US Presidents Trivia Word Search

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

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

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.

This sixteenth president delivered the Gettysburg Address and issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Andrew Jackson's rugged nickname was 'Old _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

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

This seventh president was a hero of the Battle of New Orleans and champion of the 'common man.'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

After the September 11 attacks, George W. Bush launched a global 'War on _ _ _ _ _ _.'

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

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

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

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

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

This twenty-ninth president's administration was rocked by a bribery scandal, though he died in office before it fully surfaced.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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