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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. Which president created the University of Virgina?






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






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






4. Who was president for the Iran Hostage crisis?






5. What did the monroe doctrine say?


6. After what event was the Fourteen Points presented?






7. Which president created the University of Virgina?






8. Do we vote directly for the president?






9. Which president got Alzheimers and forgot being president?






10. During the civil war - the north's general was ___________.






11. Where does the president live for free?






12. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's wife was related to him how?






13. Sewards Folly was when ________ (secretary of state) bought land for $______ - which was thought to be as a joke then - but now that land is known as ________.






14. Who introduced social security?






15. What was the league of nations?






16. What was the camp david accords?






17. How many years is a presidential term?






18. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.






19. What were the years of WWI?






20. Andrew Johnson was _________'s VP






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






22. Why did WWI happen?






23. What is the Truman Doctrine?






24. Alien Acts






25. How many pounds was William Howard Taft?






26. Who was FDR's VP Who was president for WWII?






27. 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)






28. How many electoral votes do you need to win the election?






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






30. Which president helped create the Library of Congress when he sells and donates 6000 books?






31. Why did the person who tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan do it?






32. Can the amount of money a president earns be increased/decreased during someone's term of office?






33. What were fireside chats?






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






35. Where was Thomas Jefferson born?






36. Which president was obnoxious and disliked?






37. Who invaded Iraq?






38. What was Lincoln's most famous speech?






39. Which presidents were great grandfather and grandson?






40. Who was embarrassed when they received the Nobel Peace Prize?






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






42. Who introduced surviver benefits?






43. What was the Bay of Pigs?






44. What law that Barack Obama passed might be unconstitutional and is being looked at by the supreme court now?






45. Why did the league of nations fail (what country wouldn't join)?






46. Why did the league of nations fail (what country wouldn't join)?






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






48. which president was former head of CIA?






49. What were the years of WWI?






50. What happens to John Wilkes Booth?