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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who was the commander in charge of Europe afor the Allies in WWII?






2. Who balanced the budget?






3. Where does the number of electors in the electoral college come from?






4. Who introduced surviver benefits?






5. Who killed Abraham Lincoln?






6. What was the Banking Holiday?






7. How many former vice presidents have become president?






8. What did the Interstate Highway System also do besides provide a road for driving?






9. What war was Abraham Lincoln president during?






10. Who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan?






11. What was a popular film of John Fitzgerald Kennedy's assassination?






12. Who did fireside chats?






13. Who was the only man to be president Who was not elected to either vp spot or the presidency?






14. What is the inauguration date?






15. How many electors are in the electoral college?






16. Can the amount of money a president earns be increased/decreased during someone's term of office?






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






18. The person who killed John Fitzgerald Kennedy is thought to have killed him in a _______ - or not alone.






19. Who won the Civil war for Lincoln and later on became a president?






20. Who was the only president to be president and then supreme court chief justice?






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






22. Who was the commander in charge of Europe afor the Allies in WWII?






23. What month and day do we vote for the president?






24. During the civil war - the ________ wanted slaves and the ________ did not.






25. How can a president serve up to ten years?

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26. Why did WWI happen?






27. Who was president when the United Nations was formed?






28. Who was embarrassed when they received the Nobel Peace Prize?






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






30. What is Camp David?






31. Which president had a stroke in his bathroom?






32. Gerald Ford pardons _____________ for all crimes committed.






33. Who was the first African American President?






34. 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)






35. Who won the Nobel peace prize because he told Russia and Japan not to fight - but to love?






36. Which president presented the bill of rights at the first Congress?






37. Who was the only man to be president Who was not elected to either vp spot or the presidency?






38. Who was sent to a mental institution after Abraham Lincoln's death?






39. What was the New Deal?






40. Who had many affairs during their presidency but claimed not to?






41. Where was George Washington born?






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






43. What does NATO stand for?






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






45. What was the nullification crisis?

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46. How many presidents died in office?






47. Who was embarrassed when they received the Nobel Peace Prize?






48. How many presidents died of natural causes in office?






49. Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?






50. What was the Tenure of Office Act/