Presidential Facts
Subject: US History,
Technology
Description:
Your child will research facts about some of
the former presidents using a computer with internet
access. Besides being president these men
have done a lot of other things during their life
times. Enjoy finding some of these
interesting facts.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn facts about former presidents
- Use technology to find biographical
information on the former presidents
Materials needed:
- Computer with internet access
- Printout of questions
- Pen or pencil
Activities:
Give your child a printout of the multiple
choice questions on the following page. Ask
them to use this website to answer the questions correctly,
http://learnhub.com/redirect?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fhistory%2Fpresidents%2Falphabetical.html.
Click on the pictures of the president for biographical
information.
Presidential Facts
Quiz
1. He took the oath of office in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, succeeding
the only president ever to resign.
Gerald Ford
Millard Fillmore
Ronald Reagan
Franklin Pierce
2. This president was born in Texas and was known for a program called "The Great Society."
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Abraham Lincoln
3. This former president won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel "Profiles in Courage."
Harry S. Truman
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Herbert Hoover
4. This former president was the commanding general of the victorious forces in Europe during World War II.
James Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
5. This former president was a peanut farmer who is still known for championing human rights.
William J. Clinton
George Washington
William Taft
Jimmy Carter
6. This former president ordered the atomic bomb dropped on Japan during World War II.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
Chester Arthur
7. This former president called for a kinder gentler nation, one of his sons was later elected president
Richard Nixon
George W. Bush
John Quincy Adams
George H. W. Bush
8. During this former president's terms the USA enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history.
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
William J. Clinton
Richard Nixon
9. One of this former president's accomplishments was being a movie star.
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Dwight Eisenhower
10. Which president was once a business leader who managed and owned a professional baseball team?
Theodore Roosevelt
George W. Bush
Andrew Jackson
Lyndon Johnson
Answer Key: 1. Gerald Ford, 2. Lyndon Johnson, 3. John F. Kennedy, 4. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 5. Jimmy Carter, 6. Harry S. Truman, 7. George H. W. Bush, 8. William J. Clinton, 9. Ronald Reagan, 10. George W. Bush
