Twentieth Century
American Presidents


1. Which president was crippled by polio?
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2. To what office did John F. Kennedy appoint his younger brother?
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3. In 1961, what did Kennedy call on America to achieve in the next decade?
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4. About which President did Dorothy Parker, when told of his death, say 'How couls they tell?' ?
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5. Which President began his working life as a sports commentator?
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6. Which President withdrew American troops from Vietnam?
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7. What was Jimmy Carter's family business?
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8. Who was the only man to become Vice President and President without being elected to either post?
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9. Who said: 'Read my lips. No new taxes!'?
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10. Two Presidents have been assassinated this century. One was Kennedy; who was the other?
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11. The 27th President (1900-1913) was the heaviest Preident of all time. Who was he?
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12. Where was Bill Clinton born?
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13. Which President renamed 'Shangri-la' as 'Camp David' after his grandson?
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14. Who said in his inaugural speech 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself'?
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15. Which President was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919?
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16. The 1981 attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan took place as he left which hotel?
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17. 'Ask not what your country can do for you ..' Complete this quotation from Kennedy's inaugural address?
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18. About what did President Bush say, 'A line has been drawn in the sand'?
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19. What was the name given to the economics of the Reagan era?
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20. Who was the independent candidate in the 1992 presidential campaign?
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21. In a time of rising inflation, who called on Congress to 'bite the bullet'?
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22. In Gerald R. Ford's name, what did the initial R. stand for?
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23. Which President, early this century, was called the 'Great Engineer' and then later, when his policies failed to work, the 'President Reject'?
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24. Which state did Harry S. Truman represent before his elevation?
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25. What was the name of President Eisenhower's wife?
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