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Quiz about Presidential Quotes
Quiz about Presidential Quotes

Presidential Quotes Trivia Quiz


I'll give you the quote and the name of the president. You tell me when the quote was spoken.

A multiple-choice quiz by justawesome. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
justawesome
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
108,700
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
958
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Question 1 of 15
1. Where was George Bush Sr. when he said: "Read my lips. I will not raise taxes."? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. "Speak softly and carry a big stick." When did Teddy Roosevelt say these famous words? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." We all know Lincoln spoke these words, but when? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. When did the president say "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore"? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Reagan pleaded: "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union...Mr. Gorbachev....tear down this wall." When were these words spoken? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. "To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace." When was this said by the first president of the US, George Washington? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. When did Herbert Hoover say, "Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die."? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. When was Dwight D. Eisenhower overheard saying: "America is best described by one word, freedom."? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. "International relations have traditionally been compared to a chess game in which each nation tries to outwit and checkmate the other." When did President Truman say this? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. When did Mr. Clinton swear: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to lie. Not a single time. Never."? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." When did Franklin D. Roosevelt tell Americans this? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. When did Lyndon Johnson make this statement "All I have I would have given gladly not to be standing here today."? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. When did Ulysses Grant say, "The war is over - the rebels are our countrymen again."? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. When did John F. Kennedy encourage all of us to: "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. "There ought to be limits to freedom", so said George W. Bush, but when? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where was George Bush Sr. when he said: "Read my lips. I will not raise taxes."?

Answer: During his speech to accept the party's presidential nomination in 1988

Although Bush promised to never raise taxes he did find it necessary to do so.
2. "Speak softly and carry a big stick." When did Teddy Roosevelt say these famous words?

Answer: While talking to a crowd at the Minnesota State Fair

His famous saying is the basis for a safe and secure life for many.
3. "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." We all know Lincoln spoke these words, but when?

Answer: While delivering the Gettysburg Address

President Lincoln was invited to Gettysburg to make a few appropriate remarks at the dedication of a cemetery for the Union war dead. The Gettysburg Address was delivered November 19, 1863.
4. When did the president say "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore"?

Answer: Upon losing the race for governor in 1962

"... because gentlemen, this is my last press conference."
5. Reagan pleaded: "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union...Mr. Gorbachev....tear down this wall." When were these words spoken?

Answer: During Reagan's visit to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

A little over two years later the Berlin Wall was pulled down, by Germans on both sides of the Wall.
6. "To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace." When was this said by the first president of the US, George Washington?

Answer: In the first ever state of the Union addresss

On April 30, 1789, George Washington took his oath of office as the first President of the United States on Wall Street in New York.
7. When did Herbert Hoover say, "Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die."?

Answer: In a speech at the Republican National Convention

Hoover helped establish 500 new Boys' Clubs after he was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt.
8. When was Dwight D. Eisenhower overheard saying: "America is best described by one word, freedom."?

Answer: In an address to Congress

Supporters persuaded him to run for President in 1952. "I like Ike" was a popular slogan.
9. "International relations have traditionally been compared to a chess game in which each nation tries to outwit and checkmate the other." When did President Truman say this?

Answer: During a nationwide radio broadcast

To President Miguel Aleman of Mexico, Truman went on to say, "I cannot accept that comparison with respect to the relations between your country and mine, Mr. President. The United States and Mexico are working together for the mutual benefit of their peoples and the peace of the world."
10. When did Mr. Clinton swear: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to lie. Not a single time. Never."?

Answer: In a press conference

Only one president besides Clinton, Andrew Johnson, has ever been impeached.
11. "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." When did Franklin D. Roosevelt tell Americans this?

Answer: At the first of four inaugural speeches

On March 4, 1933. Much of the world was in the grip of the Great Depression during this time.
12. When did Lyndon Johnson make this statement "All I have I would have given gladly not to be standing here today."?

Answer: In a special address to a Joint session of U.S. Congress in 1963

This was five days after the assassination of President Kennedy in November 1963.
13. When did Ulysses Grant say, "The war is over - the rebels are our countrymen again."?

Answer: During comments to his men after Lee's surrender

General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865. The war lasted four years killing approximately 630,000.
14. When did John F. Kennedy encourage all of us to: "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."?

Answer: During his inaugural address

The economic programs Kennedy put into action launched the country on its longest continued growth since World War II.
15. "There ought to be limits to freedom", so said George W. Bush, but when?

Answer: At an Austin press conference at the Texas State House

Then Texas governor Bush, called the owner of a satirical website "a garbage man", saying "there ought to be limits to freedom." Bush's campaign attorneys attempted to shut down the site twice.
Source: Author justawesome

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