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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Who did the Banking Holiday?






2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt got his middle name because his _____'s favorite relative was de la Noye






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






4. The committee of the watergate scandal illegally entered the __________ (building) and spied on Nixon's opponent Who was in the _______ complex.






5. James Madison's wife was ________ Madison.






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






7. Who had the first death in office?






8. After what event was the Fourteen Points presented?






9. Who takes over if the President is disabled or dies?






10. Name the Founding Fathers plus the son in order...






11. Who introduced disability benefits?






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






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






14. Which president was former ambassador to China?






15. The president get ____ care and _____ care for free.






16. What was the name of the airplane that bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki






17. After what event was the Fourteen Points presented?






18. Who won the Nobel peace prize because he told Russia and Japan not to fight - but to love?






19. In most states - what percent of the state's electoral votes does a candidate get if they win the popular vote?






20. Jimmy Carter was the former governor of ____.






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






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






23. Where was William McKinley killed?






24. Which presidents were cousins?






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






26. Who was the first VP to move up on death of a president?






27. How many Vice Presidents ran again for president and became president?






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






29. What is the command of army act?






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






31. What was Lincoln's most famous speech?






32. Who ran the country when Woodrow Wilson couldn't?






33. What did John Wilkes Booth say after he shot Lincoln?






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






35. Where was George Washington born?






36. Which presidents were cousins?






37. This president swam naked in the Potomac River






38. What month and year was the Gettysburg Address said?






39. When did we enter WWII?






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






41. What president made the emancipation proclamtion?






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






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






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






45. How was James Garfield killed?






46. What date did WWII begin?






47. Who passed Universal health care?






48. Name the Founding Fathers plus the son in order...






49. What are the people in the electoral college called?






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