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100
The last name of the father and son who both became president. (Two possible answers.)
What is Adams or Bush?
100
He was the oldest man to be elected president.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
100
This first lady's clothing was so stylish that many women wanted to copy her and department stores dressed mannequins to look like her.
Who was Jackie Kennedy?
100
In November of 1973, during a press conference in which he defended himself against claims that he had broken the law, this president said, "Well, I am not a crook. I have earned everything I have got."
Who was Richard Nixon?
100
When the captain of the battleship North Carolina heard that this president, who was 6 ft tall and weighed over 300 lbs. was going to visit had a special bathtub built for the occasion. [Choose one of the following: Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft or John Adams.)
Who was William Howard Taft? It was 7 ft. tall and 41 in. wide - big enough to hold four normal-sized men. After the visit, Taft had the tub installed in his bathroom at the White House.
200
The name of one of President Obama's daughters. (Two possible answers.)
What is Sasha or Malia?
200
He was the youngest man to be elected president.
Who was John F. Kennedy? (He was 43 when he was elected.)
200
These two first ladies grew up in the Chicago area and graduated from law school. [Choose two answers from the women listed here: Hillary Clinton, Nancy Reagan, Michelle Obama]
Who are Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton?
200
He said, "I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy." (Hint: One of the first five presidents.)
Who was John Adams?
200
At his outdoor inauguration on March 4, 1841, a bitterly cold day, William Henry Harrison spoke an hour and 40 minutes, caught pneumonia, and passed away after this many days.
What is 32? His was the longest inaugural speech ever given and he served the shortest time of any U.S. president.
300
The relationship between the 9th president, William Henry Harrison, and the 23rd, Benjamin Harrison. (Were they father and son or grandfather and grandson?)
What was grandfather and grandson?
300
At 6 ft 4 in, he was the tallest U.S. president.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
300
This first lady, a native of North Carolina, rescued a portrait of George Washington from the White House as it burned during the War of 1812.
Who was Dolley Madison.
300
This man, president for most of the 1990's, was quoted as saying, "There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what us right with America."
Who is Bill Clinton?
300
When President Herbert Hoover and his wife wanted privacy, they would speak in this language so that the White House staff wouldn't understand.
What is Chinese?
400
True or false: President Theodore Roosevelt was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's uncle.
What is false? They were 5th cousins.
400
Measuring only 5 ft 4 in, this 4th president of the United States was the shortest.
Who was James Madison?
400
This first lady, wife of the 43rd president, was working as a librarian at the University of Texas at Austin when she met her husband.
Who is Laura Bush?
400
He is quoted as saying, "Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
400
On the evening of July 20, 1969, he spoke with Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, making him the first president to speak with a man on the moon. [Choose one of the following: Harry S. Truman, Richard Nixon, Ulysses S. Grant]
Who was Richard Nixon? He called to congratulate them for being the first humans to walk on the moon. His phone was linked via satellite through the NASA control center in Houston, Texas.
500
President William McKinley's wife, Ida, refused to allow this color in the White House and had all flowers of this color removed from the garden.
What is yellow?
500
He was the youngest man to serve as president.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt? (He was 42 when he became president following the assassination of William McKinley.)
500
She was the first first lady to live in the White House. (Hint: She was the wife of the second president.)
Who was Abigail Adams?
500
Known for campaign slogans "Hope" and "Change", this president from Hawaii said, "In the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change it."
Who is Barack Obama?
500
In 1973, he became vice president when Spiro Agnew resigned and in 1974, he became president when Richard Nixon resigned, making him the only person to hold both offices without being elected to either one. [Hint: He shared his last name with a major automotive company.)
Who was Gerald Ford?