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U.S. Assassination Attempts Trivia Quiz

All multiple choice questions about who were either assassinated, or an attempt was made. This should be fairly easy.

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
158,060

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
14357

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: Guest 35 (9/10), polly665 (9/10), Guest 108 (9/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. What great human being was shot and killed by James Earl Ray? Hint

Nelson Mandela

U.S. Grant

William McKinley

Martin Luther King Jr.

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1975, which U.S. President escaped an assassination attempt? Hint

Richard Nixon

James K. Polk

Calvin Coolidge

Gerald Ford

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Louisiana U.S. Senator was shot and killed in 1935? Hint

Huey Lewis

Howard Monstom

Howie Long

Huey Long

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Question 4 of 10

4. Texas Governor John Connally was injured during which president's assassination? Hint

John F. Kennedy

William McKinley

Jack Ruby

Martin Luther King Jr.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, he was shot and killed in a New York City auditorium. Who was he? Hint

Malcolm X

James Garfield

Robert Kennedy

John Tyler

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which U.S. President was shot and killed by Leon Czolgosz? Hint

William McKinley

Abraham Lincoln

John F. Kennedy

U.S. Grant

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Question 7 of 10

7. An accomplice of John Wilkes Booth tried to kill which U.S. Secretary of State before the assassination of President Lincoln? Hint

Andrew Johnson

Dean Rusk

William Seward

Alexander Haig

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which civil rights leader was critically wounded, in an assassination attempt in 1980? Hint

Vernon Jordan

Jesse Jackson

Martin Luther King Jr.

Nelson Mandela

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following U.S. Presidents was shot in the left lung and survived? Hint

Richard Nixon

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

Gerald Ford

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Question 10 of 10

10. 1881 was a mournful year in the United States, that saw which U.S. President assassinated? Hint

James Garfield

William McKinley

Harry Truman

Martin Van Buren

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What great human being was shot and killed by James Earl Ray?

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.

King was shot April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He died the same day.

2. In 1975, which U.S. President escaped an assassination attempt?

Answer: Gerald Ford

In Sacramento, California, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme pointed a .45 automatic at the President but never fired. Two weeks later in San Francisco, another attempt was made by Sara Jane Moore, who fired one shot from a .38, but the bullet was deflected.

3. Which Louisiana U.S. Senator was shot and killed in 1935?

Answer: Huey Long

Dr. Carl A. Weiss shot Long on September 8 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He died two days later.

4. Texas Governor John Connally was injured during which president's assassination?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

Allegedly (most controversial) shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, Kennedy died November 22, 1963. To add fuel to the controversy, Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby, who later died of cancer.

5. Also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, he was shot and killed in a New York City auditorium. Who was he?

Answer: Malcolm X

Malcolm X was shot and killed on February 21, 1965. The suspect/s were never identified.

6. Which U.S. President was shot and killed by Leon Czolgosz?

Answer: William McKinley

McKinley was shot in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901. He died eight days later.

7. An accomplice of John Wilkes Booth tried to kill which U.S. Secretary of State before the assassination of President Lincoln?

Answer: William Seward

On April 15, 1865, Lewis Powell (Paine) attempted to kill Seward in Washington. He was linked to John Wilkes Booth who shot President Lincoln on the same day. Seward survived the attempt, while Lincoln did not.

8. Which civil rights leader was critically wounded, in an assassination attempt in 1980?

Answer: Vernon Jordan

Jordan was shot in an assassination attempt on May 29, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

9. Which of the following U.S. Presidents was shot in the left lung and survived?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. on March 30, 1981. Three others were also wounded including James Brady.

10. 1881 was a mournful year in the United States, that saw which U.S. President assassinated?

Answer: James Garfield

On July 2, Charles J. Guiteau shot Garfield in Washington DC. Garfield died September 19, the same year that he took office.

Source: Author Nightmare

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