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In which year was US President John F. Kennedy born?
1917
1917
1905
1905
1908
1908
1913
1913
Which US President was the tallest?
John F Kennedy
John F Kennedy
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Which US President died before the others?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Which US President first made his name as an actor?
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
John F.Kennedy
John F.Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
In which city was Bobby Kennedy assassinated in 1968?
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New Orleans
New York
New York
San Francisco
San Francisco
Which President had a dog called Checkers?
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S.Truman
Harry S.Truman
Lyndon B.Johnson
Lyndon B.Johnson
Who is second in line of succession to the presidency – i.e. after the Vice-President?
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Head of the Senate
Head of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of State
Speaker of the House
Speaker of the House
Old Hickory’ was a nickname given to which US President?
Rutherford Hayes
Rutherford Hayes
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
Which US President died before the others?
James Monroe
James Monroe
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
James Madison
At only 5ft 4in tall, who was the smallest US President?
James Polk
James Polk
William Taft
William Taft
James Madison
James Madison
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Which former President reportedly said: ‘You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog’?
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Harry S.Truman
Harry S.Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Apart from John F Kennedy, who is the only US president buried in Arlington National Cemetery?
William Taft
William Taft
William McKinley
William McKinley
Ulysses S Grant
Ulysses S Grant
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
George W Bush was visiting a school in which state when he was informed about the 9/11 attacks?
Alabama
Alabama
Florida
Florida
Texas
Texas
Louisiana
Louisiana
Which US President was born before the others?
James Monroe
James Monroe
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Which US President’s wife was known as ‘Lady Bird’?
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
George W Bush
George W Bush
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Which President was nicknamed Ike?
Truman
Truman
Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Carter
Carter
Nixon
Nixon
Which of these US Presidents once served as Director of the CIA?
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
George H W Bush
George H W Bush
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
George W Bush
George W Bush
Who was the first US president to formally transfer presidential authority to his vice-president while he underwent surgery?
George W Bush
George W Bush
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
George H W Bush
George H W Bush
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Who was President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight D Eisenhower
Dwight D Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
John F Kennedy
John F Kennedy
Which US President was in office at the outbreak of the Second World War?
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Harry S Truman
Harry S Truman
Franklin D Roosevelt
Franklin D Roosevelt
Dwight D Eisenhower
Dwight D Eisenhower
Which President had a cat called Tom Kitten?
John F.Kennedy
John F.Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Who was the first Catholic president of the United States?
John F Kennedy
John F Kennedy
Harry S Truman
Harry S Truman
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Who was Harry S Truman’s Republican opponent when he won a surprise victory in the 1948 presidential election?
Strom Thurmond
Strom Thurmond
Wendell Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Thomas Dewey
Thomas Dewey
Alf Landon
Alf Landon
Which President had the middle name Earl?
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Former President Jimmy Carter was born in which state?
Indiana
Indiana
Georgia
Georgia
Alabama
Alabama
Montana
Montana
Which former Cabinet member is also a former postman?
Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Alan Johnson
Alan Johnson
Paul Murphy
Paul Murphy
James Purnell
James Purnell
Who was President of the United States when Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969?
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
John F Kennedy
John F Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
At 6ft 4in, who was the tallest President of the US?
Franklin D.Roosevelt
Franklin D.Roosevelt
William McKinley
William McKinley
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Which President was nicknamed ‘Ten Cent Jimmy’?
James Madison
James Madison
James Garfield
James Garfield
James Polk
James Polk
James Buchanan
James Buchanan
In which year was US President Herbert Hoover born?
1890
1890
1898
1898
1874
1874
1882
1882
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