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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What president did the Berlin airlift?






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






3. Why wasn't Richard Nixon thrown out of office?






4. Who is the current Vice President?






5. Who balanced the budget?






6. What was the Tenure of Office Act/






7. What were fireside chats?






8. What is the address of the white house?






9. What was the persian gulf war/desert storm?






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






11. Who's son is Camp David named after?






12. The committee of the watergate scandal illegally entered the __________ (building) and spied on Nixon's opponent Who was in the _______ complex.






13. What year was the Louisiana Territory bought?






14. Where was John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated?






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






16. How many electors are in the electoral college?






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






18. What was the nullification crisis?

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19. Who was president for the Iran Hostage crisis?






20. What did the Interstate Highway System also do besides provide a road for driving?






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






22. James Monroe created the ________ Doctrine






23. How did William McKinley die?






24. How many electors are in the electoral college?






25. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.






26. Who was George Washington's wife?






27. How much of a retirement income per year does the president make (for life)?






28. How many years do you have to live in the U.S. for to be president?






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






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






31. Where was George Washington born?






32. Franklin Delano Roosevelt got his middle name because his _____'s favorite relative was de la Noye






33. There was a _________ - or a group of people - who helped John Wilkes Booth kill Lincoln and also planned to kill the VP and Secretary.






34. Who was on the good side for WWI (abc order)?






35. Where do electors vote?

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36. Where was John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated?






37. Who killed Abraham Lincoln?






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






39. 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)






40. William Jefferson Clinton paid Paula Jones $____.






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






42. Who invaded Iraq?






43. Who was the first VP?






44. What was the Banking Holiday?






45. How old do you have to be to be president?






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






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






48. What is the inauguration date?






49. Who was president during the Great depression?






50. What is the family Medical Leave Act?