Holidays: President's Day Jeopardy Template

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Trivia

100

Who was the first president of the United States.

A) Benjamin Franklin

B) George Washington

C) Thomas Jefferson

George Washington (1st President)

100

Which president had the nickname of "Honest Abe"?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) Andrew Johnson

C) John Tyler

Abraham Lincoln (16th President)

100

Who was president during World War I?

A) Theodore Roosevelt

B) William McKinley

C) Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson (28th President)

100

Who was the first president to be elected from TV, he cooled down the Cold War, and was ultimately assassinated in Dallas, TX?

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt

B) John F. Kennedy

C) Richard Nixon

John F. Kennedy (35th President)

100

Who was a movie star before becoming a president?

A) Bill Clinton

B) Donald Trump

C) Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan (40th President)

100

Which president had the highest military ranking upon election to presidency?

A) Dwight D. Eisenhower

B) George Washington

C) A & B

A & B: George Washington and Dwight D. Eisenhower. (General of the Army)

200

Which president wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A) Benjamin Franklin

B) John Adams

C) Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (3rd President)

200

Who became the first president to die while in office?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) John Tyler

C) William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison (9th President). He died in 30 days after becoming president.

200

True or False: Theodore Roosevelt's personal tragedy and transformation inspired the comic book character of Batman?

A) True

B) False

True. He was a rich kid from New York City. After both his wife and his mother died on the same day, he left everything behind and became a 'Rough Rider' out west.

200

Who was the supreme commander of U.S. forces during World War 2, got us out of the Korean War, and used the slogan "I Like Ike"?

A) Dwight D. Eisenhower

B) Franklin D. Roosevelt

C) John F. Kennedy

Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th President)

200

The ceremony of a new four-year term of the President of the United States is called Inauguration Day. Who became President on January 20, 2021?

A) Barack Obama

B) Donald Trump

C) Joe Biden

Joe Biden (46th President)

200

When is President's Day?

A) February 16

B) On the third Monday in February

C) On the fourth Thursday in February

On the third Monday in February

300

Who was the first President to live in the White House?

A) George Washington

B) John Adams

C) Thomas Jefferson

John Adams (2nd President)

300

Which president was considered so bad that he lead us into a Civil War?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) Andrew Jackson

C) James Buchanan

James Buchanan (15th President)

300

Who was the 3rd president to be assassinated while in office?

A) Theodore Roosevelt

B) William McKinley

C) Woodrow Wilson

William McKinley (25th President)

300

Who was president during World War II, he gave us 'A New Deal', and he really knew how to use the radio?

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt

B) John F. Kennedy

C) Richard Nixon

Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President)

300

Who was president during the terrorist attacks of 9/11?

A) Bill Clinton

B) George W. Bush

C) Joe Biden

George W. Bush (43rd President)

300

At 5' 4", who has been the shortest president?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) John Adams

C) James Madison

James Madison (4th President)

400

What founding father had 36 hounds, horses, and "Polly the Parrot"?

A) Andrew Jackson

B) George Washington

C) John Quincy Adams

George Washington (1st President)

400

Which president was so racist that he became a slave hunter by signing the Fugitive Slave Act (1850)?

A) Franklin Pierce

B) James Buchanan

C) Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore (13th President)

400

Who was the first president to be elected after women had the right to vote?

A) Benjamin Harrison

B) Theodore Roosevelt

C) Warren Harding

Warren Harding (29th President)

400

Who was the first President to be born in a hospital?

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt

B) Jimmy Carter

C) John F. Kennedy

Jimmy Carter (39th President)

400

Who became known as "the Great Communicator", ended the Cold War, and was the president of the 1980s?

A) Barack Obama

B) Donald Trump

C) Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan (40th President)

400

The number of times the U.S. has formally declared war.

A) 3

B) 5

C) 26

5 Times

500

How many different wars did our 4th President James Madison oversee in a matter of 36 months?

A) 0

B) 1

C) 3

500

Who was the first president to view the Pacific Ocean?

A) Andrew Johnson

B) Rutherford B. Hayes

C) Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant (18th President)

500

After Abraham Lincoln, who was the second president to be assassinated while in office?

A) Grover Cleveland

B) James Garfield

C) William McKinley

James Garfield (20th President)

500

Who is the only U.S. president to have resigned from the Presidency?

A) Dwight D. Eisenhower

B) John F. Kennedy

C) Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon (37th President)

500

True or False: Barack Obama was both the 43rd and 44th President of the United States?

A) True

B) False

False. He was the 44th President of the United States; but he did serve 2 terms.

500

The number of siblings Benjamin Harrison (23rd President) had, the most out of any president?

A) 7

B) 9

C) 11

600

Who became a national hero at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812; although he was not too well liked by the Indians?

A) Andrew Jackson

B) John Quincy Adams

C) Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Jackson (7th President)

600

Who was the first president to ride on a train?

A) Andrew Jackson

B) John Tyler

C) Ulysses S. Grant

Andrew Jackson (7th President)

600

Who was president during the Spanish-American War (1898)?

A) James Garfield

B) William McKinley

C) Woodrow Wilson

William McKinley (25th President)

600

Which president got us into the Vietnam War, but he also signed The Civil Rights Laws with Martin Luther King, Jr.?

A) John F. Kennedy

B) Lyndon B. Johnson

C) Richard Nixon

Lyndon B. Johnson (36th President)

600

Which president was so bad that he is the only president to be impeached twice?

A) Barack Obama

B) Donald Trump

C) George W. Bush

Donald Trump (45th President)

600

More presidents have died in this month than any other?

A) January

B) July

C) December

July

700

Before becoming president, who defended the British soldiers of the Boston Massacre as their lawyer?

A) George Washington

B) John Adams

C) Thomas Jefferson

John Adams (2nd President)

700

Which President had two tiger cubs as pets?

A) Andrew Jackson

B) Martin Van Buren

C) Ulysses S. Grant

Martin Van Buren (8th President)

700

Which president created the idea of national parks and even had a toy named after him?

A) Theodore Roosevelt

B) Grover Cleveland

C) Woodrow Wilson

Theodore Roosevelt (26th President)

700

Which U.S. president lived the longest; passing away at the age of 93?

A) Gerald Ford

B) Harry Truman

C) John F. Kennedy

Gerald Ford (38th President)

700

Who got us into NAFTA?

A) Bill Clinton

B) Donald Trump

C) Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton (42nd President)

700

Who is the second president we celebrate on President's Day?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) Franklin D. Roosevelt

C) John F. Kennedy

Abraham Lincoln

800

Who was the "Era of Good Feelings" President?

A) Andrew Jackson

B) James Monroe

C) Martin Van Buren

James Monroe (5th President)

800

Rutherford B. Hayes was the first to have what installed in the White House?

A) Lights

B) Radio

C) Telephone

Telephone

800

Who served 2 non-consecutive terms (the only president to have done so) as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States?

A) Grover Cleveland

B) James Garfield

C) William Taft

Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th President)

800

Who was president when the Great Depression began?

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt

B) Herbert Hoover

C) Richard Nixon

Herbert Hoover (31st President)

800

True or False: Joe Biden is both the 46th President and also the 46th person to hold the title of United States President?

A) True

B) False

False

Grover Cleveland served 2 non-consecutive terms (the only president to have done so) as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. So only 45 people (men) have been President of the United States.

800

True or False: John Tyler, our 10th President, has a grandson alive today?

A) True

B) False

True. Even though John Tyler was born in 1790, today he still has one living grandson alive and well.

900

Who was president during the American Revolution?

A) George Washington

B) Charles the First

C) No One

No One. George Washington was elected to become the first president after the American Revolution was won.

900

Who was president during the Civil War?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) John Tyler

C) Ulysses S. Grant

Abraham Lincoln (16th President)

900

Which president was so big, that he got stuck in the presidential bathtub?

A) Grover Cleveland

B) Theodore Roosevelt

C) William Taft

William Taft (27th President)

900

Which president was in office when the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan?

A) Dwight D. Eisenhower

B) Franklin D. Roosevelt

C) Harry Truman

Harry Truman (33rd President)

900

"Read my lips", who was president during Operation Desert Storm?

A) Bill Clinton

B) George H.W. Bush

C) Ronald Reagan

George H.W. Bush (41st President)

900

What title do historians give to our first few presidents?

A) The Founding Fathers

B) Mount Rushmore

C) The Redcoats

The Founding Fathers

1000

Which president created the first US Navy in response to French attacks on American ships?

A) George Washington

B) James Monroe

B) Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (3rd President)

1000

Who was the first president to be impeached while in office?

A) Andrew Johnson

B) Donald Trump

C) Richard Nixon

Andrew Johnson (17th President)

1000

It was during whose presidential administration that the Edison company installed electricity in the White House, making him the first president to sign papers by electric light?

A) Benjamin Harrison

B) William Taft

C) Woodrow Wilson