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R.I.P. Mr President

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Presidential Deaths : R.I.P. Mr President

Introduction:
"Some were heroes, forever embeded in their country's history, others were not so loved. This gloomy quiz is about the deaths of some Presidents of the United States."


1. One of the most well-known presidents of the 20th century, John F. Kennedy was an inspiration to the people of America and his death came as a great shock to an already fragile nation in the Vietnam War era. How did he die?
    Multiple bullet wounds to the head
    Pneumonia
    Old age
    Multiple bullet wounds to the lung


2. Republican Ulysses Grant was elected the 18th president in 1869 after serving as general-in-chief of the Union armies during the Civil War under President Lincoln. He remains, up to date, the only president to die from what?
    Cancer
    Old age
    Stroke
    Battle wounds


3. The 9th president of the United States was William Harrison. He holds the record as the shortest serving president, serving for only 30 days in 1841 before his death. How did he die?
    Assassination
    Riding accident
    Stroke
    Pneumonia


4. 40th president Ronald Reagan also died of pneumonia on 5th of June, 2004 in his Californian home. "I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead. Thank you, my friends. May God always bless you." His pneumonia was caused by what on going disease?
    Parkinson's
    Lung cancer
    Bipolar disorder
    Alzheimer's


5. He was the vice-president under Abraham Lincoln and became president after his assassination. He was a controversial figure, and his actions led to him being the first ever president to be impeached in Congress (Clinton was only other president to be impeached), but was acquitted by only one vote. He later died of paralysis caused by a stroke in 1875. Who was he?
    John Tylor
    Lyndon Johnson
    Richard Nixon
    Andrew Johnson


6. James Monroe was the fifth president of United States, serving for eight years between 1817 and 1825. His presidency years were known as "the era of good feelings." Monroe died in 1831 from which of these illnesses?
    Dysentery
    Malaria
    Pneumonia
    Tuberculosis


7. Elected in 1921, 27th President Warren Harding died only 27 months into his term. Although now it is said he died from heart disease, what was the initial prognosis of the president's death?
    Suffocation
    Food poisoning
    Apoplexy
    Hemorrhage


8. Popular and well loved 32nd president Franklin Roosevelt is often listed as one of the top four Presidents in American history. His death in office in 1945 sent shock waves around the world. What did President Roosevelt die from?
    Coronary thrombosis
    Cerebral hemorrhage
    Alzheimer's disease
    Coronary sclerosis


9. Elected in 1880, President James Garfield was the 20th president, and the second president to die in what manner?
    Diarrhea
    Stroke
    Assassination
    Pneumonia


10. The first president of the United States and the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army George Washington died at his Virginian home of Mount Vernon in 1799. "Tis well..." were his last words as he died from which illness?
    Pneumonia
    Tuberculosis
    Heart failure
    Fever


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