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U.S. Presidents Random Quiz #3

Use the hint to identify the appropriate president. The same president may be the answer to multiple questions, and you will be given a different random selection of hints every time you take the quiz. Collect them all!

This quiz covers presidents #31 through #45.

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Quiz by arjaygee
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Last updated: February 19, 2024
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Broke ties with Cuba after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista by Fidel Castro, and authorized a CIA operation to carry out a campaign of terrorist attacks and sabotage, kill civilians, and cause economic damage.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Enthusiastically approved the plan his predecessor created to invade Cuba at Bahía de los Cochinos (Bay of Pigs), a plan that proved disastrous for the U.S., and presided over the Cuban Missile Crisis in the wake of the growing economic and military alliance between Cuba and the Soviet Union.
John F. Kennedy
After campaigning on eliminating the national debt, he added $8.4 trillion to it in a single term, also substantially increasing the deficit with large tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy that weren’t offset by cuts in spending.
Donald Trump
Frequently referred to the press (especially outlets that published unflattering stories about him) as “the enemy of the people” and “the fake news media.”
Donald Trump
Only President born in Arkansas.
Bill Clinton
During his presidency, Apollo 11 and its crew landed on the moon, 20 July 1969.
Richard M. Nixon
During his administration, inflation reached 12%, unemployment reached 9%, and the federal budget ran a deficit every year (as high as $53 billion in 1975 and $73.7 billion in 1976).
Gerald Ford
The 45th President of the United States (2017-2021).
Donald Trump
After asserting “I’m not a crook,” he resigned in disgrace in 1974 once his role in the Watergate scandal became known.
Richard M. Nixon
Despite having supported civil rights during his presidency, he became critical of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Harry S. Truman
The Iran hostage crisis (1979-1981) was largely responsible for his failure to be elected to a second term.
Jimmy Carter
The second of two presidents since 1920 to leave office with a net loss of jobs from the economy.
Donald Trump
His visit to mainland China in 1972 led to the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the U.S.
Richard M. Nixon
The 31st President of the United States (1929-1933).
Herbert Hoover
Only President born in Iowa.
Herbert Hoover
Ended fighting in Korea, but kept a large number of troops on the peninsula to deter North Korean aggression.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
His assassination in Dallas in 1963 was the subject of a congressional commission and fodder for numerous conspiracy theories.
John F. Kennedy
Despite his many accomplishments, he had a rather spotty civil and human rights record, explicitly excluding Mexican Americans from New Deal benefits, forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans, and discouraging and disqualifying many Jewish refugees from Europe.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The 38th President of the United States (1974-1977).
Gerald Ford
Implemented and ratified Amendment XXVI, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 (1971).
Richard M. Nixon
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Level 89
Feb 18, 2024
Spellcheck please.
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Level 65
Feb 18, 2024
I will consider your feedback to be constructive if you identify the specific word or words that my spellchecker missed or over zealously changed.

There are nearly one hundred hints in this quiz. A quick review did not identify any spelling errors in the subset of hints that have been answered thus far.

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Level 90
Feb 18, 2024
Probably cheekily referring to the issue that Reagan is misspelled every time.
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Level 65
Feb 18, 2024
Yes, thanks. Misspelled it and then copied/pasted it multiple times. Then wasted a good deal of time poring over the hints for misspellings.
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Level 28
Feb 18, 2024
I think you need to spellcheck a certain 1980’s President. I won’t say who, as I don’t want give an answer away.
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Level 65
Feb 18, 2024
Thanks. Fixed, but naming him without specifying the exact question wouldn’t have given anything away.