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John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. Who was the 34th president?

White House, Washington, D.C., United States

Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt

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The Cold War was ongoing during JFK's presidency from 1961–1963. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during that time?

Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Georgy Malenkov

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During what war was John F. Kennedy awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal?

World War II
The Great War
Vietnam War
Korean War

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Who was the Republican candidate that John F. Kennedy beat out to win the 1960 presidential election?

Barry Goldwater
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Thomas E. Dewey

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John F. Kennedy is considered to be the first _____ US president.

Catholic
Irish
Harvard-educated
Clean shaven

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What was the name of JFK's failed 1961 attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro in Cuba?

Operation Eagle Claw
Operation Freedom
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion

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In 1961, the year JFK became president, what major achievement did the Soviet Union become the first in the world to accomplish?

World Youth Festival, Moscow, 1957, Soviet Union USSR

Sent a person to space
Landed a rover on the moon
Won a gold medal in hockey
Invented the polio vaccine

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What popular film would win the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1964 months after JFK was assassinated?

Cleopatra
Tom Jones
My Fair Lady
The Sound of Music

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How old was Lee Harvey Oswald when he assassinated John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963?

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After being convicted of Lee Harvey Oswald's murder, the appellate court granted Jack Ruby a new trial. Why did the second trial never take place?

A plea agreement was reached
Everyone just forgot all about it!
Jack Ruby died
Jack Ruby pled guilty

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Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested at the Texas Theater where he was hiding in a movie theater. What movie was playing at the time?

The Birds
From Russia With Love
War is Hell
Cleopatra

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John F. Kennedy was the youngest US president to win an election at 43 years of age. Which US president was actually the youngest to hold office at the age of 42?

Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Ulysses S. Grant
Franklin Pierce

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The month before his death, JFK signed the "Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty" which banned the testing of all nuclear weapons except if it took place where?

Underground
In the desert
Underwater
In space

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JFK was the US president during the Cuban Missile Crisis. How long did this crisis last?

27 days
13 days
19 days
6 days

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Who became president of the United States following JFK's assassination in 1963?

Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jimmy Carter

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John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. Who was the 34th president?

The Cold War was ongoing during JFK's presidency from 1961–1963. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during that time?

During what war was John F. Kennedy awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal?

Who was the Republican candidate that John F. Kennedy beat out to win the 1960 presidential election?

John F. Kennedy is considered to be the first _____ US president.

What was the name of JFK's failed 1961 attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro in Cuba?

In 1961, the year JFK became president, what major achievement did the Soviet Union become the first in the world to accomplish?

What popular film would win the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1964 months after JFK was assassinated?

How old was Lee Harvey Oswald when he assassinated John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963?

After being convicted of Lee Harvey Oswald's murder, the appellate court granted Jack Ruby a new trial. Why did the second trial never take place?

Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested at the Texas Theater where he was hiding in a movie theater. What movie was playing at the time?

John F. Kennedy was the youngest US president to win an election at 43 years of age. Which US president was actually the youngest to hold office at the age of 42?

The month before his death, JFK signed the "Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty" which banned the testing of all nuclear weapons except if it took place where?

JFK was the US president during the Cuban Missile Crisis. How long did this crisis last?

Who became president of the United States following JFK's assassination in 1963?

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