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