Dwight D. Eisenhower - Quiz
- 1. What was Dwight D. Eisenhower's middle name?
A) David
B) Dennis
C) Donald
D) Daniel
- 2. In which war did Eisenhower serve as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces?
A) World War II
B) Korean War
C) Spanish-American War
D) Vietnam War
- 3. Which political party was Eisenhower affiliated with?
A) Libertarian
B) Democrat
C) Republican
D) Independent
- 4. In which year was Dwight D. Eisenhower elected as the 34th President of the United States?
A) 1960
B) 1976
C) 1948
D) 1952
- 5. What was the famous nickname given to Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidential retreat in Maryland?
A) Eisenhower Estate
B) Camp David
C) Washington Retreat
D) Presidential Haven
- 6. Which military rank did Eisenhower hold when he retired from active service?
A) Major General
B) General of the Army
C) Colonel
D) Lieutenant
- 7. Eisenhower was instrumental in the planning and execution of which major World War II operation that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany?
A) Battle of the Bulge
B) Stalingrad
C) D-Day
D) Pearl Harbor
- 8. What was Eisenhower's rank when he first entered military service in 1915?
A) Sergeant
B) Private
C) Captain
D) Second Lieutenant
- 9. What was the name of the military operation that liberated Europe from Nazi control during World War II?
A) Operation Overlord
B) Operation Neptune
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Market Garden
- 10. Which state was Eisenhower born in?
A) Kansas
B) Texas
C) California
D) New York
- 11. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, marking the first civil rights legislation since which era?
A) Colonial
B) Civil War
C) Reconstruction
D) Great Depression
- 12. Who was Eisenhower's vice president during his presidency?
A) Lyndon B. Johnson
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Richard Nixon
D) Harry S. Truman
- 13. Where did Dwight D. Eisenhower marry Mamie Doud?
A) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B) Washington D.C.
C) San Francisco, California
D) Denver, Colorado
- 14. What was the motto of Eisenhower's 1952 presidential election campaign?
A) Building a Stronger America
B) I Like Ike
C) Progress and Security
D) Eisenhower for America
- 15. Which major infrastructure project in the United States was initiated during Eisenhower's presidency?
A) Golden Gate Bridge
B) Interstate Highway System
C) Panama Canal
D) Transcontinental Railroad
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