Stuff You Learned
Compass Rose
Who were Ronald Reagan’s Wives? Name 1
Nancy Reagan (Jane Wyman)
Who created Reaganomics?
Ronald Reagan
How many years was Ronald Reagan is presidency?
8 years, 2 terms
What food (vegetable) did Ronald Reagan not like?
Brussels sprouts
Both Sputnik and "Leave It to Beaver" happened in this year.
1957
What was the first music video on MTV?
Video Killed the Radio Star
What did Ronald Reagan base Reaganomics on (hint: begins with S)?
Supply-Side economics
Ronald Reagan was the __th president.
40th
What candy did Ronald Reagan like?
Jelly Beans
Name three interstates that go through Saint Louis.
44, 55, 70, 270, 255, 64
Reagan did not address this epidemic until 1987.
HIV/AIDS
What is the definition of Reaganomics?
Reaganomics- the economic policies of the former US president Ronald Reagan, associated especially with the reduction of taxes and the promotion of unrestricted free-market activity.
Who did Ronald Reagan run against in the 1980 election?
Jimmy Carter and John Anderson
How did Ronald Reagan lose partial hearing in one ear (think Western movies)?
During a movie a gun was fired next to his ear
Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson all worked where?
NASA
Who did Reagan think was the problem?
Government
Who was Ronald Reagan's Vice President?
George Bush
What college did Ronald Reagan go to (hint: it shares a name with a high school in the Rockwood District)?
Eureka College
Name all five of the First Amendment Rights.
Freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.
What was Ronald Reagan’s nickname in office?
The Great Communicator
What was Trickle-down economics?
Trickle-down economics meant lowering taxes on businesses and the wealthy top increase investments in the short term, and the benefits wold trickle down to society as a whole.
Ronald Reagan was the first ever elected president who had been ________ (hint: Nancy Regan was his second wife).
Divorced
How did Ronald Reagan almost die as a child (hint: these run through Webster Groves)?
He was playing under a train that suddenly started moving.