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U.S. Presidents Trivia
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1. The committee of the watergate scandal illegally entered the __________ (building) and spied on Nixon's opponent Who was in the _______ complex.
They were classmates in college
Democratic National Headquarters; Watergate
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dwight David Eisenhower
2. What college did George Washington go to?
None
The Vice President
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
William Jefferson Clinton
3. Who was a peanut farmer?
William Jefferson Clinton
John Quicy Adams
Jimmy Carter
Honor people who died - make sure the country survies
4. Why did WWI happen?
Germany was attacking ships
The Gettysburg Address
5
William and Mary College
5. Who was the first President during WWII?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
In their state's capital
OK to send home foregienors if they looked dangerous; also if we were in war with their country
270
6. How many electors are in the electoral college?
538
Ulysses S. Grant
He resigned before the impeachment trial
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
7. Who was President during the Spanish American War?
Money goes to kids when a parent dies
William McKinley
Speeches given for hope
270
8. Who did we help in the Vietnam war and the korean war?
The south
William Henry Harrison
John Adams
Andrew Johnson
9. Who had a 12 year affair with Gennifer Flowers?
Peterson House; the next morning
Barack Obama
Conspiracy
William Jefferson Clinton
10. How many Vice Presidents have moved up because the president resigned?
1
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1814
William Jefferson Clinton
11. How many days was the Iran Hostage crisis?
John Quicy Adams
The fourteen points
George H. W. Bush
444
12. What month and day do we vote for the president?
100
Ft. Sumter - South Carolina
John Hinkley Jr.
The first Tuesday of Novermber that follows a monday in November
13. What date was John Fitzgerald Kennedy killed on?
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt - Woodrow Wilson - Jimmy Carter - and Barack Obama
Jefferson Davis
November 22nd - 1963
14. Who was the only catholic president?
Richard Nixon
7; 11
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Mary Todd-Lincoln
15. Who was George Washington's wife?
Getting out of the Great depression by hiring people - which would start a chain reaction
Martha
Maine and Nebraska
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Pearl Harbor bombing
16. Franklin Delano Roosevelt died a short time into his ____ term.
Mary Todd-Lincoln
6'4'
Teddy Roosevelt
4th
17. Who were the first presidents to be father and son?
Europe
Air Force One - Marine One - and limousines
$400000
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
18. What happens if no candidate gets the majorit y of electoral votes?
The Confederate States of America
The House of Representatives selects the President and the Senate selects the Vice President
His wife
Electors
19. How tall was Abraham Lincoln?
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20. What was the Berlin Airlift?
When we dropped food and supplies to people in West Berlin
Monroe
The president
20
21. How many kids did George Washington have?
January 20th
Eleanor
0
Forced the president to issue all military orders through general of the army who could not be removed without senate approval
22. Which president had a stroke in his bathroom?
September 1st - 1939
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
20
23. What was a talent of John Wilkes Booth?
Acting
George W. Bush
George Washington
Club with all countries where problems were discussed peacefully
24. Who was president for the Bay of Pigs?
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
He wanted a date Jodie Foster
Gerald Ford
25
25. Who was the oldest elected president (age 73 at 2nd term)?
Since birth
Ronald Reagan
The south
John Quicy Adams
26. What is the inauguration date?
January 20th
A 2nd home for the president
Ford's Theater
The White House
27. When was the Emancipation proclamation?
Cuba wanted to overthrow Castrow and our military helped train them
The Vice President
January 1st - 1863
4
28. How many Vice Presidents have moved up because the president died?
George H.W. Bush and George Bush
No
Medical insurance for all americans
8
29. Who's son is Camp David named after?
Gerald Ford
George H.W. Bush and George Bush
Dwight David Eisenhower
Barack Obama
30. Who is the current secretary of state?
Club with all countries where problems were discussed peacefully
Gerald Ford
Hillary Clinton
We thought there were weapons of mass destruction - but there weren't
31. This president swam naked in the Potomac River
John Quicy Adams
Eleanor
Electors
Air Force One - Marine One - and limousines
32. Who had the first death in office?
William Jefferson Clinton
Zapruder film
William Henry Harrison
Forced the president to issue all military orders through general of the army who could not be removed without senate approval
33. During the civil war - the south's president was _____________.
4th
Jefferson Davis
Civil War
Speeches given for hope
34. Why did we invade Iraq?
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35. Who was the fpresident during WWI?
X-ray
Woodrow Wilson
Hillary Clinton
Abraham Lincoln
36. What presidents (in order) died of natural causes?
Teddy Roosevelt
Yes
The president
William Henry Harrison - Zachary Taylor - Warren Harding - and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
37. Who burnt down the White House during a war?
The number of people in Congress plus 3 for DC
A person who knew the truth about Richard Nixon and told Woodward and Bernstein
Dwight David Eisenhower
England
38. What was the Tenure of Office Act/
1914-1918
The Civil War
Yes
The president could not fire and federal official who had gotten their job with Senate approval
39. Who was president for the persian gulf war?
Barack Obama
William Howard Taft
Mount Vernon - Virginia
George H. W. Bush
40. What year was the Louisiana Territory bought?
Harry S Truman
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
December 7th - 1941
1803
41. which president was former head of CIA?
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
Universal health care
George H. W. Bush
In their state's capital
42. Who was the only catholic president?
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
When he jumped out of the balcony - his foot got stuck in the bunting and he fell onto stage
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Dwight David Eisenhower
43. Who was on the good side for WWI (abc order)?
Ft. Sumter - South Carolina
England - France - Russia - USA
Teddy Roosevelt
England
44. Which president was former ambassador to China?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
4
November
George H. W. Bush
45. Who built the Interstate Highway System?
Dental; medical
Teddy Roosevelt - Woodrow Wilson - Jimmy Carter - and Barack Obama
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dwight David Eisenhower
46. 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 ________.
He fired the Secretary of War Staton
The fourteen points
4th
Jefferson Davis
47. Which president created Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite?
20
1814
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt - Woodrow Wilson - Jimmy Carter - and Barack Obama
48. Who is the current speaker of the House?
George Washington
We thought there were weapons of mass destruction - but there weren't
John Boehner
Andrew Jackson
49. Why wasn't Andrew Johnson removed from office when He was impeached?
35 said He was guilty - but he needed 36
Enola Gay
Thomas Jefferson
The Korean War
50. Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?
He fired the Secretary of War Staton
Barack Obama
The north and the south were split up
John Adams