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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. What was the persian gulf war/desert storm?






2. Who was the only catholic president?






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






4. What was the nullification crisis?

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5. Which president created Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite?






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






7. Who was president for the Bay of Pigs?






8. What was Lincoln's most famous speech?






9. What did John Wilkes Booth say after he shot Lincoln?






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






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






12. Who was George Washington's wife?






13. Where do electors vote?

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






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






16. Who was our president during the Korean war?






17. Which presient send Lewis and Clark on their journey?






18. ______ years later - the Tenure of Office act was gotten rid of by the Supreme court because it was ________.






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






20. Who pays for all personal entertainment and dinners not related to teh government business in the White House?






21. Where does the president live for free?






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






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






24. Who did fireside chats?






25. How many pounds was William Howard Taft?






26. How was James Garfield killed?






27. Who was the fpresident during WWI?






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






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






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






31. When was the Emancipation proclamation?






32. Who was President during the Spanish American War?






33. What was William Jefferson Clinton impeached for?






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






35. Who introduced surviver benefits?






36. What were the territories we gained in the Spanish American War? (ABC order with commas inbetween)






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






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






39. Who was Abraham Lincoln married to?






40. What was the camp david accords?






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






42. Why did WWI happen?






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






44. What was the Banking Holiday?






45. What was the Tenure of Office Act/






46. Gerald Ford pardons _____________ for all crimes committed.






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






48. Jimmy Carter was the former governor of ____.






49. What was the nullification crisis?

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50. What are surviver benefits?