Franklin D. Roosevelt - Quiz
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  • 1. Whom did Franklin D. Roosevelt first propose to while in college?
A) Alice Ruggles Sohier
B) Eleanor Roosevelt
C) Sara Roosevelt
D) Missy LeHand
  • 2. What is the relation between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt?
A) Siblings
B) Fifth cousin once removed
C) Second cousins
D) First cousins
  • 3. Who gave away the bride at Franklin and Eleanor's wedding?
A) Sara Roosevelt
B) Franklin's father
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Elliott Roosevelt
  • 4. When did Franklin and Eleanor get married?
A) March 17, 1905
B) January 1, 1905
C) March 17, 1903
D) June 15, 1906
  • 5. Which family property did Eleanor Roosevelt particularly love?
A) Springwood
B) Val-Kill
C) The New York townhouse
D) Campobello Island
  • 6. Who provided the townhouse for the newlyweds in New York City?
A) Sara Roosevelt
B) Eleanor Roosevelt
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Theodore Roosevelt
  • 7. How many children did Franklin and Eleanor have in total?
A) Five
B) Six
C) Seven
D) Four
  • 8. What was the name of the couple's only daughter?
A) Sara
B) Anna
C) Lucy
D) Alice
  • 9. In what year did the couple's second son, Franklin, die in infancy?
A) 1909
B) 1910
C) 1907
D) 1906
  • 10. Who did Franklin have an affair with starting in 1914?
A) Sara Roosevelt
B) Missy LeHand
C) Alice Ruggles Sohier
D) Lucy Mercer
  • 11. When did Eleanor discover Franklin's affair with Lucy Mercer?
A) 1941
B) 1918
C) 1905
D) 1914
  • 12. What was the name of the home Eleanor established in Hyde Park?
A) Val-Kill
B) Campobello
C) Springwood
D) The Townhouse
  • 13. Which secretary did Elliott Roosevelt claim his father had an affair with?
A) Eleanor Roosevelt
B) Alice Ruggles Sohier
C) Missy LeHand
D) Lucy Mercer
  • 14. Why did Franklin not divorce Eleanor after the 1918 affair discovery?
A) The children were too young
B) He loved her too much
C) Sara Roosevelt objected
D) He was already President
  • 15. What happened to the nature of Franklin and Eleanor's marriage after 1918?
A) It became stronger and more romantic
B) They moved to Campobello together
C) It shifted to a political partnership
D) They divorced immediately
  • 16. Which number president of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
A) 34th
B) 33rd
C) 31st
D) 32nd
  • 17. In what year did Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency begin?
A) 1933
B) 1936
C) 1929
D) 1941
  • 18. Roosevelt is the only US president to have served how many terms?
A) Three
B) Exactly two
C) More than two
D) One
  • 19. To which political party did Franklin D. Roosevelt belong?
A) Democratic Party
B) Libertarian Party
C) Republican Party
D) Whig Party
  • 20. Before becoming president, what position did Roosevelt hold from 1929 to 1932?
A) Governor of New York
B) Vice President
C) Secretary of the Navy
D) Senator of New York
  • 21. Which university did Franklin D. Roosevelt graduate from?
A) Columbia University
B) Harvard University
C) Yale University
D) Princeton University
  • 22. In 1913, what position did Roosevelt hold under President Woodrow Wilson?
A) Secretary of Defense
B) Assistant secretary of the Navy
C) Secretary of State
D) Attorney General
  • 23. Who was Roosevelt's running mate in the 1920 presidential election?
A) Warren G. Harding
B) Herbert Hoover
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) James M. Cox
  • 24. In what year did an illness permanently paralyze Roosevelt's legs?
A) 1933
B) 1913
C) 1921
D) 1928
  • 25. Whom did Roosevelt defeat in the 1932 presidential election?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) James M. Cox
D) Warren G. Harding
  • 26. What was the name of the program Roosevelt initiated during his first 100 days?
A) Square Deal
B) New Deal
C) Great Society
D) Fair Deal
  • 27. What major event occurred on December 7, 1941?
A) Election of 1940
B) Beginning of the New Deal
C) Declaration of the United Nations
D) Attack on Pearl Harbor
  • 28. Which country did Roosevelt declare war on first after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
A) Japan
B) Soviet Union
C) Italy
D) Germany
  • 29. In what year did Franklin D. Roosevelt die?
A) 1946
B) 1941
C) 1945
D) 1944
  • 30. Which of these programs was implemented under Roosevelt?
A) Medicare
B) Medicaid
C) Peace Corps
D) Social Security
  • 31. Who encouraged Roosevelt to continue his political career after his paralysis?
A) Woodrow Wilson
B) James M. Cox
C) His father
D) His wife, Eleanor
  • 32. What was the strategy Roosevelt implemented during World War II?
A) Isolationism
B) Pacific first
C) Europe first
D) Neutrality
  • 33. What entity did Roosevelt work with Allied leaders to create?
A) League of Nations
B) NATO
C) European Union
D) United Nations
  • 34. What controversial action is Roosevelt criticized for?
A) The creation of the atomic bomb
B) The New Deal
C) The Great Depression
D) Internment of Japanese Americans
  • 35. On what date was Franklin D. Roosevelt born?
A) January 15, 1880
B) February 20, 1882
C) January 30, 1882
D) January 30, 1884
  • 36. What was the name of the Roosevelt family estate?
A) Hyde Park Manor
B) Springwood
C) Delano Estate
D) The Roosevelt House
  • 37. How were Franklin D. Roosevelt's parents related?
A) They were first cousins
B) They were siblings
C) They were sixth cousins
D) They were not related
  • 38. What political affiliation did Franklin's father have?
A) Bourbon Democrat
B) Whig
C) Progressive
D) Republican
  • 39. Which foreign languages did Roosevelt learn during his trips to Europe and Canada?
A) Latin and Greek
B) German and Spanish
C) Spanish and Italian
D) German and French
  • 40. What was the name of the exclusive Episcopal boarding school Roosevelt attended?
A) Phillips Exeter Academy
B) Harvard College
C) Columbia Law School
D) Groton School
  • 41. Who was the headmaster of the Groton School?
A) James Roosevelt
B) Endicott Peabody
C) Theodore Roosevelt
D) Alan Brinkley
  • 42. What position did Roosevelt hold at The Harvard Crimson?
A) President
B) Reporter
C) Editor-in-chief
D) Sports columnist
  • 43. Which fraternity was Roosevelt a member of at Harvard?
A) Porcellian Club
B) Delta Kappa Epsilon
C) Alpha Delta Phi Fly Club
D) Sigma Chi
  • 44. In what year did Franklin D. Roosevelt graduate from Harvard?
A) 1900
B) 1903
C) 1904
D) 1907
  • 45. When did Roosevelt drop out of Columbia Law School?
A) 1907
B) 1905
C) 1904
D) 1903
  • 46. Why did Roosevelt leave Columbia Law School?
A) He was expelled
B) He passed the bar
C) He joined the military
D) He lost interest in politics
  • 47. How long did Roosevelt attend Harvard College?
A) Five years
B) Three years
C) Two years
D) Four years
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