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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 was FDR's VP Who was president for WWII?






2. What did the monroe doctrine say?

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






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






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






6. Who were Woodward and Bernstein?

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

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8. How many days was the Iran Hostage crisis?






9. what disease did Franklin Delano Roosevelt have?






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






11. Who acts as an advisor to the president?






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

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13. Who attends diplomatic functions in place of the president?






14. The person who killed John Fitzgerald Kennedy is thought to have killed him in a _______ - or not alone.






15. Where did the civil war begin?






16. 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)






17. Who balanced the budget?






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






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






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






21. What are disability benefits?






22. What war was Abraham Lincoln president during?






23. What date did the civil war begin?






24. Who was president for the nullification crisis?






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






26. What was the Emancipation proclamation meant to do?






27. What state was John Adams from?






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






29. How many kids did John Tyler have?






30. which president was former head of CIA?






31. Who was George Washington's wife?






32. Who said 'The buck stops here'?






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






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






35. Who attends diplomatic functions in place of the president?






36. Who had the shortest presidency?






37. Who presented the Fourteen Points?






38. How old do you have to be to be president?






39. Who was sent to a mental institution after Abraham Lincoln's death?






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Why did WWII begin?






47. 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 ________.






48. Who introduced disability benefits?






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






50. Who was the first President during WWII?