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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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1. After what event was the Fourteen Points presented?






2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt died a short time into his ____ term.






3. Congress passed 2 laws designed to limit __________'s (a president) power .






4. How many presidents died in office?






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






6. What war was George Washington in the military for?






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






8. Where did the civil war begin?






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






10. Why did we invade Iraq?

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






12. Who introduced social security?






13. Which president served the most terms?






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






15. Which president presented the bill of rights at the first Congress?






16. Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant knew eachother because _________.






17. Who went to the Supreme court and tried to increase it to fifteen judges - but was told no?






18. Who was president for the Cuban Missile Crisis?






19. Who did the Banking Holiday?






20. When was the Emancipation proclamation?






21. Who's son is Camp David named after?






22. What is the command of army act?






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






24. Who was the fpresident during WWI?






25. During the civil war - the south named itself _____.






26. Which presidents were great grandfather and grandson?






27. Why did the person who tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan do it?






28. Who killed Abraham Lincoln?






29. Who won the Nobel peace prize because he told Russia and Japan not to fight - but to love?






30. The ______ was invented when William McKinley was killed - and it could have saved him.






31. how many years is a score?






32. Which presient send Lewis and Clark on their journey?






33. How did William McKinley die?






34. What date did WWII begin?






35. Where did Thomas Jefferson go to college?






36. The ______ was invented when William McKinley was killed - and it could have saved him.






37. How many former vice presidents have become president?






38. Who was president for the nullification crisis?






39. What was Lincoln's most famous speech?






40. Who was our president when we kille Osama bin Laden?






41. John Quicy Adams spent time In what continent?






42. Who passed Universal health care?






43. Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?






44. which president was former head of CIA?






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






46. Who was the only man to be president Who was not elected to either vp spot or the presidency?






47. Who was President during the Spanish American War?






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






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






50. What war did George Washington lead the army for?