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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The committee of the watergate scandal illegally entered the __________ (building) and spied on Nixon's opponent Who was in the _______ complex.






2. What college did George Washington go to?






3. Who was a peanut farmer?






4. Why did WWI happen?






5. Who was the first President during WWII?






6. How many electors are in the electoral college?






7. Who was President during the Spanish American War?






8. Who did we help in the Vietnam war and the korean war?






9. Who had a 12 year affair with Gennifer Flowers?






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






11. How many days was the Iran Hostage crisis?






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






13. What date was John Fitzgerald Kennedy killed on?






14. Who was the only catholic president?






15. Who was George Washington's wife?






16. Franklin Delano Roosevelt died a short time into his ____ term.






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






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






19. How tall was Abraham Lincoln?

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20. What was the Berlin Airlift?






21. How many kids did George Washington have?






22. Which president had a stroke in his bathroom?






23. What was a talent of John Wilkes Booth?






24. Who was president for the Bay of Pigs?






25. Who was the oldest elected president (age 73 at 2nd term)?






26. What is the inauguration date?






27. When was the Emancipation proclamation?






28. How many Vice Presidents have moved up because the president died?






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






30. Who is the current secretary of state?






31. This president swam naked in the Potomac River






32. Who had the first death in office?






33. During the civil war - the south's president was _____________.






34. Why did we invade Iraq?

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35. Who was the fpresident during WWI?






36. What presidents (in order) died of natural causes?






37. Who burnt down the White House during a war?






38. What was the Tenure of Office Act/






39. Who was president for the persian gulf war?






40. What year was the Louisiana Territory bought?






41. which president was former head of CIA?






42. Who was the only catholic president?






43. Who was on the good side for WWI (abc order)?






44. Which president was former ambassador to China?






45. Who built the Interstate Highway System?






46. Woodrow Wilson's ideas on not to have a war - the league of nations - and the freedom to navigate the seas without interference are known as ________.






47. Which president created Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite?






48. Who is the current speaker of the House?






49. Why wasn't Andrew Johnson removed from office when He was impeached?






50. Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?