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U.S. Presidents Trivia
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1. Manifest Destiny was to have all the land from __________ to ___________ (east to west)
John Quicy Adams
New Mexico to California
Teddy Roosevelt
60; unconstitutional
2. When did we enter WWII?
Europe
December 7th - 1941
William Jefferson Clinton
Mom
3. Who became president when Richard Nixon resigend because they were his VP?
18
20
Ft. Sumter - South Carolina
Gerald Ford
4. Manifest Destiny was to have all the land from __________ to ___________ (east to west)
The south
New Mexico to California
Kentucky; Log cabin
$150000
5. What were the sides for the Korean war and the Vietnam war?
England; sailors; products
The president could not fire and federal official who had gotten their job with Senate approval
6'4'
The north were comunists and the south were not
6. What was the Banking Holiday?
Monroe
$400000
The banks were closed because everyone wanted their money at once
Iraq invaded Kuwait - and a coalition of naions push Iraq out of Kuwait
7. How many years is a presidential term?
1814
George Washington
4
Buffalo - New York
8. Why wasn't Andrew Johnson removed from office when He was impeached?
35 said He was guilty - but he needed 36
1814
1914-1918
Enola Gay
9. How many former vice presidents have become president?
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; July 4th - 1826
14
A group of representatives chosen by the voters to elect the President
Guam - Midway Islands - Philippines - and Puerto Rico
10. What was the Bay of Pigs?
South; north
Cuba wanted to overthrow Castrow and our military helped train them
French and Indian War
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
11. During the Great Depression - ____% were unemployed.
The three day battle in July in Gettysburg about slaves
25
William Seward; $7.2 million; Alaska
Lee Harvey Oswald
12. How many electoral votes do you need to win the election?
John Boehner
270
Massachusetts
The US was prepared to send money and military support to countries that want to resist communism
13. Franklin Delano Roosevelt got his middle name because his _____'s favorite relative was de la Noye
Mom
A gun
Thomas Jefferson
270
14. What did the Interstate Highway System also do besides provide a road for driving?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Providing a backup place for military plane landing
James Madison
The Confederate States of America
15. Who said 'The buck stops here'?
Harry S Truman
William Henry Harrison - Zachary Taylor - Warren Harding - and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison
William Henry Harrison
16. What state is Camp David in?
Dwight David Eisenhower
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
Maryland
Harry S Truman
17. Which president started the two term tradition?
Maryland
Martha
George Washington
William McKinley
18. Andrew Johnson had a (good/bad) relation ship with congress over reconstruction
Bad
X-ray
Yes
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor - Hawaii
19. Who had the first death in office?
Andrew Johnson
Forced the president to issue all military orders through general of the army who could not be removed without senate approval
The White House
William Henry Harrison
20. Who was president for the 9/11 attacks?
George W. Bush
William Jefferson Clinton
Acting
Georgia
21. which president was former head of CIA?
4
George H. W. Bush
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
0
22. What was the nullification crisis?
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23. What transportation does the president get?
He gets shot
Air Force One - Marine One - and limousines
A gun
Joe Biden
24. Who was FDR's VP Who was president for WWII?
Hillary Clinton
Harry S Truman
A 2nd home for the president
Saving a picture of Washington during the war
25. Where was George Washington born?
$400000
Mount Vernon - Virginia
The US was prepared to send money and military support to countries that want to resist communism
Martha
26. How much money does the president earn per year?
$400000
South; north
Worker can take three months off in a year to take care of sick relatives or him/herself and cannot be fired
$150000
27. During the civil war - the north's general was ___________.
Ulysses S. Grant
4
Mount Vernon - Virginia
Germany was attacking ships
28. What are surviver benefits?
The Vice President
Says to Europe to stay out of the western memosphere and don't colonize; the U.S. will consider colonization a threat to our secruity; we will stay out of European affairs unless they affect us
Teddy Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Money goes to kids when a parent dies
29. What president did the Berlin airlift?
Dwight David Eisenhower
Providing a backup place for military plane landing
England - France - Russia - USA
Harry S Truman
30. How did John Wilkes Booth break his leg?
William Henry Harrison
James Madison
When he jumped out of the balcony - his foot got stuck in the bunting and he fell onto stage
Teddy Roosevelt
31. What happens if no candidate gets the majorit y of electoral votes?
Monroe
James Madison
The House of Representatives selects the President and the Senate selects the Vice President
None
32. Who was president during the War of 1812 against England?
James Madison
Germany - Hungary - Turkey
When he jumped out of the balcony - his foot got stuck in the bunting and he fell onto stage
Lyndon Johnson
33. Can the amount of money a president earns be increased/decreased during someone's term of office?
The north were comunists and the south were not
Ronald Reagan
No
Teddy Roosevelt - Woodrow Wilson - Jimmy Carter - and Barack Obama
34. During the civil war - the south's president was _____________.
He was shot on his way to a college reunion
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Jefferson Davis
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
35. How many presidents were killed in office?
Thomas Jefferson
Martha
James Madison
4
36. What date did the civil war begin?
April 12th - 1861
The president could not fire and federal official who had gotten their job with Senate approval
George H. W. Bush
100
37. Why did we enter WWII?
The Civil War
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor - Hawaii
Zapruder film
William Henry Harrison - Zachary Taylor - Warren Harding - and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
38. Which president helped create the Library of Congress when he sells and donates 6000 books?
2
X-ray
Thomas Jefferson
14
39. Why did WWI happen?
Dwight David Eisenhower
20
November 22nd - 1963
Germany was attacking ships
40. Who said 'A date that will live in infamy'? What were they talking about (separate with semicolon)?
The fourteen points
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Pearl Harbor bombing
Thomas Jefferson
Harry S Truman
41. Who was the first African American President?
He fired the Secretary of War Staton
Mom
Barack Obama
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
42. Who did fireside chats?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Mary Todd-Lincoln
John Adams
43. Which president created Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite?
Andrew Jackson
Georgia
Teddy Roosevelt
The Vice President
44. What date did WWII begin?
Teddy Roosevelt - Woodrow Wilson - Jimmy Carter - and Barack Obama
George Washington
538
September 1st - 1939
45. Who did we help in the Vietnam war and the korean war?
2
Harvard
Germany - Hungary - Turkey
The south
46. What date was John Fitzgerald Kennedy killed on?
November 22nd - 1963
Abraham Lincoln
When peace was made between Israel and Egypt at Camp David
The north were comunists and the south were not
47. Who created the Family Medical Leave Act?
William Jefferson Clinton
He resigned before the impeachment trial
William Seward; $7.2 million; Alaska
Martha
48. How long do you have to be a citizen for to be president?
The Civil War
November 22nd - 1963
Since birth
They were classmates in college
49. Which president helped create the Library of Congress when he sells and donates 6000 books?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Harry S Truman
Eleanor
50. How many pounds was William Howard Taft?
Eleanor
He fired the Secretary of War Staton
20
350