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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

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

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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?

Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leonid Brezhnev
Georgy Malenkov

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

Korean War
Vietnam War
The Great War
World War II

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

Richard Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Dwight Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey

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

Irish
Catholic
Clean shaven
Harvard-educated

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

Operation Freedom
Cuban Missile Crisis
Operation Eagle Claw
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

Landed a rover on the moon
Won a gold medal in hockey
Sent a person to space
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?

Tom Jones
The Sound of Music
My Fair Lady
Cleopatra

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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?

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

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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?

From Russia With Love
War is Hell
The Birds
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
Franklin Pierce
Ulysses S. Grant

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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?

Underwater
Underground
In the desert
In space

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

19 days
27 days
6 days
13 days

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

Lyndon B. Johnson
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon

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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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