Trivia For May 26, 2026

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20th Century U.S. Presidents

Question 1:

Who was the first U.S. president elected in the 20th century?

Theodore Roosevelt

  • The 20th century began on January 1, 1901. The first presidential election in the 20th century was the 1904 election in which Theidore Roosevelt was reelected. He had taken office in September 1901, following the assassination of his predecessor.

Question 2:

Name the U.S. president at the time of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. This treaty effectively ended direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.

Richard Nixon

  • Despite the peace agreement, fighting continued between North and South Vietnam. On April 30, 1975, the city of Saigon fell, leading to the collapse of the South Vietnamese government and the reunification of the country.

Question 3:

How many fundamental freedoms did Franklin Roosevelt list in his 1941 State of the Union address?

Four

  • Roosevelt's stated that all people around the world should enjoy four freedoms: Freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear.

Question 4:

Several newspapers incorrectly printed that Charles Evans Hughes won the 1916 U.S. presidential election. In fact, who was the real winner?

Woodrow Wilson

  • Wilson was the incumbent and narrowly defeated Hughes. He was the first Democrat since 1832 to win re-election to a second consecutive term.

Question 5:

Running against Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential campaign, Walter Mondale would only win electoral votes from the District of Columbia and this U.S. state.

Minnesota

  • Mondale served as a U.S. senator from Minnesota from 1964 to 1976 before becoming Jimmy Carter's vice-president.

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