U.S. Presidential History Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 21
Which president made Nevada the 36th state in 1864 while Las Vegas was still part of the Arizona Territory?
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abraham lincoln
Which presidential candidate, who ran in 1992, was ranked 19th on the Forbes list of the 400 richest people in the U.S. that same year?
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ross perot
Which republic did Tyler sign a measure to annex on March 1, 1845, just before leaving office?
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texas
Which river formed the western boundary of the United States when Thomas Jefferson took office in March 1801?
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mississippi
Which chief justice was appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson to lead the commission investigating John F. Kennedy's assassination?
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earl warren
Who was the First Lady who invested part of her inheritance in radio station KTBC in Austin during the 1940s?
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lady bird johnson
In what year was Franklin Roosevelt elected for his unprecedented 3rd term as president?
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1940
Who was the president whose inaugural address was first broadcast on the radio in 1921 over KDKA?
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warren g. harding
What is the name of the 13-acre presidential retreat in Maryland that Franklin D. Roosevelt acquired in 1942?
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camp david
Which city did President Grant designate in 1873 as the location for the Centennial Exposition held in 1876?
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philadelphia
In 1934, which metal did President Roosevelt nationalize and set the purchase price at 50 cents per ounce?
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silver
Which state's annexation did Martin Van Buren oppose, likely costing him the 1844 nomination?
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texas
Who had William Edward Miller as a running mate in the 1964 U.S. presidential election?
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barry goldwater
Who was the U.N. Secretary-General that became the first international guest of President Clinton's second term in 1997?
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kofi annan
Who defeated Grover Cleveland in the 1888 presidential election and was then defeated by him in 1892?
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benjamin harrison
Which Panamanian dictator was overthrown by troops sent by President George Bush?
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manuel noriega
Which president was the last to be a litigant in a case before the Supreme Court?
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richard nixon
Which state was both the birthplace of Grace Coolidge, the first first lady born there, and Calvin Coolidge, the second president born there?
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vermont
Which country did Commodore Perry attempt to open trade with during Millard Fillmore's presidency?
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japan
Who lost the 1900 presidential race to McKinley for the second time in a row?
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william jennings bryan
Which Coloradan politician withdrew from the presidential race twice, first in May 1987 and then again after reentering later that year?
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gary hart
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