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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. What state is Camp David in?






2. What is the oldest you can be to get surviver benefits?






3. Did we win the Spanish American War?






4. Which president was the 'father of the constitution'?






5. What is Camp David?






6. Where did Thomas Jefferson go to college?






7. What war was Abraham Lincoln president during?






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






9. Which president recognized Israel and traded with them and gave money and embassadors to them?






10. Who pays for all personal entertainment and dinners not related to teh government business in the White House?






11. Who is the current speaker of the House?






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






13. Who was a peanut farmer?






14. Why didn't the Emancipation proclamation work?






15. Who created the Family Medical Leave Act?






16. How many states broke away during the civil war AT FIRST? how many total ending up breaking away?






17. What is the Electoral College?






18. What presidents lost the popular vote but won the electoral vote? (in order)






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






20. Which president created Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite?






21. Who built the Interstate Highway System?






22. What is the inauguration date?






23. Why did we invade Iraq?


24. Who did fireside chats?






25. What is FDIC (explaIn what it means - not what it stands for)?






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






27. How many kids did George Washington have?






28. How many presidents were killed in office?






29. Why did we enter WWII?






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






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






32. Which president adopted independence - was loyal - smart - and a lawyer?






33. What transportation does the president get?






34. Who were the first presidents to be father and son?






35. During the civil war - the south named itself _____.






36. What was the Tenure of Office Act/






37. When was the Emancipation proclamation?






38. What are surviver benefits?






39. Which president got Alzheimers and forgot being president?






40. This president swam naked in the Potomac River






41. John Adams went to what college?






42. How many electoral votes does Florida have?






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






44. Who balanced the budget?






45. Who is considered 'the father of our country'?






46. What is universal health care?






47. what ended a couple of days before Abraham Lincoln's Assasination?






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






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






50. This president swam naked in the Potomac River