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US Presidency Grab Bag!

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US Presidency Grab Bag game quiz
"Some facts on the presidents of the United States of America. Let's see how well you know Wilson from Washington."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. In 1984, incumbent president Ronald Reagan ran for a second term. His Democrat opponent was former Vice President Walter Mondale. Reagan won an impressive 49 states. Which state was the only one that was won by Mondale?
    Arkansas
    North Carolina
    Texas
    Minnesota


2. Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. In 1861 he was sworn in as President of the United States. An outspoken opponent of slavery, he was assassinated in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth. Abraham Lincoln was the __ President of the USA.
    15th
    17th
    13th
    16th


3. Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He was in office from 1901-1909, when he was succeeded by William Howard Taft. Before becoming president, Roosevelt was Governor of which state?
    Delaware
    Rhode Island
    New York
    Maine


4. Mount Rushmore is a massive granite sculpture depicting four former presidents. Which presidents can be seen here?
    George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
    John Adams, John Tyler, James A. Garfield and James K. Polk
    George Washington, John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln and Woodrow Wilson
    Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Millard Fillmore and Ulysses S. Grant


5. "Ross for Boss" was the slogan for presidential candidate Ross Perot. He ran for office in 1992 and in 1996. In the 1992 election, he came in second in both Maine and Utah, but posed no real threat to the Republican and Democratic candidates. Who won the 1992 election?
    George W. Bush
    George H.W. Bush
    Bill Clinton
    Pat Buchanan


6. Harold Edward Stassen was Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943. He aspired something bigger, and tried to become president. How many times did he seek the Republican Party nomination for president?
    1
    6
    3
    12


7. The presidential election of 1912 was fought among three major candidates; incumbent President William Howard Taft (Republican), Theodore Roosevelt (for the new Progressive Party) and Woodrow Wilson (Democratic). Woodrow Wilson eventually won the election. Wilson thus became the second of only two Democrats to be elected President during the 40 odd years between 1889 and 1933. Who was the other one?
    Andrew Johnson
    Benjamin Harrison
    Grover Cleveland
    William Jennings Bryan


8. Between 1801 and 1825 three consecutive Presidents (numbered 3, 4 and 5) served two terms in a row. It started with Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) and ended with James Monroe (1817-1825). Who was the President serving the other eight years?
    John Adams
    James Madison
    Martin van Buren
    John Quincy Adams


9. Which President purchased Alaska?
    Rutherford B. Hayes
    Franklin Pierce
    James Garfield
    Andrew Johnson


10. This President gave the longest inaugural speech ever. He promptly caught a cold that developed into pneumonia. He died one month into his presidential term, making his the shortest US presidency in history. Who was this unfortunate guy?
    William Henry Harrison
    James Buchanan
    John Tyler
    Andrew Johnson


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Compiled Feb 12 13