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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. Where was Thomas Jefferson born?






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






3. Congress passed 2 laws designed to limit __________'s (a president) power .






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






5. What is the address of the white house?






6. Who said 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' at their 1st inaugural?






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






8. Which president adopted independence - was loyal - smart - and a lawyer?






9. Why didn't the Emancipation proclamation work?






10. Who is the current Vice President?






11. Who was our president during the Korean war?






12. Who built the Interstate Highway System?






13. What war was Abraham Lincoln president during?






14. What was the Berlin Airlift?






15. What war never officially ended but just doesn't fight any more?






16. Who won a Nobel Peace Prize for what they were going to do?






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






18. What war did George Washington lead the army for?






19. Who killed Abraham Lincoln?






20. John Adams had a successful marriage with ______ (first name).






21. Who had a 12 year affair with Gennifer Flowers?






22. Which president was the 'father of the constitution'?






23. Who was George Washington's wife?






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






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






26. Who was president during the War of 1812 against England?






27. 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 ________.






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






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






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






31. Name the Founding Fathers plus the son in order...






32. Who was president for the nullification crisis?






33. Why did WWI happen?






34. Who was George Washington's wife?






35. Who balanced the budget?






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






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






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






39. Who is the current President Pro-Tempore of the Senate?






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






41. Did we win the Spanish American War?






42. What date was John Fitzgerald Kennedy killed on?






43. What does 'Sic Semper Tyrranis' mean?






44. Which president made the panama canal?






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






46. What is the Truman Doctrine?






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






48. John Quicy Adams spent time In what continent?






49. Who was the only catholic president?






50. What war was Abraham Lincoln president during?