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Quiz about Presidential Assassins
Quiz about Presidential Assassins

Presidential Assassins Trivia Quiz


Assassins and would-be assassins of presidents and would-be presidents.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
84,619
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
6795
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: joseslaughter (9/10), mulder52 (6/10), Guest 172 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Richard Lawrence was one of the first people (if not the first) to attempt to kill a president. Which president was his target? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Leon Czolgosz shot President McKinley. Where was his gun concealed? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate FDR. He failed - but killed another politician in the process. Who was the victim? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Theodore Roosevelt was also the target of a would-be assassin. Who was
he?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which president was the target of two attempted assassinations within a short period of time? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which statement was made by John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Lincoln? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Arthur Bremer shot presidential candidate George Wallace. Apparently, he also stalked another political figure. Who? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Sirhan Sirhan shot presidential candidate Robert Kennedy. What did he state as his motive? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Most would-be assassins have used some form of pistol or handgun. Who did not? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which assassin lived for the shortest period of time after committing his crime? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Richard Lawrence was one of the first people (if not the first) to attempt to kill a president. Which president was his target?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

He used a pistol; it misfired.
2. Leon Czolgosz shot President McKinley. Where was his gun concealed?

Answer: His bandaged hand

It worked. Back in those days, who would suspect a bandage? The bandage was a handkerchief.
3. Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate FDR. He failed - but killed another politician in the process. Who was the victim?

Answer: A mayor

Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago was with the president and became the uinintended, unfortunate victim.
4. Theodore Roosevelt was also the target of a would-be assassin. Who was he?

Answer: John Schrank

Guiteau shot President Garfield. If this plot had succeeded, it would have been an extraordinary time in American history: Roosevelt had ascended to the presidency when President McKinley was assassinated.
Hinckley shot at President Reagan. Ray is the convicted assassin of Martin Luther King.
5. Which president was the target of two attempted assassinations within a short period of time?

Answer: Gerald Ford

Sara Jane Moore and Lynette ("Squeaky")Fromme both took shots at Ford within weeks of one another.
6. Which statement was made by John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Lincoln?

Answer: All of these

"Useless" was said as Booth lay dying: did it refer to his body (with a spine severed by a bullet) or to the whole assassination conspiracy?
He also made the "mother" comment in his last moments. The "repent" comment was in the diary that Booth made while on the run.
7. Arthur Bremer shot presidential candidate George Wallace. Apparently, he also stalked another political figure. Who?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Apparently, he also stalked Nixon.
8. Sirhan Sirhan shot presidential candidate Robert Kennedy. What did he state as his motive?

Answer: Political

He said more than once: "I did it for my country".
9. Most would-be assassins have used some form of pistol or handgun. Who did not?

Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald

If you believe that Oswald shot John Kennedy, you must also accept the idea that he did it from the "sniper's nest" in the Texas School Depository while using a cheap rifle (and while making several difficult shots at great speed).
10. Which assassin lived for the shortest period of time after committing his crime?

Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald

Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby on the weekend immediately following the (Friday) shooting of JFK. Booth managed to survive for a few weeks while fleeing and hiding.
Source: Author robert362

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