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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who was William McKinley's VP that moved up when He was killed?






2. Who won the Nobel peace prize because he told Russia and Japan not to fight - but to love?






3. Which president was former ambassador to China?






4. During the civil war - the south's president was _____________.






5. Who was the first African American President?






6. Who said 'The buck stops here'?






7. Why didn't the Emancipation proclamation work?






8. Who attends diplomatic functions in place of the president?






9. Who was William McKinley's VP that moved up when He was killed?






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






11. Who won a nobel peace prize because of the camp david accords?






12. What are the people in the electoral college called?






13. What year was the Louisiana Territory bought?






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






15. Who built the Interstate Highway System?






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






17. Who invaded Iraq?






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






19. 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 ________.






20. Who is the current speaker of the House?






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






22. What month and day do we vote for the president?






23. Who was president for the persian gulf war?






24. What does NATO stand for?






25. Who is thought to have assassinated John Fitzgerald Kennedy?






26. Where do electors vote?

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27. Who were the first presidents to be father and son?






28. Who passed Universal health care?






29. How many Vice Presidents ran again for president and became president?






30. Where was George Washington born?






31. Why did we enter WWII?






32. Where was Abraham Lincoln born? What kind of house did he live in?






33. How many electoral votes does Florida have?






34. What were the years of WWI?






35. What date did WWII begin?






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






37. Who was Abraham Lincoln married to?






38. What is the Electoral College?






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






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






41. Who had an affair with Monica Lewinsky - a young intern at the White House?






42. Who was the first VP?






43. This president swam naked in the Potomac River






44. Which president was the youngest to serve?






45. What state is Camp David in?






46. What year was the White House burnt down?






47. What presidents lost the popular vote but won the electoral vote? (in order)






48. Who was our president during the Vietnam War?






49. What law that Barack Obama passed might be unconstitutional and is being looked at by the supreme court now?






50. Who is the current secretary of state?