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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. How many years younger was John Tyler's wife than him?






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






3. Which presidents won the nobel peace prize (in order)?






4. What was the nullification crisis?

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5. Who is the current Vice President?






6. What president had the watergate scandal?






7. When did we get involved and stop being involved with WWI? (month and year)






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






9. Which president had a stroke in his bathroom?






10. What war was George Washington in the military for?






11. Who had many affairs during their presidency but claimed not to?






12. William Jefferson Clinton paid Paula Jones $____.






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






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






15. what disease did Franklin Delano Roosevelt have?






16. 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 ________.






17. How many electoral votes does Florida have?






18. What was the Emancipation proclamation meant to do?






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






20. This president helped write the federalist papers.






21. Why did we invade Iraq?

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22. Who was a Great General in war of 1812?






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






24. Where did Abraham Lincoln's assasination take place?

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25. What was Lincoln's most famous speech?






26. Where was William McKinley killed?






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






28. Who's son married Nixon's daughter?






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






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






31. What date did the civil war begin?






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






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






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






35. Who were the second presidents to be father and son?






36. What is Camp David?






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






38. Which president created the University of Virgina?






39. Who introduced social security?






40. 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)






41. What were John Adams's last words?






42. Who was president for the persian gulf war?






43. What war was George Washington in the military for?






44. Jimmy Carter was the former governor of ____.






45. Gerald Ford pardons _____________ for all crimes committed.






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






47. Who was President during the Spanish American War?






48. What was Lincoln's most famous speech?






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






50. Which president was former ambassador to China?