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U.S. Presidents Trivia

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1. Grover Cleveland was the ____ and ____ president (numbers)






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






3. John Adams went to what college?






4. Do we vote directly for the president?






5. What year was the Louisiana Territory bought?






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






7. How many kids did John Tyler have?






8. Where does the president live for free?






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






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






11. How many pounds was William Howard Taft?






12. Where did Thomas Jefferson go to college?






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






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






15. What happens to John Wilkes Booth?






16. What war was Abraham Lincoln president during?






17. What was the Emancipation proclamation meant to do?






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






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






20. Who balanced the budget?






21. What is the mandatory retirement plan run by the government?






22. Who said 'A date that will live in infamy'? What were they talking about (separate with semicolon)?






23. 'Speak softley and carry a big stick' was a quote of who?






24. Who was the first African American President?






25. What date did the civil war begin?






26. Who built the Interstate Highway System?






27. Who was president for the persian gulf war?






28. Where does the president live for free?






29. Why didn't the Emancipation proclamation work?






30. What month is the election in?






31. Who was the only catholic president?






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






33. Which president was a lawyer - very smart - an architect - a musician - and an inventor?






34. Who were Woodward and Bernstein?

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35. Where do electors vote?

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






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






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






39. During the civil war - the ________ wanted slaves and the ________ did not.






40. What was William Jefferson Clinton impeached for?






41. What was the Berlin Airlift?






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






43. How did William McKinley die?






44. Lyndon Johnson got lots of bills passed involving ______.






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






46. Where does the right to navigate teh seas without interference not apply?






47. What is the inauguration date?






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






49. Why did WWII begin?






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







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