SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
U.S. Presidents Trivia
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
trivia
,
history
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. ______ years later - the Tenure of Office act was gotten rid of by the Supreme court because it was ________.
Germany - Hungary - Turkey
60; unconstitutional
Honor people who died - make sure the country survies
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.
2. The person who killed John Fitzgerald Kennedy is thought to have killed him in a _______ - or not alone.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Barack Obama
Conspiracy
The Korean War
3. What is manifest destiny? how many square miles was it?
The idea to own all the land from the pacific to the atlantic ocean; 1.2 million
He was shot on his way to a college reunion
The Civil War
His wife
4. What was the league of nations?
The Vice President
Club with all countries where problems were discussed peacefully
Harvard
Thomas Jefferson
5. Did we win the Spanish American War?
Harry S Truman
Georgia
Yes
September 1st - 1939
6. What date was John Fitzgerald Kennedy killed on?
We thought there were weapons of mass destruction - but there weren't
350
John Wilkes Booth
November 22nd - 1963
7. This president helped write the federalist papers.
James Madison
Joe Biden
William Henry Harrison
Jimmy Carter
8. Who won a Nobel Peace Prize for what they were going to do?
Harry S Truman
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Dallas - Texas
Barack Obama
9. How many days was the Iran Hostage crisis?
1814
Thomas Jefferson
444
Mount Vernon - Virginia
10. Who was President during the Spanish American War?
Democratic National Headquarters; Watergate
Eleanor
William McKinley
20
11. Which president was a great general - a leader - honest - and trustworth?
Maryland
George W. Bush
George Washington
The House of Representatives selects the President and the Senate selects the Vice President
12. Where do electors vote?
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
13. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's wife was related to him how?
The government
South; north
His 5th cousin
George H.W. Bush and George Bush
14. What was William Jefferson Clinton impeached for?
Perjury and obstruction of justice
George Washington - John Adams - Thomas Jefferson - James Madison - James Monroe - and John Quincy Adams
Joe Biden
Jimmy Carter
15. What is the Electoral College?
Harry S Truman
Maine and Nebraska
A group of representatives chosen by the voters to elect the President
Air Force One - Marine One - and limousines
16. Who balanced the budget?
The Civil War
Barack Obama
Worker can take three months off in a year to take care of sick relatives or him/herself and cannot be fired
William Jefferson Clinton
17. Who did fireside chats?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John Adams
4
The north and the south were split up
18. What war was George Washington in the military for?
Barack Obama
4
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor - Hawaii
French and Indian War
19. Who did the Banking Holiday?
Yes
Dwight David Eisenhower
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The White House
20. Lyndon Johnson got lots of bills passed involving ______.
Gerald Ford
Civil rights
Dwight David Eisenhower
James Madison
21. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.
John Quicy Adams
Saving a picture of Washington during the war
Sexual harrassment
April 1917- November 1918
22. Who said 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' at their 1st inaugural?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Thus always to tyrants
William and Mary College
23. which president was former head of CIA?
William Henry Harrison
Social Security
You can collect money if you become disabled before retirement
George H. W. Bush
24. Who was president during the Great depression?
Andrew Jackson
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
November 22nd - 1963
4
25. Who had the first death in office?
William Henry Harrison
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The number of people in Congress plus 3 for DC
The president
26. Who was our president when we kille Osama bin Laden?
Dallas - Texas
The Vice President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Barack Obama
27. Who was President during the Spanish American War?
Mary Todd-Lincoln
William McKinley
Enola Gay
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.
28. Which presidents were cousins?
James Madison
Universal health care
The first Tuesday of Novermber that follows a monday in November
Teddy Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt
29. Where did the name 'gettysburg' come from?
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
The three day battle in July in Gettysburg about slaves
November
30. Which president served the most terms?
They were classmates in college
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Since birth
Georgia
31. How tall was Abraham Lincoln?
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
32. Which president started the two term tradition?
George Washington
14
Barack Obama
4
33. Who supported manifest destiny?
Monroe
James Polk
William Jefferson Clinton
January 1st - 1863
34. Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant knew eachother because _________.
Democratic National Headquarters; Watergate
They were classmates in college
The government
X-ray
35. Who passed Universal health care?
He fired the Secretary of War Staton
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The number of people in Congress plus 3 for DC
Barack Obama
36. How many Vice Presidents have moved up because the president resigned?
1
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Barack Obama
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
37. Where did Thomas Jefferson go to college?
George W. Bush
Mary Todd-Lincoln
George Washington
William and Mary College
38. Where did Thomas Jefferson go to college?
8
William and Mary College
George Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
39. What were the years of WWI?
John Hinkley Jr.
1914-1918
William Jefferson Clinton
He resigned before the impeachment trial
40. How many electoral votes do you need to win the election?
270
4
Universal health care
Jefferson Davis
41. How did William McKinley die?
He was shot
No
20
John Quincy Adams - Rutherford B. Hayes - Benjamin Harrison - and George W. Bush
42. Who is the current Vice President?
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
18
William Henry Harrison
Joe Biden
43. How many years is a presidential term?
Harvard
4
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.
270
44. Who was the youngest elected president?
Richard Nixon
Democratic National Headquarters; Watergate
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Woodrow Wilson
45. John Adams had a successful marriage with ______ (first name).
The first Tuesday of Novermber that follows a monday in November
Abigail
George Washington
Daniel Inouye
46. Gerald Ford pardons _____________ for all crimes committed.
Cuba wanted to overthrow Castrow and our military helped train them
Barack Obama
Richard Nixon
Perjury and obstruction of justice
47. Where does the right to navigate teh seas without interference not apply?
Since birth
Ft. Sumter - South Carolina
George Washington
East of Africa
48. How many years do you have to live in the U.S. for to be president?
Dolley
April 1917- November 1918
John Boehner
14
49. What were the sides for the Korean war and the Vietnam war?
Speeches given for hope
The banks were closed because everyone wanted their money at once
Jimmy Carter
The north were comunists and the south were not
50. What were John Adams's last words?
The White House
20
Acting
Jefferson still survives
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests