Political Fatalities
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Fords Theatre. His killer, John Wilkes Booth, died due to what causes?
(What is) Gunshot Wound
The United States participated in one of the largest battles of the 20th century on June 6, 1944. This beachside battle would be dubbed this name.
(What is) D-Day
“Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
After more than 150 years, he's still the tallest president in U.S. history
Lincoln (6'4")
Mt. Rushmore features these 4 presidents.
(What is) George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson
James A. Garfield was assassinated in this political city.
(What is) Washington D.C
The victorious battle leading to the defeat of General Cornwallis of England ended in this city.
(What is) Yorktown, VA
“Thomas Jefferson once said, ‘We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.’ And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.”
(What is) Ronald Reagan
This president is the shortest in U.S. history
James Madison (5'4")
Joe Biden’s middle name.
(What is) Robinette
Franklin D. Roosevelt passed during his time in office after serving this many terms.
(What is) Four
DAILY DOUBLE
The first shots of the US Revolutionary war were fired in this town.
“There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America - there's the United States of America.”
(What is) Barack Obama
This president was sworn in by his nickname. (HINT: Within the past 50 years)
Jimmy Carter
This famous actor served as the California Governor from 2003-2011.
(What is) Arnold S.
John F. Kennedy was fatally shot in 1963 during his trip to Texas. He received this many gunshot wounds to the back of the head.
(What is) Two
Dwight Eisenhower fought for the US in this war.
(What is) World War II
Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.
Eisenhower
This president worked to save the game of football from being banned in the U.S.
Teddy Roosevelt
George Washington’s wife’s name.
(What is) Martha Washington
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the second story balcony at the motel he was housed in. His killers name was.
(What is) James Earl Ray
The US suffered roughly this many casualties in Vietnam.
(What is) 58,000 [55,000 to 60,000 is acceptable]
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
(What is) Martin Luther King Jr.
Room 214 of what Washington, DC hotel has been converted to "The Scandal Room," with decor that includes newspaper headlines about Richard Nixon's resignation?
The Watergate Hotel
Alexander Hamilton was shot dead by this man in a duel.
(What is) Aaron Burr