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U.S. Presidents Trivia
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What president did the Berlin airlift?
Harry S Truman
Maine and Nebraska
William Jefferson Clinton
When he jumped out of the balcony - his foot got stuck in the bunting and he fell onto stage
2. What war never officially ended but just doesn't fight any more?
George H. W. Bush
The Korean War
Barack Obama
Thomas Jefferson
3. Why wasn't Richard Nixon thrown out of office?
He resigned before the impeachment trial
James Madison
Ford's Theater
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
4. Who is the current Vice President?
Joe Biden
Buffalo - New York
Harry S Truman
French and Indian War
5. Who balanced the budget?
James Madison
6'4'
4
William Jefferson Clinton
6. What was the Tenure of Office Act/
The president could not fire and federal official who had gotten their job with Senate approval
John Hinkley Jr.
French and Indian War
The Gettysburg Address
7. What were fireside chats?
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George Washington
Speeches given for hope
8. What is the address of the white house?
George Washington
The number of people in Congress plus 3 for DC
John Quicy Adams
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
9. What was the persian gulf war/desert storm?
He was shot
William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison
Iraq invaded Kuwait - and a coalition of naions push Iraq out of Kuwait
1
10. The ______ was invented when William McKinley was killed - and it could have saved him.
25
September 1st - 1939
X-ray
Hillary Clinton
11. Who's son is Camp David named after?
Dwight David Eisenhower
September 1st - 1939
William Jefferson Clinton
6'4'
12. The committee of the watergate scandal illegally entered the __________ (building) and spied on Nixon's opponent Who was in the _______ complex.
Democratic National Headquarters; Watergate
Acting
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Pearl Harbor bombing
14
13. What year was the Louisiana Territory bought?
World War I
Providing a backup place for military plane landing
8
1803
14. Where was John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated?
60; unconstitutional
George W. Bush
Dallas - Texas
New Mexico to California
15. Which president recognized Israel and traded with them and gave money and embassadors to them?
Speeches given for hope
Harry S Truman
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Bad
16. How many electors are in the electoral college?
4
538
Richard Nixon
James Madison
17. Who was our president when we kille Osama bin Laden?
Barack Obama
He was shot
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt
18. What was the nullification crisis?
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19. Who was president for the Iran Hostage crisis?
Civil War
Mary Todd-Lincoln
New Mexico to California
Jimmy Carter
20. What did the Interstate Highway System also do besides provide a road for driving?
60; unconstitutional
Providing a backup place for military plane landing
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
21. What war never officially ended but just doesn't fight any more?
Revolutionary War
The Korean War
Massachusetts
New Mexico to California
22. James Monroe created the ________ Doctrine
Monroe
The number of people in Congress plus 3 for DC
4
Gerald Ford
23. How did William McKinley die?
Andrew Jackson
Barack Obama
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Pearl Harbor bombing
He was shot
24. How many electors are in the electoral college?
Thomas Jefferson
The number of people in Congress plus 3 for DC
Barack Obama
538
25. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.
Teddy Roosevelt
The president
Sexual harrassment
James Madison
26. Who was George Washington's wife?
Martha
The president could not fire and federal official who had gotten their job with Senate approval
The US was prepared to send money and military support to countries that want to resist communism
George H. W. Bush
27. How much of a retirement income per year does the president make (for life)?
Woodrow Wilson
Air Force One - Marine One - and limousines
$150000
January 20th
28. How many years do you have to live in the U.S. for to be president?
132
Teddy Roosevelt
14
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
29. During the civil war - the south named itself _____.
French and Indian War
The Confederate States of America
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
30. Lyndon Johnson got lots of bills passed involving ______.
Civil rights
Maine and Nebraska
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Pearl Harbor bombing
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
31. Where was George Washington born?
East of Africa
2
James Madison
Mount Vernon - Virginia
32. Franklin Delano Roosevelt got his middle name because his _____'s favorite relative was de la Noye
Ft. Sumter - South Carolina
Barack Obama
Air Force One - Marine One - and limousines
Mom
33. There was a _________ - or a group of people - who helped John Wilkes Booth kill Lincoln and also planned to kill the VP and Secretary.
You can collect money if you become disabled before retirement
Conspiracy
Club with all countries where problems were discussed peacefully
Dental; medical
34. Who was on the good side for WWI (abc order)?
England - France - Russia - USA
Teddy Roosevelt - Woodrow Wilson - Jimmy Carter - and Barack Obama
South Carolina said it could nullify any law it wants - but Jackson said they would send troops and so South Carolina decided that they can't nullify and law it wants.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; July 4th - 1826
35. Where do electors vote?
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36. Where was John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated?
Dallas - Texas
Eleanor
Teddy Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
37. Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
Lyndon Johnson
William McKinley
John Wilkes Booth
Joe Biden
38. Can the amount of money a president earns be increased/decreased during someone's term of office?
Democratic National Headquarters; Watergate
William Henry Harrison
4
No
39. 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)
Acting
Jimmy Carter
William Jefferson Clinton
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; July 4th - 1826
40. William Jefferson Clinton paid Paula Jones $____.
Dwight David Eisenhower
1 million
The government
The Confederate States of America
41. Who said 'A date that will live in infamy'? What were they talking about (separate with semicolon)?
Kentucky; Log cabin
James Madison
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Pearl Harbor bombing
Cuba wanted to overthrow Castrow and our military helped train them
42. Who invaded Iraq?
Andrew Jackson
Saving a picture of Washington during the war
William Howard Taft
George W. Bush
43. Who was the first VP?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
270
John Adams
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Pearl Harbor bombing
44. What was the Banking Holiday?
Free the slaves in the south
The banks were closed because everyone wanted their money at once
Jimmy Carter
$150000
45. How old do you have to be to be president?
$150000
35
Ulysses S. Grant
John Tyler
46. Who was a Great General in war of 1812?
Andrew Jackson
Richard Nixon
Mary Todd-Lincoln
25
47. Name the Founding Fathers plus the son in order...
George Washington - John Adams - Thomas Jefferson - James Madison - James Monroe - and John Quincy Adams
35
Harry S Truman
George W. Bush
48. What is the inauguration date?
Self
1814
January 20th
Forced the president to issue all military orders through general of the army who could not be removed without senate approval
49. Who was president during the Great depression?
Electors
The government
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Universal health care
50. What is the family Medical Leave Act?
Zapruder film
Richard Nixon
Worker can take three months off in a year to take care of sick relatives or him/herself and cannot be fired
George Washington