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US Presidents Flashcards

1
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Who was the first Vice-President to succeed a deceased President?

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John Tyler (10th President)

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Who was the first US President to die in office?

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William Henry Harrison (9th President) - he died of natural causes.

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How many US Presidents have not completed their term of office?

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9

William Henry Harrison (died)
Zachery Taylor (died)
Abraham Lincoln (assassinated)
James Garfield (assassinated)
William McKinley (assassinated)
Warren Harding (died)
Franklyn D Roosevelt (died)
John F Kennedy (assassinated)
Richard Nixon (resigned)
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4
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Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

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John Wilkes Boothe

An actor, he shot Lincoln at the theatre shouting “The South is avenged”.

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For what crime did Mary Surratt become the first woman executed by the US government?

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Conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.

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6
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Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as US President?

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Andrew Johnson

He was also a target of the plot which killed Lincoln.

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Who were the targets of the assassination plot which included Abraham Lincoln?

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President Abraham Lincoln
VP Andrew Johnson
Secretary of State William Henry Seward
General Ulysses S Grant

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8
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How did President James Garfield die?

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Assassinated by Charles Guiteau.

Guiteau was a disaffected supporter who was bitter because he did not receive a high appointment when Garfield was elected.

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Why did Theodore Roosevelt become President?

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President William McKinley was assassinated.

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Who shot William McKinley?

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Anarchist Leon Czolgosz.

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Who became President in 1841?

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John Tyler.

On the death of William Henry Harrison.

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Who served as US President for the shortest time?

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William Henry Harrison.

Died after 31 days in office.

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13
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Who became US President in 1850?

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Millard Fillmore.

On the death of President Zachery Taylor, who had consumed copious amounts of raw fruit and iced milk, and died of an unknown stomach disorder!

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14
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Who assumed the Presidency in 1865?

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Andrew Johnson.

Following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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15
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Who became US President in 1881?

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Chester Arthur.

Following the assassination of James Garfield.

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16
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What is Gutzon Borglum most famous for?

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He created the Mount Ruchmore sculpture under the commission of Calvin Coolidge.

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17
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Which Presidents are represented on Mount Rushmore?

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George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

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18
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Where is Mount Rushmore?

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Keystone, South Dakota

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19
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How much did Mount Rushmore national memorial cost?

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Just under $1 000 000

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20
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How many VPs who succeeded to the Presidency we re-elected?

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4: Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S Truman and Lyndon B Johnson

21
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Who was the first President elected in the 21st Century?

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George W Bush (2001-2009)

22
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Who was the only President ever to found an institute of higher learning?

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Thomas Jefferson - the University of Virginia.

23
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Who was Princeton’s first graduate student?

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James Madison

24
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Which US President has a foreign capital city named after him?

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James Monroe - Liberia named Monrovia after him.

25
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Which US President used to like skinny-dipping?

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John Quincy Adam used to dip in the Potomac river.

26
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Which President taught his pet parrot to swear?

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Andrew Jackson - it had to be removed from his funeral!

27
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Which President popularised the phrase OK?

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Martin Van Buren - his supporters from his home town Old Kinderhook, NY were known as the OK club.

28
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Which President kept a pet goat at the White House?

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William Henry Harrison.

29
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Which President was a first class violinist?

A

John Tyler

30
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Which President promised only to serve one Presidential term if elected?

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James K Polk

31
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What was Zachery Taylor’s nickname?

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Old Rough and Ready - acquired during the Seminole war.

32
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Which President married his teacher?

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Millard Fillmore.

2 years older than him, Abigail was his teacher when he was a 19 year old student at New Hope academy.

33
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Which President did not swear his oath of office?

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Franklin Pearce - he affirmed it on a law book.

34
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Which President never married?

A

James Buchanan

35
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Which President was a good wrestler?

A

Abraham Lincoln

36
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Which President was reportedly drunk during his inauguration?

A

Andrew Johnson.

37
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Which President got a speeding ticket on a horse?

A

Ulysses S Grant

38
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Which President banned alcohol from the White House?

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Rutherford B Hayes

39
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Which President was ambidextrous?

A

James Garfield

It is said he could write a sentence in Latin with one hand at the same time as one in Greek with the other.

40
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Who was the youngest ever First Lady?

A

Frances Cleveland

She had been Grover Cleveland’s ward from age 11 and married him at 21.

41
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Who is the youngest ever US President?

A

Theodore Roosevelt.

42
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Which President was afraid of electricity?

A

Benjamin Harrison

He was President when the White House was electrified, but refused to touch any switches.

43
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Who was the first presidential candidate to campaign using the telephone?

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William McKinley

44
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Who is the only President to have sworn-in later Presidents?

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William Howard Taft

He became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, so is also the only one to have served as head of 2 branches of Government.

45
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Which President was the most educated?

A

Woodrow Wilson Ph.D

46
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Which President was a card shark?

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Richard Nixon

His first congressional campaign was funded with $6000 poker winnings

47
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Which President made a Grammy-winning record with a Russian President?

A

Bill Clinton.

Michael Gorbachev and Sophia Loren collaborated with Clinton on”Wolf Tracks and Peter and the Wolf”.

48
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Which unrelated Presidents share the same surname?

A

Andrew Johnson and Lyndon B Johnson

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