US Presidents Trivia Word Search

Harry Truman hailed from this state, nicknamed the 'Show-Me State.'

The twenty-third president's given name distinguishes him from his own grandfather, the ninth president: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This twentieth president was shot by a disappointed office-seeker in 1881 and died of his wounds two months later.

This Secretary of State negotiated the 1867 purchase of Alaska, an acquisition critics mockingly called a 'folly': William _ _ _ _ _ _.

This thirtieth president was sworn in by his own father, a notary public, by lamplight after his predecessor's sudden death.

Clinton's impeachment stemmed from a scandal involving White House intern Monica _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

A conservationist and Rough Rider, this twenty-sixth president was affectionately nicknamed '_ _ _ _ _.'

This eighth president's home village of Kinderhook gave rise to a nickname that may be the origin of a common two-letter word.

Reagan's administration faced a scandal over secret arms sales tied to Nicaraguan _ _ _ _ _ _ rebels.

Ronald Reagan served two terms as governor of the state nicknamed the '_ _ _ _ _ _ State.'

This fortieth president, a former Hollywood actor and California governor, survived an assassination attempt just months into his term.

Warren Harding's administration was rocked by the '_ _ _ _ _ _ Dome' bribery scandal involving oil reserves.

Richard Nixon's first vice president resigned in disgrace over a separate tax scandal: Spiro _ _ _ _ _.

The thirty-fourth president, a WWII Supreme Allied Commander, was universally known by the nickname '_ _ _.'

Dwight Eisenhower grew up in this state, home today to his presidential library.

The belief that America was fated to expand across the continent, embraced during Polk's presidency, was called 'Manifest _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

Donald Trump's first-term vice president was Mike _ _ _ _ _.

Truman's program to rebuild postwar Europe was named for Secretary of State George _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

James Monroe's 1823 statement warning European powers against colonizing the Americas is called the Monroe _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Elected to four terms, this thirty-second president led the nation through the Great Depression and most of World War II.

This twenty-seventh president later became the only person to also serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Barack Obama's signature healthcare law is commonly nicknamed '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

This thirty-sixth president's given name distinguishes him from an earlier, seventeenth president who shared his surname: _ _ _ _ _ _.

Benjamin Harrison practiced law in this Midwestern state before his presidency.

This vice president under both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson later resigned the office: John C. _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This nineteenth president won a bitterly disputed 1876 election decided by a special commission, then served only one term as promised.

Jefferson's 1803 land deal with France, which doubled the size of the country, is called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Purchase.

Abraham Lincoln's first vice president, later dropped from the ticket for a second term, was Hannibal _ _ _ _ _ _.

Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as president by his own father in this small New England state.

This twenty-first president, who took office after an assassination, surprised critics by championing civil service reform.

This seventeenth president, a Southern Democrat who stayed loyal to the Union, became the first US president to be impeached.

Both Eisenhower's birthplace and Lyndon Johnson's ranch were located in this large Southern state.

Kennedy's failed 1961 invasion of Cuba is remembered as the Bay of _ _ _ _.

This fifth president's 1823 foreign policy statement warned European powers against colonizing the Americas.

This many US presidents have been assassinated while in office: _ _ _ _.

Jimmy Carter was a peanut farmer from this Southern state before entering politics.

A former CIA director and Reagan's vice president, this forty-first officeholder led a coalition in the Gulf War.

A peanut farmer turned thirty-ninth president, he brokered a Mideast peace deal and later won a Nobel Peace Prize for post-presidency work.

Known as the 'Father of the Constitution,' this fourth president was the shortest in US history at 5-foot-4.

This twenty-fifth president led the US through the Spanish-American War before being fatally shot at a Buffalo exposition in 1901.

This businessman turned forty-fifth and forty-seventh president is the only one besides Grover Cleveland to serve non-consecutive terms.

The oldest person ever inaugurated president at the time, this forty-sixth officeholder previously served two terms as vice president.

Reagan's proposed missile defense system was nicknamed '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' after a popular film franchise.

This eleventh president pledged to serve only one term and oversaw the largest territorial expansion of any US president.

Abraham Lincoln was shot by actor John Wilkes _ _ _ _ _.

This thirty-first president, a former mining engineer, saw the Great Depression begin barely seven months into his term.

The forced relocation of Native American nations under Jackson's Indian Removal Act became known as the Trail of _ _ _ _ _.

Jimmy Carter brokered peace between Egypt and Israel with the Camp David _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The scandal that forced Nixon's resignation was named for a Washington office and apartment complex: the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ scandal.

Barack Obama is the only president born in this Pacific island state.

The 1962 nuclear standoff between the US and Soviet Union is known as the Cuban _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Crisis.

The only lifelong bachelor to serve as president, this fifteenth officeholder is often ranked worst for failing to prevent the Civil War.

Nicknamed the 'Mother of Presidents' alongside Virginia, this state was the birthplace of seven presidents, including Grant and Taft.

The youngest elected president at just 43, this Cold War leader navigated the Cuban Missile Crisis before his 1963 assassination.

Franklin Roosevelt's Depression-era relief programs were collectively known as the 'New _ _ _ _.'

Calvin Coolidge's famously reserved manner earned him the nickname '_ _ _ _ _ _ Cal.'

The forty-third president, son of the forty-first, was commonly nicknamed '_ _ _ _ _' to distinguish him from his father.

Zachary Taylor's military nickname was 'Old Rough and _ _ _ _ _.'

This is the first president to serve two non-consecutive terms (now joined by one other), and the only one ever married in the White House itself.

The sixth president's middle name, inherited from his mother's family, was _ _ _ _ _ _.

Bill Clinton's vice president later won a Nobel Peace Prize for his climate change advocacy: Al _ _ _ _.

This ninth president delivered the longest inaugural address in history, then died of pneumonia just 31 days into office.

The first African American president, this officeholder signed a sweeping healthcare law and authorized the raid on Osama bin Laden.

Ronald Reagan's nickname 'The _ _ _ _ _ _' came from a football character he played in a 1940 film.

Lyndon Johnson's sweeping domestic agenda was known as the 'Great _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

This first US president's given name was _ _ _ _ _ _ Washington.

This thirteenth president, who took office after his predecessor's death, signed the Fugitive Slave Act as part of a major compromise.

Bill Clinton served as governor of this state before winning the presidency.

Gerald Ford was born in this Great Plains state before his family moved to Michigan.

The only US president to resign from office, this thirty-seventh president also opened US relations with China.

The only person to serve as president without ever being elected president or VP, this officeholder pardoned his disgraced predecessor.

Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lincoln are carved into Mount _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in South Dakota.

FDR called December 7, 1941 'a date which will live in infamy' after the attack on _ _ _ _ _ Harbor.

The secret WWII program to build the atomic bomb, continued through Truman's presidency, was called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Project.

George H.W. Bush's vice president was Dan _ _ _ _ _ _.

Abraham Lincoln built his early political career in this state, in the towns of New Salem and Springfield.

This thirty-third president authorized the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and kept a sign reading 'The buck stops here.'

This forty-second president, a former Arkansas governor, was impeached over a scandal but was acquitted by the Senate.

This Founding Father and first US vice president became the second president in 1797.

Joe Biden represented this small state in the US Senate for over three decades.

Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in Washington, D.C.

This state was the birthplace of more US presidents, including the first and third, than any other.

Woodrow Wilson's blueprint for post-WWI peace was known as his '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Points.'

Nicknamed 'Old Rough and Ready,' this twelfth president was a Mexican-American War hero who died just 16 months into office.

George W. Bush's influential vice president was Dick _ _ _ _ _ _.

Ulysses Grant's first vice president was Schuyler _ _ _ _ _ _.

Nicknamed 'His Accidency,' this tenth president was the first vice president to assume the top office after a predecessor's death.

This Union general who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox later served two scandal-plagued terms as the eighteenth president.

Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program, balancing labor and business interests, was called his '_ _ _ _ _ _ Deal.'

Joe Biden's vice president was the first woman to hold the office: Kamala _ _ _ _ _ _.

This fourteenth president's term was overshadowed by tragedy after his young son died in a train accident just before his inauguration.

Thomas Jefferson's first vice president later killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel: Aaron _ _ _ _.

This twenty-eighth president led the US through World War I, championed the League of Nations, and remains the only president to hold a PhD.

Jimmy Carter's final year in office was overshadowed by the Iran _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Crisis.

This third president wrote the Declaration of Independence and founded the University of Virginia.