Ultimate Knowledge Test On US History! Quiz

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1.

Where did the Madisons stay immediately following the burning of the White House in 1814?
- A.
  
  Octagon House
- B.
  
  Petersen House
- C.
  
  Blair House
- D.
  
  Decatur House
2.

Who was the first child of a U.S. President to be born in the White House?
- A.
  
  A Son Of John F. Kennedy
- B.
  
  A Daughter Of Theodore Roosevelt
- C.
  
  A Daughter Of Grover Cleveland
- D.
  
  A Son Of John Tyler
3.

Where was President Zachary Taylor buried?
- A.
  
  Shreveport, Louisiana
- B.
  
  Frankfort, Kentucky
- C.
  
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- D.
  
  Louisville, Kentucky
4.

Where did an assassin attempt to murder President-elect Franklin Roosevelt in 1933?
- A.
  
  Illinois
- B.
  
  Florida
- C.
  
  Pennsylvania
- D.
  
  New York
5.

Which Hollywood star did not support Franklin Roosevelt for U.S. President in the election of 1944?
- A.
  
  Harpo Marx
- B.
  
  Katharine Hepburn
- C.
  
  Orson Welles
- D.
  
  Ginger Rogers
6.

According to an article by Hanna Rosin in a 2001 Esquire magazine, who made George W. Bush President?
- A.
  
  Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
- B.
  
  Florida Secretary Of State Katherine Harris
- C.
  
  Florida Governor Jeb Bush
- D.
  
  First Lady Laura Bush
7.

Through 1999, how many U. S. Presidents had died in office?
- A.
  
  Six
- B.
  
  Four
- C.
  
  Eight
- D.
  
  Nine
8.

Who was the first woman to be put on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List?
- A.
  
  Susan Saxe
- B.
  
  Katherine Ann Power
- C.
  
  Ruth Eisemann-Schier
- D.
  
  Patty Hearst
9.

Who was the first U.S. President born on the Fourth of July?
- A.
  
  William Taft
- B.
  
  Grover Cleveland
- C.
  
  James Garfield
- D.
  
  Calvin Coolidge
10.

President William Howard Taft's best friend, Archie Butt, died returning from Europe on the Titanic. Why had he been sent to Europe?
- A.
  
  To Investigate The European Arms Build-Up
- B.
  
  To Celebrate His 25th Anniversary With His Wife
- C.
  
  To Attend The Funeral Of Pope Benedict XV
- D.
  
  To Represent The USA At The Opening Of The World's Fair
11.

What former President said, "Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe"?
- A.
  
  Dwight D. Eisenhower
- B.
  
  Ronald Reagan
- C.
  
  Theodore Roosevelt
- D.
  
  Lyndon Johnson
12.

Which two U.S. Presidents did Charles Dickens meet in Washington, D.C. on his visits to America?
- A.
  
  James K. Polk And Ulysses S. Grant
- B.
  
  Franklin Pierce And Abraham Lincoln
- C.
  
  John Tyler And Andrew Johnson
- D.
  
  Millard Fillmore And James Buchanan
13.

George Washington's only trip outside the continental United States was to what destination?
- A.
  
  Barbados
- B.
  
  Quebec
- C.
  
  France
- D.
  
  England
14.

John Quincy Adams married his wife, Louisa, in what city?
- A.
  
  St. Petersburg
- B.
  
  Boston
- C.
  
  London
- D.
  
  Berlin
15.

Which of the following Presidents never lived in Cincinnati, Ohio?
- A.
  
  William Henry Harrison
- B.
  
  Herbert Hoover
- C.
  
  Rutherford B. Hayes
- D.
  
  William Howard Taft