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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where was Abraham Lincoln born? What kind of house did he live in?






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






3. Why did we enter WWII?






4. Which presidents were cousins?






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






6. Which president created the University of Virgina?






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






8. What does NATO stand for?






9. 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 ________.






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






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






12. What was the New Deal?






13. Do we vote directly for the president?






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






15. How many years do you have to live in the U.S. for to be president?






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






17. Why did we invade Iraq?

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18. After what event was the Fourteen Points presented?






19. What was the Berlin Airlift?






20. John Adams had a successful marriage with ______ (first name).






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






22. James Monroe created the ________ Doctrine






23. What was the most terms served by a president?






24. What was the Tenure of Office Act/






25. What is the Electoral College?






26. Who was president for the nullification crisis?






27. Who passed Universal health care?






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






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






30. What weapon was used to kill Lincoln?






31. How much was the Louisiana Territory when it was purchased?






32. What does 'Sic Semper Tyrranis' mean?






33. Which president got Alzheimers and forgot being president?






34. Manifest Destiny was to have all the land from __________ to ___________ (east to west)






35. What is Camp David?






36. Why did we invade Iraq?

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37. Which president was a 'rough rider' in the Spanish American War?






38. What two states do not use 'winner-takes all' for the electoral college?






39. Which president made the panama canal?






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






41. Grover Cleveland was the ____ and ____ president (numbers)






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






43. How many pounds was William Howard Taft?






44. What was the Emancipation proclamation meant to do?






45. How many kids did John Tyler have?






46. Where was John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated?






47. After Abraham Lincoln was shot - He was carried across the street to ________________ where he dies when?






48. What is the Electoral College?






49. Which president served the most terms?






50. Why didn't the Emancipation proclamation work?