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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Who had many affairs during their presidency but claimed not to?






2. Which presidents were cousins?






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






4. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.






5. What was the Bay of Pigs?






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






7. What is universal health care?






8. Who killed Abraham Lincoln?






9. What is the Truman Doctrine?






10. What is the family Medical Leave Act?






11. Why did WWI happen?






12. Who was the only catholic president?






13. What was the persian gulf war/desert storm?






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






15. What year was the White House burnt down?






16. Which president was the youngest to serve?






17. Which president served the most terms?






18. Who built the Interstate Highway System?






19. Did we win the Spanish American War?






20. Who was on the bad side for WWI (abc order)?






21. What is the mandatory retirement plan run by the government?






22. what ended a couple of days before Abraham Lincoln's Assasination?






23. Name the two presidents (ABC order by last name - write first and last name) who died on the same day - and the date they died (separate with semi colon)






24. What was a talent of John Wilkes Booth?






25. John Adams went to what college?






26. What were fireside chats?






27. Which presidents were cousins?






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






29. Who killed Abraham Lincoln?






30. Which president recognized Israel and traded with them and gave money and embassadors to them?






31. Who was president for the nullification crisis?






32. What was the nullification crisis?

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33. When Harry S Truman was president during WWII - what two places in japan were bombed (abc order)?






34. Where did Thomas Jefferson go to college?






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






36. How many pounds was William Howard Taft?






37. Who acts as an advisor to the president?






38. Where was John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated?






39. What state was John Adams from?






40. Who created the Family Medical Leave Act?






41. How many years is a presidential term?






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






43. How many electoral votes does Florida have?






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






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






46. Who is the current Vice President?






47. John Adams went to what college?






48. Which presidents were great grandfather and grandson?






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






50. Gerald Ford pardons _____________ for all crimes committed.