John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. President-assasinated
  • 1. Who was John F. Kennedy's Vice President?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Gerald Ford
C) Hubert Humphrey
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
  • 2. In which city was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
A) Los Angeles
B) Chicago
C) Dallas
D) New York
  • 3. Where was John F. Kennedy born?
A) New York City, New York
B) Washington D.C.
C) Boston, Massachusetts
D) Brookline, Massachusetts
  • 4. Which political party did John F. Kennedy belong to?
A) Libertarian Party
B) Democratic Party
C) Republican Party
D) Green Party
  • 5. What was John F. Kennedy's military rank during World War II?
A) Lieutenant
B) Captain
C) Sergeant
D) Major
  • 6. Which of the following books was written by John F. Kennedy?
A) Brave New World
B) 1984
C) Profiles in Courage
D) To Kill a Mockingbird
  • 7. Which U.S. state was John F. Kennedy representing in the U.S. House of Representatives?
A) California
B) New York
C) Massachusetts
D) Texas
  • 8. Which Soviet leader did John F. Kennedy famously clash with during the Cold War?
A) Vladimir Lenin
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Mikhail Gorbachev
D) Nikita Khrushchev
  • 9. Which U.S. city was John F. Kennedy representing in the U.S. Senate?
A) New York City
B) Los Angeles
C) Boston
D) Chicago
  • 10. What organization was founded by John F. Kennedy as a volunteer program for Americans to serve in developing countries?
A) Greenpeace
B) Doctors Without Borders
C) UNICEF
D) Peace Corps
  • 11. Which famous speech did John F. Kennedy deliver in Berlin in 1963?
A) Tear Down This Wall
B) Ask not what your country can do for you
C) I Have a Dream
D) Ich bin ein Berliner
  • 12. Who was the Chief Justice of the United States when John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
A) Earl Warren
B) Warren Burger
C) John Roberts
D) William Rehnquist
  • 13. When did John F. Kennedy become the President of the United States?
A) November 22, 1963
B) January 20, 1961
C) March 4, 1957
D) September 10, 1965
  • 14. What was John F. Kennedy's middle name?
A) Francis
B) Fortunato
C) Frederick
D) Fitzgerald
  • 15. What event marked the beginning of John F. Kennedy's presidency?
A) Bay of Pigs Invasion
B) Inauguration
C) Cuban Missile Crisis
D) Debate with Nixon
  • 16. What major foreign policy initiative did John F. Kennedy launch in 1961 to provide economic assistance and military aid to developing countries?
A) Alliance for Progress
B) Marshall Plan
C) Truman Doctrine
D) Domino Theory
  • 17. Who was the governor of Texas riding with John F. Kennedy when he was assassinated?
A) George Wallace
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) John Connally
D) Ted Kennedy
  • 18. What was John F. Kennedy's favorite song performed by Marilyn Monroe at his birthday celebration in 1962?
A) Somewhere Over the Rainbow
B) Happy Birthday
C) Fly Me to the Moon
D) Moon River
  • 19. What was the name of John F. Kennedy's brother who also served as Attorney General?
A) Edward
B) Robert
C) Joseph Jr.
D) William
  • 20. What was the main topic of John F. Kennedy's famous September 1962 speech?
A) Space Exploration
B) World Peace
C) Economic Equality
D) Civil Rights
  • 21. Which famous speech did John F. Kennedy deliver at his inauguration in 1961?
A) I Have a Dream
B) Ask not what your country can do for you
C) Tear Down This Wall
D) I am a Berliner
  • 22. Which war did John F. Kennedy serve in as a naval officer?
A) Vietnam War
B) World War II
C) Iraq War
D) Korean War
  • 23. Where is John F. Kennedy buried?
A) Gettysburg National Cemetery
B) Mount Vernon
C) Arlington National Cemetery
D) Pearl Harbor
  • 24. In what year did John F. Kennedy marry Jacqueline Bouvier?
A) 1960
B) 1961
C) 1953
D) 1962
  • 25. What was the name of the commission established to investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy?
A) Warren Commission
B) Johnson Commission
C) Nixon Commission
D) Kennedy Commission
  • 26. When was John F. Kennedy born?
A) January 15, 1915
B) March 12, 1922
C) May 29, 1917
D) June 1, 1920
  • 27. What was the name of John F. Kennedy's daughter who was born in 1957?
A) Maria
B) Jacqueline
C) Rose
D) Caroline
  • 28. In which year did John F. Kennedy deliver his famous 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech?
A) 1963
B) 1960
C) 1961
D) 1962
  • 29. Which university did John F. Kennedy attend and graduate from in 1940?
A) Harvard University
B) Princeton University
C) Stanford University
D) Yale University
  • 30. What major civil rights legislation was proposed by John F. Kennedy but passed under Lyndon B. Johnson?
A) Equal Rights Amendment
B) Voting Rights Act of 1965
C) Brown v. Board of Education
D) Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • 31. What was the name of the Navy PT boat commanded by John F. Kennedy during World War II?
A) USS Arizona
B) USS Missouri
C) USS Constitution
D) PT-109
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