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Title: Name that President!


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Name that President!
  • Presidential Trivia Game

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Directions
  • Read the first clue given and try to guess the
    President before the next clue appears.
  • The team that guesses the correct President first
    wins one point.
  • There are five Presidents in all, so the team
    with the most points out of the five possible is
    the winner!
  • Have fun!

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Name that President 1
  • This President was a member of the Whig Party
  • Was elected President in 1840
  • Was associated with the slogan, Tippecanoe and
    Tyler too!
  • A war hero, he led the troops that conquered
    forces led by Tecumseh
  • Caught a cold during his long inauguration speech
    and died shortly after

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William Henry Harrison
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Name that President 2
  • This President graduated from West Point in 1915
  • Served two terms as President
  • Richard Nixon served as his Vice President
  • Began the development of the Interstate Highway
    System
  • Was nicknamed Ike

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Dwight David Eisenhower
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Name that President 3
  • The President was nicknamed Old Buck
  • Was a Democrat
  • He was the only President who never married
  • Served as Secretary of State under James K. Polk
  • Abraham Lincoln succeeded him as President

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James Buchanan
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Name that President 4
  • This President was soundly defeated during his
    first run for the White House (only 1 electoral
    vote)
  • He served two terms as President
  • Gained his middle name from his mother
  • Graduated from Eureka College in 1932
  • Elizabeth Dole served as his Secretary of
    Transportation

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Ronald Wilson Reagan
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Name that President 5
  • This President was defeated during his first two
    runs for the White House
  • Received only 25,000 a year as President
  • Served as a member of the House of Burgesses
  • Graduated from the College of William and Mary in
    1762
  • His oldest daughters first and middle name was
    Martha Washington

12
Thomas Jefferson
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Who named these Presidents?
  • William Henry Harrison
  • Dwight David Eisenhower
  • James Buchanan
  • Ronald Wilson Reagan
  • Thomas Jefferson

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Congratulations!
  • More information about Presidents can be found at
    http//www.potus.com/
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