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Who Was President? Trivia Quiz

Basic knowledge of presidents. Some questions are more obvious than others, and most are from the 20th century.

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

Author
lucyz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
41,811

Updated
Dec 28 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4331

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was president when World War II ended? Hint

Calvin Coolidge

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Harry Truman

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the US president when Fidel Castro overthrew Batista? Hint

Truman

Eisenhower

Kennedy

Nixon

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which future president was in France while the Constitution was being written? Hint

James Monroe

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which president founded the Peace Corps? Hint

Johnson

Truman

Kennedy

Clinton

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was president during World War I and was known for his idea of the League of Nations?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who did Eisenhower choose as his running mate for the 1952 election? Hint

Nixon

Stevenson

Reagan

Dewey

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was president during the Spanish-American War? Hint

William McKinley

Rutherford B. Hayes

Herbert Hoover

W. H. Taft

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Question 8 of 10

8. What president's cabinet members were involved with the Teapot Dome Scandal? Hint

Taft's

Coolidge's

Wilson's

Harding's

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was president at the time of the Berlin Airlift? Hint

FDR

Eisenhower

Truman

Kennedy

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was president when the stock market crashed, marking the beginning of the Great Depression? Hint

Warren G. Harding

Woodrow Wilson

Herbert Hoover

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was president when World War II ended?

Answer: Harry Truman

FDR died right before the war was over. Truman was president when the war in Europe ended, and then he focused on the war with Japan.

2. Who was the US president when Fidel Castro overthrew Batista?

Answer: Eisenhower

When communism hit Cuba, Americans naturally became worried because it was so close to Florida. History soon showed that they were right to be concerned.

3. Which future president was in France while the Constitution was being written?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

4. Which president founded the Peace Corps?

Answer: Kennedy

One of the best things Kennedy did. The idea started when he was a senator from Massachusetts, and he then used the Peace Corps proposal in his presidential campaign.

5. Who was president during World War I and was known for his idea of the League of Nations?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

His 14 points were attacked at Versailles, and the Senate refused to allow the U.S. to join the League of Nations.

6. Who did Eisenhower choose as his running mate for the 1952 election?

Answer: Nixon

Adlai E. Stevenson was the Democratic candidate.

7. Who was president during the Spanish-American War?

Answer: William McKinley

Teddy Roosevelt led his famous charge up San Juan Hill during this war.

8. What president's cabinet members were involved with the Teapot Dome Scandal?

Answer: Harding's

Harding pleaded ignorance to the scandal, although most people did not believe him.

9. Who was president at the time of the Berlin Airlift?

Answer: Truman

10. Who was president when the stock market crashed, marking the beginning of the Great Depression?

Answer: Herbert Hoover

FDR was the president for most of the depression, but Hoover was president when the stock market crashed. Hoover at first thought the government shouldn't get involved, when he tried to help later on, his plans were too little too late. When FDR became president, he set up his New Deal programs to improve conditions.

Source: Author lucyz

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