American Presidents: Life Portraits


A Site to Complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits March-December 1999

American Presidents Timeline: Student Directed Learning

This activity was developed by students at Apopka High School in
Apopka, Florida where C-SPAN is provided by Time Warner.

Trivia Quiz
Answer the following questions using the American President's Timeline poster and the names of the American presidents listed below.

LIST OF PRESIDENTS

James Monroe Zachary Taylor Warren Harding

Franklin D. Roosevelt William Henry Harrison Bill Clinton

Andrew Jackson George Washington George Bush
Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard Nixon James A. Garfield
William McKinley John F. Kennedy Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson Grover Cleveland

QUESTIONS
1. I fought in the War of 1812, and was president for two terms. I am __________.
2. I had no political party while in office. I am __________.
3. During my term in office we fought the Persian Gulf War. My name is __________.
4. I am __________ and I enforced desegregation.
5. I am __________ and I resigned.
6. I was in office twice, but did not serve consecutive terms. I am __________.
7. Two of us were impeached. We are __________ and __________.
8. We were assassinated while in office. We are __________, __________, __________, and __________.
9. We died while in office. We are __________, __________, __________, and __________.
10. I was the last president that served in the Continental Congress. I am __________.

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