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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. Where does the president live for free?






2. Which president was former ambassador to China?






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






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






5. What happens to John Wilkes Booth?






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






7. When did we enter WWII?






8. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.






9. Who was the first VP?






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






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






12. What is Camp David?






13. How many years is a presidential term?






14. Who were the second presidents to be father and son?






15. Which president was obnoxious and disliked?






16. how many years is a score?






17. Who pays for all personal entertainment and dinners not related to teh government business in the White House?






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






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






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






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






22. Who was President during the Spanish American War?






23. Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt married to?






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






25. What weapon was used to kill Lincoln?






26. What were fireside chats?






27. Who is the current Vice President?






28. Who gave the longest inauguration speech?






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






30. Who was president during the Great depression?






31. How many presidents died in office?






32. which president was former head of CIA?






33. How many presidents died of natural causes in office?






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






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






36. What does NATO stand for?






37. Why did the league of nations fail (what country wouldn't join)?






38. What month is the election in?






39. Did we win the Spanish American War?






40. Who was president for the Cuban Missile Crisis?






41. James Madison's wife was ________ Madison.






42. Where did Thomas Jefferson go to college?






43. Who pays for all personal entertainment and dinners not related to teh government business in the White House?






44. What was the nullification crisis?

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45. Who introduced disability benefits?






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






47. Who was the only catholic president?






48. Who had the first death in office?






49. What year was the Louisiana Territory bought?






50. How many electors are in the electoral college?