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Presidential Beginnings and Endings

How much do you know about how United States presidents came into office, or about how they left? Test your knowledge in this quiz.


 

Quiz ID:#12543
Fun:*** (2.86)
Difficulty:** (1.21)
Category:History > United States
Created By:Winner4600*******!

 



#1   Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in office at the end of his third term.




#2   ___ was the first vice president to be elevated to the presidency due to the death of his predecessor - in this case, William Henry Harrison.






#3   Andrew Johnson was impeached and convicted by Congress, prematurely ending his term in office.




#4   The Supreme Court was needed to decide the results of the 2000 presidential election, which George W. Bush won.




#5   Richard Nixon resigned as a result of what scandal?






#6   Gerald R. Ford is the only president who was never elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency.




#7   In the Election of 1800, ___ and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, resulting in the House of Representatives deciding which of the two would become the next president.






#8   Despite winning in only two Southern counties, Abraham Lincoln became the first president from the ___ Party.

Your Answer: (Show Hint)

#9   Lyndon B. Johnson's popularity steadily declined during the Vietnam War, and as a result, he lost the next election to Richard Nixon.




#10   Taking the oath of office at age 43, ___ is the youngest person to ever be elected president.








 

 


   





Comments

NedphoenixAus*

posted 578 days ago

Excellent. I loved this one. Do another.



4demotus*

posted 578 days ago

Great quiz - nicely written with thorough explanations! I vaguely remember reviewing this quiz a really long time ago...



tpg76us*

posted 578 days ago

Great explanations... thanks!



ccurt61*

posted 577 days ago

not thrilled with trick questions.... boo on this one



New1*us*

posted 572 days ago

4/10 Great quiz, good ????'s



tommysmo*

posted 555 days ago

this gets a best quiz ever because of the explanations as well as there being good questions!

ccurt - not trick questions. just making sure you actually knew!

I got a 6.



Winner4600*

posted 555 days ago

Thanks, everyone!



zonahoboAus*

posted 524 days ago

Well done. I enjoyed it and learned too.



nettielynn65*

posted 474 days ago

cool;I actually spelled republican right for a change ,great quiz



DewlannaSoloAus*

posted 374 days ago

wonderful quiz with great explanations.



Uncle_AlAca*

posted 263 days ago

B- Sad to say but I probably know more about American Presidents than Canadian PMs.



Zag24Aus*

posted 171 days ago

Great quiz, great commentary. I'm not sure what the earlier poster refers to as trick questions. I got 2 wrong, but I just didn't know the answer, they weren't tricks. Maybe he is referring to #10, but that such a common bit of trivia, usually with exactly that phrasing, that everyone should know it.



311WordGuyAus*

posted 10 days ago

Presidental power! gq





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