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Presidential Assassins Trivia Quiz

Assassins and would-be assassins of presidents and would-be presidents.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,619

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
6889

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Richard Lawrence was one of the first people (if not the first) to attempt to kill a president. Which president was his target? Hint

Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Jackson

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

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Question 2 of 10

2. Leon Czolgosz shot President McKinley. Where was his gun concealed? Hint

His bandaged hand

His jacket pocket

His hat

His pants cuff

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Question 3 of 10

3. Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate FDR. He failed - but killed another politician in the process. Who was the victim? Hint

A governor

A mayor

A senator

A member of the House of Representatives

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Question 4 of 10

4. Theodore Roosevelt was also the target of a would-be assassin. Who was
he? Hint

Charles Guiteau

John Schrank

John Hinckley

James Earl Ray

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which president was the target of two attempted assassinations within a short period of time? Hint

Richard Nixon

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

Lyndon Johnson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which statement was made by John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Lincoln? Hint

"I can never repent it, though we hated to kill"

"Useless, useless"

All of these

"Tell my mother I died for my country"

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Question 7 of 10

7. Arthur Bremer shot presidential candidate George Wallace. Apparently, he also stalked another political figure. Who? Hint

Ronald Reagan

Richard Nixon

Lyndon Johnson

Edward Kennedy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Sirhan Sirhan shot presidential candidate Robert Kennedy. What did he state as his motive? Hint

Personal grudge

Desire for fame

Political

Desire for wealth

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Question 9 of 10

9. Most would-be assassins have used some form of pistol or handgun. Who did not? Hint

John Wilkes Booth

Lee Harvey Oswald

Leon Czolgosz

Charles Guiteau

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which assassin lived for the shortest period of time after committing his crime? Hint

Lee Harvey Oswald

James Earl Ray

John Wilkes Booth

Sirhan Sirhan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Richard Lawrence was one of the first people (if not the first) to attempt to kill a president. Which president was his target?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

He used a pistol; it misfired.

2. Leon Czolgosz shot President McKinley. Where was his gun concealed?

Answer: His bandaged hand

It worked. Back in those days, who would suspect a bandage? The bandage was a handkerchief.

3. Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate FDR. He failed - but killed another politician in the process. Who was the victim?

Answer: A mayor

Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago was with the president and became the uinintended, unfortunate victim.

4. Theodore Roosevelt was also the target of a would-be assassin. Who was he?

Answer: John Schrank

Guiteau shot President Garfield. If this plot had succeeded, it would have been an extraordinary time in American history: Roosevelt had ascended to the presidency when President McKinley was assassinated.
Hinckley shot at President Reagan. Ray is the convicted assassin of Martin Luther King.

5. Which president was the target of two attempted assassinations within a short period of time?

Answer: Gerald Ford

Sara Jane Moore and Lynette ("Squeaky")Fromme both took shots at Ford within weeks of one another.

6. Which statement was made by John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Lincoln?

Answer: All of these

"Useless" was said as Booth lay dying: did it refer to his body (with a spine severed by a bullet) or to the whole assassination conspiracy?
He also made the "mother" comment in his last moments. The "repent" comment was in the diary that Booth made while on the run.

7. Arthur Bremer shot presidential candidate George Wallace. Apparently, he also stalked another political figure. Who?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Apparently, he also stalked Nixon.

8. Sirhan Sirhan shot presidential candidate Robert Kennedy. What did he state as his motive?

Answer: Political

He said more than once: "I did it for my country".

9. Most would-be assassins have used some form of pistol or handgun. Who did not?

Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald

If you believe that Oswald shot John Kennedy, you must also accept the idea that he did it from the "sniper's nest" in the Texas School Depository while using a cheap rifle (and while making several difficult shots at great speed).

10. Which assassin lived for the shortest period of time after committing his crime?

Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald

Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby on the weekend immediately following the (Friday) shooting of JFK. Booth managed to survive for a few weeks while fleeing and hiding.

Source: Author robert362

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