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U.S. Presidents

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What Presidents have been assassinated?
a)
Lincoln, Ford, Truman, Coolidge
b)
Kennedy, Eisenhower, Johnson, Buchanan
c)
Garfield, Jackson, Roosevelt, Polk
d)
Lincoln, Kennedy, Garfield, McKinley
2.
Which President was once said to be "stuck in a bathtub"?
a)
William Howard Taft
b)
John Tyler
c)
Martin Van Buren
d)
William Henry Harrison
3.
Who was the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms?
a)
Rutherford Hayes
b)
Chester Arthur
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Grover Cleveland
4.
How are George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush related?
a)
Brothers
b)
Father/Son
c)
Uncle/Nephew
d)
Cousins
5.
Which of the following is not on a dollar bill and coin?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Alexander Hamilton
6.

First President to appear on television?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Harry S. Truman

7.

First President to die in office?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

James Garfield

8.

Only President elected into the office unanimously by the Electoral College?

a)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

b)

George Washington

c)

Barrack Obama

d)

John F. Kennedy

9.
U.S. Expansionism, Spanish-American War, assassinated in 1901
a)
William McKinley
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Grover Cleveland
10.
Progressive Era, Gunboat Diplomacy, Panama Canal, trust-buster, National Park System
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Warren Harding
d)
Woodrow Wilson
11.
Progressive, WWI, Federal Reserve Act, Schenck v. U.S., 16th-19th, 14 Points & League of Nations
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Warren Harding
d)
William Howard Taft
12.
Roaring 20's, Return to Normalcy, Teapot Dome Scandal, Washington Naval Conference
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
13.
Great Depression, Rugged Individualism, Stock Market Crash, Hawley-Smoot Tariff, shantytowns
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Calvin Coolidge
14.
Great Depression, New Deal, fireside chats, Bank Holiday, Social Security, Supreme Court Packing Plan
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Warren Harding
15.
WWII & Early Cold War, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Desegregation of military, Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Containment
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
John Kennedy
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
16.
Early Cold War, ended Korean War, CIA, Interstate Highway Act, Little Rock 9, Brown v. Board, CRA of '57
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John Kennedy
d)
Jimmy Carter
17.
1960's, Peace Corps, Berlin Wall, Cuban Missile Crisis, Race to the moon, assassinated
a)
John Kennedy
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Richard Nixon
18.
1960's, CRA of '64 & '68, VRA of '65, 24th Amendment, Great Society, Escalation of Vietnam, Medicare
a)
Lyndon Johnson
b)
John Kennedy
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Dwight Eisenhower
19.
Silent Majority, Watergate, Southern Strategy, Visit to China, Vietnamization, Detente
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Lyndon Johnson
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Gerald Ford
20.
Pardoned Nixon, Whip Inflation Now, Fall of Saigon, stagflation, Bicentennial celebration
a)
Gerald Ford
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Ronald Reagan
21.
Malaise Speech, Community Reinvestment Act, Camp David Accord, Iran Hostage Crisis
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Gerald Ford
d)
Ronald Reagan
22.
Iran-Contra Affair, Peace through Strength, SDI, Supply-side economics, Heritage Foundation, NRA
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
George HW Bush
d)
Jimmy Carter
23.
Americans w/Disabilities Act, Clarence Thomas, Persian Gulf War, End of Cold War, Fall of Berlin Wall
a)
George HW Bush
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Barack Obama
24.
Balkan Crisis, NAFTA, Somalia, Rwanda, Impeachment, Columbine, OKC Bombing
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
Barack Obama
c)
George W Bush
d)
Ronald Reagan
25.
9/11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, No Child Left Behind, Global War on Terror, Afghan & Iraq War, Homeland Security
a)
George W Bush
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Donald Trump
26.
Affordable Care Act, death of Osama bin Laden, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
George W Bush
27.
Lyndon B. Johnson & Richard Nixon both managed what war?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
WWII
d)
Persian Gulf War
28.
What do FDR & Truman have in common?
a)
World War II
b)
Cold War
c)
Great Depression
d)
Counterculture
29.
Independent, Formation of the Cabinet, Whiskey Rebellion, Proclamation of Neutrality
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
30.
Democratic-Republican, Revolution of 1800, Embargo Act, Louisiana Purchase, Marbury v. Madison
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
James Madison
d)
James Monroe
31.
Democratic-Republican, War of 1812, Non-Intercourse Act, Macon's Bill No. 2
a)
James Madison
b)
James Monroe
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
John Adams
32.
Democratic-Republican, Era of Good Feelings, Added Florida & Oregon, Missouri Compromise, had his own doctrine
a)
James Madison
b)
James Monroe
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
John Quincy Adams
33.
Democratic-Republican, Corrupt Bargain, son of a former president
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Martin Van Buren
d)
James Monroe
34.
Democrat, expanded democracy, spoils system, universal manhood suffrage, Trail of Tears
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Martin Van Buren
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
William Henry Harrison
35.
1st Whig, Log Cabin Hard Cider Campaign, died 1 month into office
a)
William Henry Harrison
b)
Martin Van Buren
c)
John Tyler
d)
James K. Polk
36.
Democrat, Oregon, Mexican-American War, Mexican Cession
a)
James K. Polk
b)
John Tyler
c)
Zachary Taylor
d)
Millard Fillmore
37.
Whig, Compromise of 1850 - California free & Fugitive Slave Act
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Millard Fillmore
d)
Franklin Pierce
38.
Republican, secession, Fort Sumter, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, assassinated
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
James Buchanan
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
39.
Democrat, Reconstruction, impeached, Radical Republicans, Freedman's Bureau, 13th & 14th
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Rutherford B. Hayes
d)
James Garfield
40.
Republican, 15th Amendment, Reconstruction, Civil Rights Act of 1875, Credit Mobilier Scandal, Panic of 1873, Enforcement Acts
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Rutherford B. Hayes
c)
James Garfield
d)
Chester Arthur
41.

Who was the only President to serve more than two terms?

a)

George Washington

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

42.

Who was the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Grover Cleveland

d)

Ronald Reagan

43.

Who was the oldest elected President?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Joe Biden

44.

Who was the first President to live in the White House?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

45.

Who was the first President born outside the contiguous United States?

a)

William Howard Taft

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Benjamin Harrison

d)

Franklin Pierce

46.

Which U.S. President signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia?

a)

James Buchanan

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Andrew Jackson

47.

Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain, My Captain" was written about which President?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George Washington

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

48.

Who is the only President to resign from office?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Franklin Pierce

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Richard Nixon

49.

Who was the first President to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Jimmy Carter

50.

Bill Clinton was the ____ President of the United States.

a)

40 TH

b)

46 TH

c)

44 TH

d)

42 ND

51.
Which President was NOT assassinated while in office?
a)
Lincoln
b)
Grant
c)
McKinley
d)
Kennedy
52.
Which President began calling the executive mansion simply the "White House"?
a)
John Adams
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Rutherford B. Hayes
d)
Richard Nixon
53.
Who was the only President who was never elected by the American people?
a)
John Tyler
b)
William McKinley
c)
George Washington
d)
Gerald Ford
54.
Which President won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Jimmy Carter
c)
George H.W. Bush
d)
Bill Clinton
55.
Which President was assassinated while watching a play?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
James Garfield
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
William McKinley
56.
At 6 feet, 4 inches who was the tallest President?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Lyndon Johnson
c)
George Washington
d)
Teddy Roosevelt
57.
Which President was elected to an unprecedented four terms?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Harry Truman
58.
Which U.S. President signed the treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
James Buchanan
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Andrew Johnson
59.

Who was president during World War I?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Abraham Lincoln

60.

Who was the last president to be assassinated?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

William McKinley

c)

John Kennedy

d)

James Garfield

61.

Who is the only president to earn a Ph.D (Doctorate) degree?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

John Kennedy

62.

Which of these presidents was an actor before getting into politics?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

John Kennedy

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Gerald Ford

63.
Who was the18th President and was a general during the Civil War?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Chester Arthur
64.
What is the name of the first African American president of the United States?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Barrack Obama
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
Benjamin Franklin
65.
What is the name of the president that was assassinated in 1963 when driving through Dallas, Texas?  
a)
George Washington
b)
Abe Lincoln
c)
John F Kennedy
d)
Barrak Obama