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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. Who balanced the budget?






2. Who is the current President Pro-Tempore of the Senate?






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






4. Andrew Johnson was _________'s VP






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






6. Who won a nobel peace prize because of the camp david accords?






7. Who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan?






8. Who introduced surviver benefits?






9. What weapon was used to kill Lincoln?






10. How many rooms in the white house?






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






12. How was James Garfield killed?






13. Which president was author of the Virginia Plan?






14. Who had many affairs during their presidency but claimed not to?






15. Why did WWI happen?






16. Who takes over if the President is disabled or dies?






17. Where did Abraham Lincoln's assasination take place?

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18. How many electors are in the electoral college?






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






20. After what event was the Fourteen Points presented?






21. What was the Tenure of Office Act/






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






23. What was the Bay of Pigs?






24. When did we enter WWII?






25. Who was the first president not to win the popular vote and to become president?






26. Why did we invade Iraq?

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27. who pays for the costs of operating the white house?






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






29. How did John Wilkes Booth break his leg?






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






31. What date did the civil war begin?






32. Who was the first VP?






33. Who was the fpresident during WWI?






34. Who is the current Vice President?






35. Which president created Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite?






36. In most states - what percent of the state's electoral votes does a candidate get if they win the popular vote?






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






38. Who was our president during the Korean war?






39. Who was a peanut farmer?






40. What was the New Deal?






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






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






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






44. What presidents (in order) died of natural causes?






45. What are surviver benefits?






46. How many electors are in the electoral college?






47. Who was president for the Bay of Pigs?






48. What was the Berlin Airlift?






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






50. What is NATO (not what it stands for - what it is)?