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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. After what event was the Fourteen Points presented?






2. Who presented the Fourteen Points?






3. What was the Emancipation proclamation meant to do?






4. 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 ________.






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






6. There was a _________ - or a group of people - who helped John Wilkes Booth kill Lincoln and also planned to kill the VP and Secretary.






7. When did we enter WWII?






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






9. When did we get involved and stop being involved with WWI? (month and year)






10. Who did the Banking Holiday?






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






12. What is NATO (not what it stands for - what it is)?






13. Where was George Washington born?






14. Where was Abraham Lincoln born? What kind of house did he live in?






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






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






17. Which president made the panama canal?






18. Why did WWII begin?






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






20. What was the persian gulf war/desert storm?






21. Which president was former ambassador to China?






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






23. Which president was author of the Virginia Plan?






24. Who balanced the budget?






25. Who were Woodward and Bernstein?

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26. Who did fireside chats?






27. Who had a 12 year affair with Gennifer Flowers?






28. When did we get involved and stop being involved with WWI? (month and year)






29. Who presented the Fourteen Points?






30. In the War of 1812 - ________ (country) kept stealing our ________ (people) and _______ (items) in the middle of the ocean (separate with semicolon).






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

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32. How many electoral votes does Florida have?






33. What month is the election in?






34. Why did we invade Iraq?

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35. What college did George Washington go to?






36. Which president created Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite?






37. Gerald Ford pardons _____________ for all crimes committed.






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






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






40. Who invaded Iraq?






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






42. 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)






43. When was the Emancipation proclamation?






44. What were the years of WWI?






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






46. Who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan?






47. What president had the watergate scandal?






48. What is the address of the white house?






49. What was the nullification crisis?

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50. Who had the first death in office?