Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite?






44. What date did WWII begin?






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






46. What date was John Fitzgerald Kennedy killed on?






47. Who created the Family Medical Leave Act?






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






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






50. How many pounds was William Howard Taft?