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US PRESIDENTS

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

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1.

In the USA, there is a celebration called PRESIDENTS’ DAY .

When is it?

a)

On the 3rd Monday of January

b)

On the 3rd Monday of February

c)

On the 3rd Monday of July

d)

On the 3rd Monday of November

2.

Presidents’ Day is on the 3rd Monday of February in honor to the first president of the USA.

Who was the 1st President of the USA?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Coolidge

3.

George Washington, before being President, was...

a)

a tea-trader

b)

a lawyer

c)

a general of the Patriot forces in the Independence War

d)

A Pilgrim who came from England in the Mayflower

4.

George Washington also was a ...

a)

a farmer

b)

a sailor

c)

a librarian

d)

a slave

5.

George Washington has the honor to be the only US president who...

a)

died while being president

b)

was elected by the 100% of the Electoral College.

c)

lived in the White House during all his life

d)

made the longest speech

6.

William Henry Harrison, the 9th president, has two records.. One is....

a)

He was the oldest president ( he was 78 )

b)

He was the youngest president ( he was 25 )

c)

He made the shortest presidential speech (1.322 words)

d)

He made the longest presidential speech (8.445 words)

7.

William Henry Harrison, the 9th President, broke another record.

a)

He was the shortest president (32 days)

b)

He was the longest president (12 years)

c)

He was the fattest president

d)

He was the thinnest president

8.

Why was Harrison the US President only for a month?

a)

Because he resigned tired of his political enemies and the press

b)

Because he was fired for telling lies about his private life during the electoral campaign

c)

Because, during his long speech, there was a blizzard, he got pneumonia and died a month later.

d)

Because he was murdered by his bodyguard

9.

Ronal Reagan, the 40th president, had an interesting job before being the US president. He was...

a)

a zoo caretaker

b)

a hot-dog seller

c)

an astrophysic

d)

an actor

10.

The 20th US president had a very funny name for us today. He was James Abram .....

a)

Peanuts

b)

Garfield

c)

Messy

d)

Mouse

11.

The first phone call across the Atlantic Ocean, in 1928, was between th US President Calvin Coolidge , the 30th, and ...

a)

King Felipe VI

b)

King Juan Carlos I

c)

King Alfonso XIII

d)

King Fernando the Catholic

12.

Which US president invented the swivel chair?

(silla giratoria)

a)

John Adams, president number 2

b)

Thomas Jefferson, president number 3

c)

James Madison, president number 4

d)

James Monroe, president number 5

13.

Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president of the USA, also invented...

a)

The scratching stick for cats

b)

The cork for wine bottles

c)

A potato-peeler

d)

A machine to make macaroni

14.

The 31st president, Herbert Hoover, filled the White House with...

a)

Children: he was the father of 9 boys and girls, 3 of them twins.

b)

Clocks: he was a great collector, he had over 3000 !!!

c)

Animals: dogs, cats, horses, one pig, one bear & 2 alligators

d)

Cactus: he missed his homeland, in Nevada.

15.

There is a big construction with his name, Hoover Dam, what is it?

a)

‘Dam’ means ‘ pista de hielo’

b)

‘Dam’ means ‘ presa’

c)

‘Dam’ means ‘catapulta’

d)

‘Dam’ means ‘puente colgante’

16.

Which US president ended slavery?

a)

Andrew Johnson, the 17th

b)

Andrew Jackson, the 7th.

c)

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th

d)

Harry Truman, the 33rd

17.

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, didn’t go to ...

a)

school

b)

war

c)

the White House

d)

dancing lessons

18.

Lincoln was the president number 16, but he was the first US president who was...

a)

a Democrat

b)

a Republican

c)

a priest

d)

an atheist

19.

On April 15th 1865, Lincoln was killed while he was...

a)

in church

b)

at the Oval Office, in the White House

c)

In a rodeo

d)

at the theatre

20.

Another US President who was killed was ...

a)

Richard Nixon, the 37th

b)

Harry S. Truman, the 33rd

c)

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th

d)

Bill Clinton, the 42nd

21.

John F. Kennedy, was the 2nd youngest US President, and the only one who was...

a)

Muslim

b)

Catholic

c)

Jew

d)

Buddhist

22.

John. F. Kennedy took part in the Second Wold War and there he became popular because...

a)

he survived in an island until being rescued

b)

he helped hundreds of soldiers hurt in combat

c)

he dropped a bomb over Japan

d)

he killed Hitler, the nazi leader

23.

During one speech, he said:

a)

Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.

b)

Ask not God why we lost the war but why we started the war

c)

Life is like a chocolate box: you never know what you are going to find

d)

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst

24.

John. F. Kennedy took part in the Second Wold War and there he became popular because...

a)

he survived in an island until being rescued

b)

he helped hundreds of soldiers hurt in combat

c)

he dropped a bomb over Japan

d)

he killed Hitler, the nazi leader

25.

JFK died on November 22nd 1963 . He was shot while ...

a)

while he was giving a press conference in Kentucky.

b)

while he was visiting Veterans in Miami, Florida.

c)

while he was riding a motorcade in Dallas, Texas.

d)

while he was taking the oath for office on Inauguration Day.

26.

These were the 41st & 43th US Presidents.

What did they have in common?

a)

They were university roommates

b)

They were father and son

c)

They were WWII veterans

d)

They were from Ohio

27.

On September 11th 2001, 2753 US citizens died in a terrorist attack.


George W. Bush received the news of this terrorist attack while...

a)

while he was running around the White House

b)

while he was sleeping a nap

c)

while he was reading with school children

d)

while he was watching a NBA match

28.

On September 11th 2001 terrorist attack, 2753 people were killed while most of them ...

a)

were working at the Twin Towers in New York

b)

were sightseeing in New York

c)

were flying by plane

d)

were reading at the National Library in Washington DC

29.

Barack Obama, the 44th President, was ...

a)

The youngest US President

b)

the most sportive US President

c)

the best paid US President

d)

the first and only African-American US President

30.

Barack Obama was born in...

a)

Houston, Texas

b)

Honolulu, Hawaii

c)

Anchorage, Alaska

d)

Chicago, Illinois

31.

Obama was the only US President who...

a)

received the Peace Nobel Prize

b)

received children for Halloween at the White House

c)

received the Spanish King & Queen at the White House

d)

received news via Twitter

32.

Obama ordered a military operation that ...

a)

tried to kill Putin, the Russian President

b)

killed thousands of Martians

c)

killed Osaba Bin Laden, responsible for September 11 attacks.

d)

tried to kill Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan President

33.

Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, a law that ...

a)

provided cheap health insurance for many Americans

b)

banned fire weapons at private houses

c)

gave the possibility to study at University for black men and women

d)

allowed US Presidents to run for presidency for a 3rd time

34.

Which language can Obama speak, other than English?

a)

Chinese

b)

Thai

c)

Kenyan

d)

Spanish

35.

Obama’s wife, Michelle, promoted a program for children based on exercise and a healthy diet. It was called...

a)

Let’s Move!

b)

Let’s Grow!

c)

FIT

d)

FLOTUS

36.

Michelle Obama also...

a)

grew vegetables at the White House

b)

appeared on a daily tv show doing sport

c)

wrote a book about healthy food

d)

helped his husband lose 25 kilos

37.

Michelle Obama also asked her husband ...

a)

to stop smoking

b)

to lose weight

c)

to run with her around the White House

d)

to stop drinking alcohol at official receptions

38.

Michelle Obama wrote a book called...

a)

‘Success’

b)

‘Let’s Move!’

c)

‘Becoming’

d)

‘Barack and me’

39.

Another US President’s wife became really popular. What was her name?

a)

Natasha Beningfield

b)

Claudia Cardinale

c)

Hillary Clinton

d)

Leia Bachelor

40.

Hillary Clinton was popular because she ...

a)

she was her husband’s vice-president

b)

she ran for presidency in 2016

c)

she divorced her husband while being the US President

d)

she hosted a weekly tv show

41.

The short form in press and social media, for President of the USA and his wife is...

a)

POTUS & FLOTUS

b)

Mr & Mrs Jones

c)

The WH residents

d)

HE & SHE

42.

To be elected US President...

a)

you must have university studies

b)

you must pay your own electoral campaign

c)

you must be born in the USA

d)

you must be able to read and write

43.

To be elected the US President ...

a)

you must be older that 21

b)

you must be older than 35

c)

you must younger than 85

d)

you must be younger than 65

44.

The 3rd requirement to be elected the US President is ...

a)

to have lived in the USA for at least 14 years

b)

to speak other languages (other than English)

c)

to have never been a politician before

d)

to be married

45.

Finally, this quiz has 45 questions because...

a)

the teacher needed a rest here

b)

45 months is the maximum you can be a president

c)

there are 45 US Presidents so far

d)

the White House is at 45 , Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC