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US Presidents

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose all the correct answers:

Which of the following Presidents lost their lives after being assassinated.

a)

James Garfield

b)

George Washington

c)

William McKinley

d)

Abraham Lincoln

e)

Calvin Coolidge

2.

FDR: "Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives:

Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of "

(a)  

3.

What are the three most recent presidents?

Note: excluding the current one.

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

George W. Bush

e)

Barack Obama

4.

What is the most important president in history?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Ronald Reagan

e)

FDR

5.

What President was the 39th president?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Joe Biden

d)

Martin Van Buren

e)

George H.W. Bush

6.

What was Abraham Lincoln most famous for:

a)

The Civil War

b)

Freeing the slaves

c)

assassination

d)

All of the above

7.

The first President, and father of our country, was

(a)  

8.

The current President, Joe Biden, is the 46th president and during his SOTU he openly broke a deal with the opposition about?

a)

social security and medicare

b)

student loans

c)

legalize marijuana

d)

free college

e)

health care

9.

Who was the first secretary of state, VP number 2, and the third president?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Andrew Jackson

e)

Andrew Johnson

10.

The 35th president, whose story ends tragically, was crucial during the cold war. Keeping us away from total war with the soviet union, by negotiating with the Soviets who had given nuclear missiles to Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Dwight D. Esienhower

d)

Richard NIxon

11.

WW2 the deadliest war in history had two United States Presidents lead our country. One of them, FDR, died in office. Which paved the way for the 2nd who was the one who dropped the A-Bomb on Japan twice. Who was it?

(a)  

12.

Which president (then VP) dubbed the "bull moose" was given the presidency after his President died and was famous for being rough and wild. Also survived being shot.

a)

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt "FDR"

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Gerald Ford

e)

Ulysses S. Grant

13.

Which U.S. president was the only one to speak English as their 2nd language?

a)

George H.W. Bush

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Grover Cleveland

d)

Martin Van Buren

14.

Who was president in 1999?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

George H.W. Bush

15.

Who barely won in 2000 by just Florida and was president during the 9/11 era. Was the victor in the infamous 2000 election.

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Donald Trump

d)

George W. Bush

e)

Joe Biden

16.

The 44th and first African American U.S. President.

(a)  

17.

Who is the one president who served two nonconsecutive terms?

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Chester Arthur

d)

Rutherford B. Hayes

18.

There are two father son presidents what are they

a)

the Bushes

b)

the Adams

c)

the Washington's

d)

the Reagans

e)

the Carters

19.

Who is the worst and best president in your opinion.

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20.

What President caused the Trail of Tears. He Is referred to as a "common man" and he is one of two founders of the Democratic Party alongside fellow president Martin Van Buren. He was a war veteran.

a)

Martin Van Buren

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

James Polk

21.

What Presidents saw the Civil War coming but did little to stop it?

a)

James Buchanan

b)

Franklin Pierce

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Rutherford Hayes

e)

Abraham Lincoln

22.

What Civil War general became President after the failure that was Andrew Johnson's presidency.

a)

George Washington

b)

Rutherford B. Hayes

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Ulysses S Grant

23.

Which President was impeached twice?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

24.

What Presidents have been impeached?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

e)

Donald Trump

25.

Who was the only president to resign?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

James Madison

26.

Before becoming president Calvin Coolidge served as Vice President under what president, who died in office.

a)

William McKinley

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

Warren G. Harding

e)

FDR

27.

How many Presidents have died in office both natural causes and assassination?

a)

eight

b)

ten

c)

five

d)

three

e)

twelve

28.

Which President died after 30 days of being in office. His VP John Tyler set the principal that the Vice President will succeed the President if something were to happen to them.

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Rutherford B. Hayes

e)

John Tyler

29.

What President brought us into World War 1?

a)

Warren G. Harding

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

30.

Who is the only U.S. President to also become a supreme court justice?

a)

William Howard Taft

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Jimmy Carter

31.

What president nicknamed "Ike" was a WW2 general before becoming the 34th president?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

John F Kennedy

32.

What is the only grandfather grandson presidents?

a)

The Harrisons

b)

The Johnsons

c)

The Madisons

d)

The Monroes

33.

Who was Chester Arthur?

a)

The VP for James Garfield then became the 21st president.

b)

The VP for Zachary Taylor then became the 13th president.

c)

A governor

d)

The VP for John Tyler

34.

Who was Rutherford B. Hayes?

a)

The 19th president who oversaw reconstruction

b)

A senator

c)

The 20th president of the united states

d)

The 20th president who attempted to fix broken relations

e)

The 18th president who had to deal with Civil War aftermath

35.

There is only one president to not be elected as either the president or the VP who is it?

(a)  

36.

Who was president during then war of 1812?

a)

James Monroe

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

37.

What was James Monroe achieve?

a)

The Monroe Doctrine

b)

War of 1812

c)

Annexed Florida

d)

Bought Louisiana

38.

Who was the first "dark horse" candidate?

a)

James K. Polk

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Millard Fillmore

39.

Millard Fillmore was VP for what president who died in office?

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

JFK

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

Abraham Lincoln

40.

Which president was in office in 1825, after winning the controversial election of 1824?

a)

John Adams

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Jimmy Carter