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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. What weapon was used to kill Lincoln?






2. Name the Founding Fathers plus the son in order...






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






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






5. What is the family Medical Leave Act?






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






7. During the civil war - the ________ wanted slaves and the ________ did not.






8. Who was the first President during WWII?






9. Who burnt down the White House during a war?






10. how many years is a score?






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






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






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






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






15. Who was our president during the Vietnam War?






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






17. Who said 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' at their 1st inaugural?






18. What is the Truman Doctrine?






19. Where does the president live for free?






20. Who won the Civil war for Lincoln and later on became a president?






21. What president did the Berlin airlift?






22. How can a president serve up to ten years?

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






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






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






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






27. Do we vote directly for the president?






28. During the civil war - the south's general was ____________.






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






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






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






32. What was the point of the Gettysburg Address (two things)?






33. What date did the civil war begin?






34. Sewards Folly was when ________ (secretary of state) bought land for $______ - which was thought to be as a joke then - but now that land is known as ________.






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






36. What state was John Adams from?






37. Who was the oldest elected president (age 73 at 2nd term)?






38. Which president made the panama canal?






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






40. How many former vice presidents have become president?






41. Which president served the most terms?






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






43. What month and day do we vote for the president?






44. Which presidents were great grandfather and grandson?






45. Which president was a great general - a leader - honest - and trustworth?






46. How many pounds was William Howard Taft?






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






48. Who introduced disability benefits?






49. What war never officially ended but just doesn't fight any more?






50. How did John Wilkes Booth break his leg?