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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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1. Which president started the two term tradition?






2. What were fireside chats?






3. Andrew Johnson had a (good/bad) relation ship with congress over reconstruction






4. How many former vice presidents have become president?






5. Who was George Washington's wife?






6. This president swam naked in the Potomac River






7. Do we vote directly for the president?






8. Who was our president when we kille Osama bin Laden?






9. James Madison's wife is famous for...






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






11. Which president was author of the Virginia Plan?






12. What war was Abraham Lincoln president during?






13. 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)






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






15. Who won a nobel peace prize because of the camp david accords?






16. After what event was the Fourteen Points presented?






17. What year was the Louisiana Territory bought?






18. What is universal health care?






19. What college did George Washington go to?






20. What was the Banking Holiday?






21. What state was John Adams from?






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






23. Where did the civil war begin?






24. What was the nullification crisis?

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






26. Why didn't the Emancipation proclamation work?






27. What year was the White House burnt down?






28. What date did the civil war begin?






29. Who gave the longest inauguration speech?






30. Why did we enter WWII?






31. Andrew Johnson was _________'s VP






32. Who was the only catholic president?






33. How many former vice presidents have become president?






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






35. What were John Adams's last words?






36. Which president got Alzheimers and forgot being president?






37. Who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan?






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






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






40. What were the territories we gained in the Spanish American War? (ABC order with commas inbetween)






41. Who had the shortest presidency?






42. Who was president for the 9/11 attacks?






43. Who supported manifest destiny?






44. How many Vice Presidents have moved up because the president resigned?






45. What was the nullification crisis?

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46. Who is the current secretary of state?






47. What happens if no candidate gets the majorit y of electoral votes?






48. Who moved up when John Fitzgerald Kennedy died because He was his VP?






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






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







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