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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. When did we enter WWII?






2. Who invaded Iraq?






3. Which presidents were great grandfather and grandson?






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






5. which president was former head of CIA?






6. What state was John Adams from?






7. Which president got Alzheimers and forgot being president?






8. Who was the only catholic president?






9. Who balanced the budget?






10. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's wife was related to him how?






11. Which president was the youngest to serve?






12. How many former vice presidents have become president?






13. How many electors are in the electoral college?






14. Manifest Destiny was to have all the land from __________ to ___________ (east to west)






15. Who did we help in the Vietnam war and the korean war?






16. Why didn't the Emancipation proclamation work?






17. Who was president for the Iran Hostage crisis?






18. What state is Camp David in?






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






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






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






22. Who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan?






23. What year was the White House burnt down?






24. Who did we help in the Vietnam war and the korean war?






25. What is Camp David?






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






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






28. what disease did Franklin Delano Roosevelt have?






29. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.






30. During the civil war - the south named itself _____.






31. During the civil war - the south's president was _____________.






32. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.






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






34. How many pounds was William Howard Taft?






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






36. Who was William McKinley's VP that moved up when He was killed?






37. Who had the shortest presidency?






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






39. What was the Emancipation proclamation meant to do?






40. This president swam naked in the Potomac River






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






42. Jimmy Carter was the former governor of ____.






43. Alien Acts






44. Where did the civil war begin?






45. Who was Deep Throat?






46. Who was Abraham Lincoln married to?






47. Who's son married Nixon's daughter?






48. The ______ was invented when William McKinley was killed - and it could have saved him.






49. Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt married to?






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