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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. During the civil war - the south's general was ____________.






2. How much of a retirement income per year does the president make (for life)?






3. What was Lincoln's most famous speech?






4. Who was on the good side for WWI (abc order)?






5. What two states do not use 'winner-takes all' for the electoral college?






6. Who said 'A date that will live in infamy'? What were they talking about (separate with semicolon)?






7. Who had an affair with Monica Lewinsky - a young intern at the White House?






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






9. Who invaded Iraq?






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






11. What were the years of WWI?






12. Who was president during the War of 1812 against England?






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






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






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






16. Who was president for the nullification crisis?






17. What was William Jefferson Clinton impeached for?






18. 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)






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






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






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






22. How many electors are in the electoral college?






23. Who won a Nobel Peace Prize for what they were going to do?






24. What is the Electoral College?






25. Gerald Ford pardons _____________ for all crimes committed.






26. What state is Camp David in?






27. Why did we enter WWII?






28. Andrew Johnson was _________'s VP






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






30. Which president started the two term tradition?






31. Where does the right to navigate teh seas without interference not apply?






32. Which president made the panama canal?






33. Who was president for the Bay of Pigs?






34. Who introduced surviver benefits?






35. How many years is a presidential term?






36. During the Great Depression - ____% were unemployed.






37. What weapon was used to kill Lincoln?






38. William Jefferson Clinton paid Paula Jones $____.






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






40. John Adams had a successful marriage with ______ (first name).






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

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42. Who is the current speaker of the House?






43. What was the New Deal?






44. The president get ____ care and _____ care for free.






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






46. Woodrow Wilson's ideas on not to have a war - the league of nations - and the freedom to navigate the seas without interference are known as ________.






47. What did the monroe doctrine say?

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48. What was William Jefferson Clinton impeached for?






49. Which president helped create the Library of Congress when he sells and donates 6000 books?






50. Who is thought to have assassinated John Fitzgerald Kennedy?