U.S. Presidential Assassinations

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Why was the President there?

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Fate of Assassins

Famous Quotes

I was almost assassinated

Miscellaneous

100

I was assassinated in 1865

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) John F. Kennedy

C) William McKinley

D) James Garfield

A) Abraham Lincoln

100

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theatre in ____________.

A) Sacramento CA

B) Boston MA

C) Washington DC

D) Miami FL

C) Washington DC

100

President Abraham Lincoln was at Ford's Theatre because ___________.

A) He was holding a campaign rally

B) He was attending a play with his wife and guests

C) He was meeting with Union generals

D) He was giving a speech about the end of the Civil War

B) He was attending a play with his wife and guests

100

What two weapons did John Wilkes Booth use in his assassination plan against Abraham Lincoln?

A) Colt Revolver and a Shiv

B) Shotgun & A Rope

C) Springfield Rifle & An Axe

D) Derringer Pistol & A Knife

100

What was the fate of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln?

A) He was captured and executed by electric chair
B) He was shot and killed by Union soldiers during a manhunt
C) He was tried and sentenced to life in prison
D) He escaped to Canada and was never found

B) He was shot and killed by Union soldiers during a manhunt

100

John Wilkes Booth famously shouted ______________ after shooting President Abraham Lincoln.

A) "Sic Semper Tyrannis!" (Thus always to Tyrants)

B) "Carpe Diem" (I am inevitable)

C) "Veni, vidi, vici" (I came, I saw, I Conquered)

D) "Alea iacta est" (The die is cast)

A) "Sic Semper Tyrannis!" (Thus always to Tyrants)

100

On July 13, 2024, during a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, current/former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt. He was wounded in his upper right ear from shots from a AR-15–style rifle.

A) Donald Trump

B) Joe Biden

C) Barrack Obama

D) George W. Bush

A) Donald Trump

100

This service is responsible for protecting the U.S. president.

A) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

B) Secret Service

C) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

D) Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

B) Secret Service

200

I was assassinated in 1963

A) Dwight D. Eisenhower

B) John F. Kennedy

C) Richard Nixon

D) Franklin D. Roosevelt

B) John F. Kennedy

200

John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dealey Plaza in ____________.

A) Dallas TX

B) Boston MA

C) New Orleans LA

D) Miami FL

A) Dallas TX

200

President John F. Kennedy was a Dealey Plaza because he was _______.

A) Campaigning and trying to connect with voters

B) On vacation with his family

C) Attending a dinner with the Secretary of State

D) Visiting NASA facilities

A) Campaigning and trying to connect with voters

200

How many of the 4 U.S. presidential assassinations were with guns?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

D) 4 (All of them)

200

What happened to Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, after he was captured?

A) He was executed by lethal injection
B) He was never found
C) He was sentenced to life in prison but escaped
D) He was shot and killed by a civilian while in police custody

D) He was shot and killed by a civilian while in police custody

200

President John F. Kennedy was quoted as saying "My ____, I’ve been hit." despite physicians saying this was like impossible given his injury.

A) Head

B) Wife

C) Country

D) God

200

This president narrowly avoided an assassination plot in 1996 while visiting the Philippines—his route was changed last-minute after a car bomb was discovered.

A) Bill Clinton

B) George H. W. Bush

C) Dwight D. Eisenhower

D) George W. Bush

A) Bill Clinton

200

Secret Service agents are trained in this defensive technique, which allows them to protect the president during violent confrontation

A) Freedom Fire

B) Close-Quarter Protection

C) Human Shield Tactic

D) Flank Maneuver

C) Human Shield Tactic

300

I was assassinated in 1901

A) Herbert Hoover

B) Theodore Roosevelt

C) William McKinley

D) Chester Arthur

C) William McKinley

300

James Garfield was assassinated at a railroad station in ____________.

A) Las Vegas NV

B) Washington DC

C) Boston MA

D) Philadelphia PA

B) Washington DC

300

President William McKinley was at the Pan-American Exposition to ____.

A) Visiting family in Buffalo

B) Meeting with Canadian Parliament members

C) Touring the country to gain election votes for re-election

D) Giving a speech to promote American business

300

How many shots did Lee Harvey Oswald fire at President Kennedy?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

C) 3

300

How did Charles J. Guiteau, the assassin of President James A. Garfield, meet his fate?

A) He was hanged after being convicted of murder
B) He was executed by electric chair
C) He died in prison from natural causes
D) He was shot while attempting to escape

A) He was hanged after being convicted of murder

300

Leon Czolgosz after assassinating William McKinley famously said "I _______ nothing"

A) Feel

B) Regret

C) See

D) Know

B) Regret

300

While giving a speech in Milwaukee in 1912, this president was shot in the chest—but finished his 90-minute speech before seeking medical attention.

A) Woodrow Wilson

B) Theodore Roosevelt

C) Chester Arthur

D) Grover Cleveland

B) Theodore Roosevelt

300

When the president travels, the Secret Service often sets up this mobile unit, which includes communication systems, a medical team, and even the ability to take command of the situation during an attack.

A) Secure Transport Unit

B) Mobile Command Center

C) Emergency Response Vehicle

D) Secret Service Convoy

B) Mobile Command Center

400

I was assassinated in 1881

A) Andrew Jackson

B) Grover Cleveland

C) Rutherford B Hayes

D) James Garfield

400

William McKinley was assassinated at an exposition in __________.

A) Baltimore MD

B) Chicago IL

C) Detroit MI

D) Buffalo NY

400

President James Garfield was at the Potomac Railroad Station because _______.

A) He was inspecting the new Transcontinental Railroad

B) He was meeting with foreign diplomats

C) He was traveling on a summer trip to Massachusetts

D) He was their to collect taxes from large banks across the country

C) He was traveling on a summer trip to Massachusetts

400

Leon Czolgosz used a ________ to hide his weapon to shoot President William McKinley

A) Package

B) Cloth Rag

C) Leather Glove

D) Metal Flask

B) Cloth Rag

400

What happened to Leon Czolgosz, who assassinated President William McKinley?

A) He was sentenced to life in prison but later pardoned
B) He escaped to Europe and was never caught
C) He was executed by the electric chair
D) He was killed by an angry mob

C) He was executed by the electric chair

400

Leon Czolgosz was quoted as saying "I killed the president because he was an enemy of the ____________" after his arrest, explaining his motive for assassinating President William McKinley.

A) Government

B) United States

C) Workers

D) People

400

In 1981, this president was shot outside a Washington, D.C. hotel but survived after undergoing emergency surgery.

A) George W. Bush

B) Jimmy Carter

C) Lyndon B. Johnson

D) Ronald Reagan

400

To protect the president during motorcades, Secret Service agents employ this technique using complex vehicle formations to confuse potential attackers.

A) Counter-assault team
B) Strike Team
C) Motorcade Brigade
D) Decoy Convoy

D) Decoy Convoy

500

How many days was the longest from a time a president was shot to their actual death? (He eventually died from infection of bullet wound)

A) 4 days

B) 21 days

C) 56 days

D) 80 days

D) 80 days (James Garfield)

500

Famous past leader Fidel Castro is reported to have survived an astonishing 638 assassination attempts during his time in power.

What country was he from?

A) Brazil

B) Germany

C) Cuba

D) Mexico

C) Cuba

500

What office inside the White House do presidents spend the most time in for work and meetings?

A) Freedom Office

B) Oval Office

C) West Wing Office

D) Hall of Liberty

B) Oval Office

500

How did Charles J. Guiteau hide the weapon he used to shoot President James Garfield?

A) A brown paper bag

B) A newspaper

C) Under his coat

D) In a briefcase

A) A brown paper bag

500

After the assassination of President James A. Garfield, what notable mental state defense did Charles J. Guiteau claimed he had in his trial?

A) He claimed he had Bipolar disorder
B) He argued he had Schizophrenia
C) He admitted he was mentally insane
D) He claimed to be a foreign spy which gave him anxiety

C) He admitted he was mentally insane

500

Lee Harvey Oswald the assassinator of John F. Kennedy was quoted as saying "I’m just a patsy." after his arrest.

What does this mean?

A) He took full responsibility for the assassination

B) He confessed to be part of a larger conspiracy

C) He claims he is being framed for killing the president

D) He says he is a hero

C) He claims he is being framed for killing the president

500

In 1933, just weeks before his inauguration, this president-elect was standing beside the mayor of Chicago when shots rang out—missing him but killing the mayor.

A) Harry S. Truman

B) Calvin Coolidge

C) Franklin D. Roosevelt

D) Gerald Ford

C) Franklin D. Roosevelt

500

Nicknamed “The Beast,” the presidential state car is equipped with features like bulletproof glass, night vision, and a supply __________.

A) Refrigerated bags of the president's blood type

B) Oxygen tanks and firefighting equipment

C) Chemical antidotes and a rocket launcher

D) A small bathroom

A) Refrigerated bags of the president's blood type