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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. 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 ________.






2. James Madison's wife was ________ Madison.






3. Who was George Washington's wife?






4. What is universal health care?






5. What year was the Louisiana Territory bought?






6. What are disability benefits?






7. Congress passed 2 laws designed to limit __________'s (a president) power .






8. What are disability benefits?






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






10. What are surviver benefits?






11. What is the command of army act?






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






13. What state is Camp David in?






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






15. Who was the youngest elected president?






16. Where does the number of electors in the electoral college come from?






17. Who had the shortest presidency?






18. How long do you have to be a citizen for to be president?






19. What is the address of the white house?






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






21. Name the two presidents (ABC order by last name - write first and last name) who died on the same day - and the date they died (separate with semi colon)






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






23. What were John Adams's last words?






24. Which president started the two term tradition?






25. Which presidents were cousins?






26. Who was on the bad side for WWI (abc order)?






27. Who was William McKinley's VP that moved up when He was killed?






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






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






30. How many days was the Iran Hostage crisis?






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






32. Who invaded Iraq?






33. What is the Truman Doctrine?






34. Who was President during the Spanish American War?






35. How many presidents died in office?






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






37. Who was the fpresident during WWI?






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






39. Where was Thomas Jefferson born?






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






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






42. After what event was the Fourteen Points presented?






43. Which presient send Lewis and Clark on their journey?






44. What happens to John Wilkes Booth?






45. How much of a retirement income per year does the president make (for life)?






46. Who is thought to have assassinated John Fitzgerald Kennedy?






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






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






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






50. What was the Tenure of Office Act/