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U.S. Presidents Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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1. Which president had a stroke in his bathroom?






2. What did John Wilkes Booth say after he shot Lincoln?






3. Which president was the youngest to serve?






4. what disease did Franklin Delano Roosevelt have?






5. What two states do not use 'winner-takes all' for the electoral college?






6. Who won the Civil war for Lincoln and later on became a president?






7. What is manifest destiny? how many square miles was it?






8. After Abraham Lincoln was shot - He was carried across the street to ________________ where he dies when?






9. What is the oldest you can be to get surviver benefits?






10. What is the inauguration date?






11. What college did George Washington go to?






12. Who is the current secretary of state?






13. How many years is a presidential term?






14. 'Speak softley and carry a big stick' was a quote of who?






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






16. What presidents (in order) died of natural causes?






17. Who was president during the Great depression?






18. What does NATO stand for?






19. John Quicy Adams spent time In what continent?






20. Who was FDR's VP Who was president for WWII?






21. What is the inauguration date?






22. What war was Abraham Lincoln president during?






23. What transportation does the president get?






24. Who is the current speaker of the House?






25. 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 ________.






26. What is FDIC (explaIn what it means - not what it stands for)?






27. What year was the Louisiana Territory bought?






28. How much money does the president earn per year?






29. Who was the fpresident during WWI?






30. Which president had a stroke in his bathroom?






31. Who was our president during the Korean war?






32. Where do electors vote?

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33. Manifest Destiny was to have all the land from __________ to ___________ (east to west)






34. Why did WWII begin?






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






36. Did we win the Spanish American War?






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






38. Which president created the University of Virgina?






39. Andrew Johnson was _________'s VP






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






41. How many presidents were killed in office?






42. Who supported manifest destiny?






43. Who was the first African American President?






44. Who's son married Nixon's daughter?






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






46. Which president helped create the Library of Congress when he sells and donates 6000 books?






47. When did we enter WWII?






48. Who was president for the persian gulf war?






49. What were the territories we gained in the Spanish American War? (ABC order with commas inbetween)






50. Who went to the Supreme court and tried to increase it to fifteen judges - but was told no?






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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