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U.S. Presidents Trivia
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1. Who was our president when we kille Osama bin Laden?
Barack Obama
Lee Harvey Oswald
Teddy Roosevelt
Polio
2. what disease did Franklin Delano Roosevelt have?
In their state's capital
Enola Gay
Polio
Joe Biden
3. This president helped write the federalist papers.
1
James Madison
The White House
George Washington - John Adams - Thomas Jefferson - James Madison - James Monroe - and John Quincy Adams
4. What presidents (in order) died of natural causes?
William Henry Harrison - Zachary Taylor - Warren Harding - and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Pearl Harbor bombing
The number of people in Congress plus 3 for DC
Teddy Roosevelt
5. What was the Banking Holiday?
Daniel Inouye
The banks were closed because everyone wanted their money at once
William Henry Harrison
James Madison
6. During the civil war - the north's general was ___________.
30
Ulysses S. Grant
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
South; north
7. How many presidents died in office?
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
8
He was shot
The president
8. Who was the only president to resign?
Richard Nixon
Maine and Nebraska
No
1814
9. How many pounds was William Howard Taft?
George Washington - John Adams - Thomas Jefferson - James Madison - James Monroe - and John Quincy Adams
350
A gun
They were classmates in college
10. Who attends diplomatic functions in place of the president?
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
18
England
The Vice President
11. Who was FDR's VP Who was president for WWII?
Harry S Truman
James Madison
Teddy Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt
George H. W. Bush
12. Who was the only man to be president Who was not elected to either vp spot or the presidency?
4
April 12th - 1861
Gerald Ford
Conspiracy
13. Who had an affair with Monica Lewinsky - a young intern at the White House?
William Jefferson Clinton
England; sailors; products
John Hinkley Jr.
Teddy Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt
14. What is the address of the white house?
Free the slaves in the south
James Madison
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
A gun
15. Who was a peanut farmer?
When we dropped food and supplies to people in West Berlin
Jimmy Carter
William Henry Harrison
Harry S Truman
16. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.
The first Tuesday of Novermber that follows a monday in November
Sexual harrassment
444
Thus always to tyrants
17. Andrew Johnson had a (good/bad) relation ship with congress over reconstruction
Bad
The north and the south were split up
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
18. When did we get involved and stop being involved with WWI? (month and year)
Lee Harvey Oswald
The government
Teddy Roosevelt
April 1917- November 1918
19. Who created the Family Medical Leave Act?
The federal government guarentees your money at a bank
The north were comunists and the south were not
William Jefferson Clinton
You can collect money if you become disabled before retirement
20. What was the Bay of Pigs?
Teddy Roosevelt
Cuba wanted to overthrow Castrow and our military helped train them
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
James Madison
21. Who burnt down the White House during a war?
Gerald Ford
England
He was shot
14
22. How many electors are in the electoral college?
He was shot
George Washington
538
Guam - Midway Islands - Philippines - and Puerto Rico
23. Who is the current Vice President?
Saving a picture of Washington during the war
Harry S Truman
Joe Biden
He wanted a date Jodie Foster
24. Who were the second presidents to be father and son?
George H.W. Bush and George Bush
Buffalo - New York
John Quicy Adams
Thus always to tyrants
25. Grover Cleveland was the ____ and ____ president (numbers)
22 - 24
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
James Madison
Speeches given for hope
26. What is the command of army act?
Forced the president to issue all military orders through general of the army who could not be removed without senate approval
60; unconstitutional
Lee Harvey Oswald
5
27. In the War of 1812 - ________ (country) kept stealing our ________ (people) and _______ (items) in the middle of the ocean (separate with semicolon).
World War I
Martha
England; sailors; products
A person who knew the truth about Richard Nixon and told Woodward and Bernstein
28. Who was president for the Bay of Pigs?
1
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor - Hawaii
His wife
29. What war was George Washington in the military for?
Andrew Jackson
The president could not fire and federal official who had gotten their job with Senate approval
Teddy Roosevelt
French and Indian War
30. What was William Jefferson Clinton impeached for?
He was shot
Perjury and obstruction of justice
William Seward; $7.2 million; Alaska
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
31. What was the most terms served by a president?
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
4
Guam - Midway Islands - Philippines - and Puerto Rico
No
32. Name the Founding Fathers plus the son in order...
John Hinkley Jr.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Pearl Harbor bombing
George Washington - John Adams - Thomas Jefferson - James Madison - James Monroe - and John Quincy Adams
$400000
33. Name the Founding Fathers plus the son in order...
George Washington - John Adams - Thomas Jefferson - James Madison - James Monroe - and John Quincy Adams
John Adams
James Polk
Harry S Truman
34. Which president was the 'father of the constitution'?
James Madison
He was shot
William Seward; $7.2 million; Alaska
Mary Todd-Lincoln
35. How long do you have to be a citizen for to be president?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
8
Since birth
Kentucky; Log cabin
36. Why did the person who tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan do it?
Says to Europe to stay out of the western memosphere and don't colonize; the U.S. will consider colonization a threat to our secruity; we will stay out of European affairs unless they affect us
60; unconstitutional
He wanted a date Jodie Foster
Barack Obama
37. what ended a couple of days before Abraham Lincoln's Assasination?
Barack Obama
Harry S Truman
Civil War
1814
38. Which president was former ambassador to China?
Acting
George H. W. Bush
William Henry Harrison - Zachary Taylor - Warren Harding - and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
39. Who said 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' at their 1st inaugural?
George W. Bush
George Washington
Dwight David Eisenhower
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
40. Who was the only catholic president?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John Adams
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Since birth
41. What transportation does the president get?
The number of people in Congress plus 3 for DC
George Washington
132
Air Force One - Marine One - and limousines
42. Who said 'A date that will live in infamy'? What were they talking about (separate with semicolon)?
Jefferson Davis
1803
Dwight David Eisenhower
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Pearl Harbor bombing
43. Where was Thomas Jefferson born?
He wanted a date Jodie Foster
Monticello - Virginia
The government
Teddy Roosevelt
44. Which president was obnoxious and disliked?
William Howard Taft
Democratic National Headquarters; Watergate
Daniel Inouye
John Adams
45. What was the league of nations?
Money goes to kids when a parent dies
Democratic National Headquarters; Watergate
Harry S Truman
Club with all countries where problems were discussed peacefully
46. William Jefferson Clinton paid Paula Jones $____.
1 million
Since birth
John Wilkes Booth
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; July 4th - 1826
47. How many days was the Iran Hostage crisis?
Crime to print false or meliscious or scandalist stuff about the U.S. gov.
27
444
4
48. Who were Woodward and Bernstein?
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49. Who was George Washington's wife?
World War I
Martha
The US was prepared to send money and military support to countries that want to resist communism
Teddy Roosevelt
50. Who was Abraham Lincoln married to?
Mary Todd-Lincoln
We thought there were weapons of mass destruction - but there weren't
No
You can collect money if you become disabled before retirement
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