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U.S. Presidents Trivia Quiz
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1. A military program announced by President Reagan in March 1983 promoted funding for lasers and particle beam weapons and was formally known as the Strategic Defense Initiative. However, what two-word name was the program (somewhat mockingly) nicknamed by the public?

2. Who was the first sitting U.S. president to appear on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live? (Hint: He wasn't a host. He appeared in the show opener and said the phrase 'Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!')

3. 'O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done' is the opening line of a Walt Whitman poem which serves as an extended metaphor about the demise of what U.S. President?

4. Which three-named president was the only one to also serve on the Supreme Court (as the 10th Chief Justice from 1921 to 1930)?

5. In 2003, John Ashcroft sang 'Let The Eagle Soar' while serving what non-musical role in the administration of George W. Bush?

6. What Supreme Court justice was the first to preside over a presidential impeachment trial? This man previously served in Lincoln's cabinet and a large bank is named for him.

7. A national historical park, located near Boston in Quincy, MA, is the ______ National Historical Park. Fill in the one word 'A' blank, the surname of the 2nd and 6th presidents of the United States.

8. What 'A' national cemetery, across the Potomac from Washington, D.C., owned by the U.S. Army and established in 1864, has buried the nation's military deaths since the Civil War, including numerous former presidents and their families?

9. 'Our American Cousin' is the comedic play seen by Abe Lincoln on the last night of his life. He had tickets to this show at what theater?

10. Who was the President of the United States when the US annexed Texas?

11. The Warren Commission officially claimed a 'single-bullet theory' for the assassination of President Kennedy. Conspiracy theorists / detractors claim that another bullet was fired nearby. Now slang for conspiracy theories broadly, what is the name for this alternative firing location?

12. How many presidents have called Montana their home state?

13. Who is the only US President to serve two non-consecutive terms in office?

14. What U.S. president presided over the progressive 'New Freedeom' agenda domestically including the Revenue Act of 1913?

15. Well before he was President, Lincoln stated his opposition spoke against which war by stating 'military glory—that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood'?

16. What is the name of the town that is the county seat of Skagit County, Washington? It shares its name with that of President George Washington's famed Virginia estate.

17. In a 1952 speech, Richard Nixon denied using political contributions for personal expenses, but famously said he'd keep what cocker spaniel given as a gift?

18. Jimmy Carter, America's 39th President, was famous for being a farmer of what type of legumes before he was POTUS?

19. What then-presidential candidate is famous for having uttered the phrase 'Read my lips, no new taxes!' at the 1988 Republican convention before seeing taxes increase under his presidency?

20. What British man received two Oscar nominations for acting roles in the 1990s for playing two different American presidents? The presidents were Richard Nixon and John Quincy Adams.

21. Ronald Reagan very briefly relinquished the U.S. presidency in 1985, during a surgery to remove cancerous polyps from what organ?

22. Including a container for a brewed beverage, what is the name of the scandal that rocked the Harding administration in the 1920s, involving bribery to obtain leases of Navy petroleum reserves without competitive bidding?

23. Aside from Donald Trump, who was the only other U.S. president who had been divorced?

24. What US President with a one-syllable last name was the son of a governor of New Hampshire and was known by the nickname 'Young Hickory'?

25. Only one U.S. President is buried in Washington, DC. Which man is this?

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