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100 Barack Obama Trivia Questions Even Michelle Won’t Know

Politics are some of the most confusing topics to stay on top of. However, when it comes to the former US president, this Barack Obama quiz will test your limits. Democracy put Barack Obama in office, but a vote isn’t going to help you win game night during this Barack Obama trivia quiz. 

Whether studying for a history test or putting your skills to the test, these Barack Obama trivia questions and answers will not only expand your knowledge. They will also take you back to his time in the Oval Office. 

Dive into the life of the 44th President of the United States of America and test your knowledge with these Barack Obama trivia questions and answers. So take a seat at the President’s resolute desk and join in this fun Barack Obama quiz. 

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In which US state was Barack Obama born?

Hawaii

Maine

Pennsylvania

Texas

How old was Obama when his parents divorced?

5

10

2

19

Barack Obama used two songs by which singer in his Presidential campaigns?

Neil Diamond

Bruce Springsteen

Billy Ray Cyrus

Bon Jovi

In which decade was Barack Obama born?

1960s

1950s

1940s

1970s

Until University, what was Barack Obama’s nickname?

Obie

Barro

Barry

Bammy

Obama’s vice president, Joe Biden, represented which state as Senator?

Delaware

Massachusetts

Maryland

New York

The ‘Cash for Clunkers’ policy allowed people to upgrade what?

Laptops

Cell phones

Washing Machines

Cars

What comes before ‘A Story of Race and Inheritance’ in the title of Obama’s first book?

Memories of Africa

Dreams from my Father

Imagination of the Union

Fairytale of America

How many states did Obama win in the 2008 Presidential Election?

28

18

48

38

In 1981, Obama transferred to Columbia University in which US city?

New York

Boston

Philadelphia

Miami

Obama was seen shaking the hand of the leader of which country at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service?

Cuba

Australia

France

China

In 2011, what proportion of Americans wrongly believed that Obama was Muslim?

Twelfth

Quarter

Third

Fifth

How old was Obama when he became President?

42

37

57

47

What was Michelle Obama’s job before becoming First Lady?

Lawyer

Art Teacher

Chef

Surgeon

What was Michelle Obama’s maiden name?

Johnson

Robinson

Anderson

Michaelson

What is the nickname for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?

Obi-Edu

Bar-Health

Obamacare

Barackcare

Who did Obama beat in the 2008 Presidential Election?

Donald Trump

George HW Bush

John McCain

Mike Pence

Obama reinstated diplomatic ties with which country after 50 years?

Mexico

Venezuela

Russia

Cuba

Obama’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy affected people in which branch of government?

Health

Armed Forces

Education

NASA

Obama’s Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulated which industry?

Retail

Finance

Pharmaceutical

Oil

Obama made a historic visit to Hiroshima, in which country?

Japan

China

Russia

Malaysia

Obama attended high school in which state?

Alabama

Texas

Florida

Hawaii

Who did John Kerry replace as Secretary of State in the Obama Administration?

Condoleeza Rice

John King

Hillary Clinton

Nancy Pelosi

Which classic board game is one of Obama’s favorites?

Monopoly

Clue

Risk

Scrabble

What is Obama’s middle name?

Hussein

Mohammed

Abdullah

Adnan

Barack Obama endorsed Emmanuel Macron for the Presidency of which European country?

Ireland

Germany

France

Italy

In 2016, Obama became the first US leader to visit which Japanese city?

Nagano

Osaka

Hiroshima

Tokyo

How many times did Barack Obama see his father after his parents divorced?

1

8

10

5

What was the name of the new political movement which emerged in the early months of Obama’s Presidency?

Tea Party

Block Party

Birthday Party

Cake Party

Which famous Law School did Obama attend?

Brown

Yale

Harvard

Duke

An estimated how many people attended Obama’s first inauguration in 2009?

500000

6 million

4 million

2 million

Malia Obama started as a student at which University in 2017?

Brown

Yale

Harvard

Stanford

How many women were appointed to the Supreme Court during Obama’s Presidency?

2

0

1

5

The Obama administration set up the first embassy in which city since 1961?

Mexico City

Havana

Buenos Aires

Montevideo

How old were Obama’s children when he became President?

6 and 2

10 and 7

14 and 10

18 and 13

How old was Barack Obama when he met Michelle?

18

23

30

27

In which year of Obama’s Presidency did special forces kill Osama Bin Laden?

2008

2016

2013

2011

What is the name of Obama’s older daughter?

Millie

Malia

Monika

Morgan

Who was Mitt Romney’s running mate when he took on Obama in the 2012 election?

Joe Biden

Sarah Palin

Paul Ryan

John McCain

Obama oversaw the sale of Chrysler to which European company?

Land Rover

Volkswagen

Fiat

Audi

After Sandy Hook, Obama proposed a ban on which type of guns?

Rifles

Military assault weapons

Shotguns

Pistols

Obama won the Time ‘Person of the Year’ award how many times?

0

4

2

1

As a senator in 2007, Obama became Chairman of the Senate’s subcommittee on which affairs?

Education

Asian

Financial

European

Obama began his Presidency with what percentage approval rating?

0.58

0.38

0.68

0.48

What sport did Barack Obama play in high school?

Hockey

Basketball

Football

Baseball

How many seats did the Democrats lose in the 2010 elections?

63

43

23

33

Who replaced Obama as US President?

Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump

George W Bush

Paul Ryan

How many years did Obama spend teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago?

2

20

26

12

Which political figure in 2011 raised concerns about Obama’s birthplace not being in the US?

Mike Pence

Donald Trump

John McCain

Paul Ryan

In which decade did Obama live in Indonesia with his mother and stepfather?

1990s

1970s

1980s

1960s

What did Obama go to Harvard to study in 1988?

Economics

French

Medicine

Law

Obama beat the former governor of which state in the 2012 election?

Texas

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Alabama

What was Obama’s field of work before entering politics?

Medicine

Art

French

Law

Obama was sworn in as a senator for Illinois in which year?

1995

1990

2000

2005

Who did Obama endorse for President in 2016?

Sarah Palin

Joe Biden

Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton

As of 2018, how many Twitter followers does Obama have?

103 million

63 million

83 million

123 million

Obama taught constitutional law in which city from 1992 to 2004?

Boston

Chicago

Philadelphia

New York

In what field of law did Obama specialise in between 1993 and 2004?

Civil Rights

Corporate Law

Taxation

Criminal Law

John Kerry served in which position under Barack Obama?

Secretary of Commerce

Secretary of the Interior

Secretary of Agriculture

Secretary of State

Obama represented which state as a senator from 2005 to 2008?

New York

Hawaii

Illinois

New Jersey

Which former President formally nominated Obama for the Presidency in 2012?

Bill Clinton

Jimmy Carter

Hillary Clinton

George W Bush

Which famous singer performed at Obama’s second inauguration in 2013?

Lady Gaga

Katy Perry

Pink

Beyonce

Obama was what number President of the US?

44th

55th

66th

33rd

Obama owns a pair of gloves signed by which famous boxer?

Muhammad Ali

Joe Frazier

Mike Tyson

George Foreman

Who wrote the ‘Yes We Can’ song for Barack Obama?

Katy Perry

Snoop Dogg

Lady Gaga

Will.I.Am

What was Obama’s famous 2008 slogan?

Times Are Changing

New Beginnings

Don’t Stop

Yes We Can

Obama appointed David Petraeus to serve as military leader in which country?

Honduras

Afghanistan

Russia

Iran

Who did Obama beat to win the Democratic presidential nomination in 2007?

Hillary Clinton

Bill Clinton

Joe Biden

Al Gore

As a teenager, Obama supported which NFL team?

Green Bay Packers

Pittsburgh Steelers

New England Patriots

Los Angeles Rams

What is Obama’s mother called?

Janet

Katherine

Carol

Ann

In 2015, Obama agreed to support the Saudis in which country’s conflict?

Iran

Yemen

Jordan

Egypt

Barack Obama and his mother moved which west coast city when he was a few weeks old?

Vancouver

San Francisco

Seattle

Los Angeles

What is the name of Barack Obama’s wife?

Michelle

Marjorie

Marion

Monica

What drug did Obama admit taking as a teenager?

Heroin

Marijuana

Crack

Ecstasy

Which identity document did Obama have to release to squelch rumors he wasn’t American?

Driving Licence

Passport

Tax Return

Birth Certificate

How many states did Obama lose between the 2008 and 2012 election?

2

4

3

6

Which party dd Obama represent?

Republicans

Libertarians

Reformists

Democrats

The Obama administration oversaw an oil spill clear up in which body of water?

Gulf of Mexico

Lake Michigan

Puget Sound

Chesapeake Bay

Obama anonunced his candidacy for President at an event in which state?

Illinois

Maine

California

New York

Who was John McCain’s running mate when he took on Obama for the Presidency?

Sarah Palin

Al Gore

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

What was the first name of Ms Pelosi, speaker of the house from 2007 to 2011?

Nancy

Susan

Mary

Cathy

On Obama’s watch, the NSA was found to be listening calls made by which European country’s leader?

United Kingdom

Germany

Italy

France

In which year did Barack and Michelle Obama marry?

1982

2002

1992

1972

Obama supports the White Sox, a baseball team from which city?

Chicago

Miami

Philadelphia

New York

Barack Obama was inaugurated as President in which month of 2009?

February

March

April

January

Obama signed a climate change treaty in which European city in 2015?

Berlin

Madrid

London

Paris

Barack Obama’s Presidential Library will be built in which city?

Miami

Chicago

Los Angeles

Boston

The ‘Obamacare’ Act was on which topic?

Gun Control

Heathcare

Education

Immigration

How many daughters does Barack Obama have?

4

3

1

2

In which decade did Barack Obama move to Chicago?

1980s

1970s

1990s

1960s

Michelle, Sasha and Malia Obama promoted the ‘Let Girls Learn Peace’ initiative in which continent?

Europe

Asia

Africa

South America

How tall is Barack Obama?

6 foot 5 inches

6 foot 1 inch

5 foot 10 inches

5 foot 6 inches

Who was the last President before Obama to visit Cuba?

Coolidge

Ford

Eisenhower

Nixon

Who was Obama’s vice president?

Hillary Clinton

Al Gore

Joe Biden

John Edwards

One of the saddest events in Obama’s presidency was the Sandy Hook shootings in whch US state?

North Dakota

Connecticut

Massachusetts

Delaware

Who did Obama succeed as US President?

George W Bush

Gerald Ford

Bill Clinton

George H W Bush

Obama’s father came from which African country?

Uganda

Kenya

Nigeria

South Africa

Obama ordered the closure of the Guantanamo Bay facility on which island?

Madagascar

Cuba

Jamaica

Martinique

In May 2018, the Obamas signed a TV deal with which network?

Nat Geo

Netflix

Amazon

HBO

Who was Obama’s opponent in the 2012 election?

Trump

Biden

Romney

Bush

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