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