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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who was the only man to be president Who was not elected to either vp spot or the presidency?






2. Who is the current speaker of the House?






3. Abraham Lincoln was ______ educated






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






5. Which president created the University of Virgina?






6. Why did WWII begin?






7. Who was the fpresident during WWI?






8. Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant knew eachother because _________.






9. Where did Thomas Jefferson go to college?






10. Who was the first VP?






11. 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 ________.






12. Andrew Johnson had a (good/bad) relation ship with congress over reconstruction






13. What college did George Washington go to?






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






15. Who built the Interstate Highway System?






16. which president was former head of CIA?






17. Who is the current secretary of state?






18. Who was president for the persian gulf war?






19. Andrew Johnson had a (good/bad) relation ship with congress over reconstruction






20. What date was John Fitzgerald Kennedy killed on?






21. Who killed Abraham Lincoln?






22. What state is Camp David in?






23. What is the address of the white house?






24. What is NATO (not what it stands for - what it is)?






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






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






27. How many years younger was John Tyler's wife than him?






28. What are disability benefits?






29. How was James Garfield killed?






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






31. Where did Abraham Lincoln's assasination take place?

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32. Why did the league of nations fail (what country wouldn't join)?






33. How many kids did George Washington have?






34. 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)






35. How tall was Abraham Lincoln?

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36. Which presient send Lewis and Clark on their journey?






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






38. Which president was a great general - a leader - honest - and trustworth?






39. What is universal health care?






40. Who did fireside chats?






41. James Monroe created the ________ Doctrine






42. Who had the shortest presidency?






43. Where does the president live for free?






44. Who moved up when John Fitzgerald Kennedy died because He was his VP?






45. What was the point of the Gettysburg Address (two things)?






46. What was the most terms served by a president?






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






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






49. Who is the current speaker of the House?






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