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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. Who had the first death in office?






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






3. Gerald Ford pardons _____________ for all crimes committed.






4. Who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan?






5. How many rooms in the white house?






6. How many electoral votes does Florida have?






7. What was the Banking Holiday?






8. Which president created Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite?






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






10. Who was president for the nullification crisis?






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






12. Who built the Interstate Highway System?






13. What month is the election in?






14. What happens to John Wilkes Booth?






15. Who presented the Fourteen Points?






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






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






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






19. How many presidents died in office?






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






21. Who was the youngest elected president?






22. Which president made the panama canal?






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






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






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






26. Paula Jones sued William Jefferson Clinton for _______.






27. How many presidents were killed in office?






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






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






30. What to laws did Adams TRY to pass?






31. Who was president when the United Nations was formed?






32. What weapon was used to kill Lincoln?






33. What was the Berlin Airlift?






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






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






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






37. How was James Garfield killed?






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






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


40. Abraham Lincoln was ______ educated






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






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






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






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






45. Who introduced surviver benefits?






46. Where does the president live for free?






47. Who passed Universal health care?






48. Who said 'The buck stops here'?






49. Which president created Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite?






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