Who was President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

John F Kennedy Click to see the answer

Who succeeded John F Kennedy as President of the United States?

Lyndon Johnson

Who was President of the United States when Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969?

Richard Nixon

Who was the 40th President of the United States?

Ronald Reagan

Who was the first Catholic president of the United States?

John F Kennedy

Which US President was the tallest?

Abraham Lincoln

Who was the first US President to have been born a US citizen?

Martin Van Buren Click to see the answer

The Teapot Dome Scandal took place during whose presidency?

Warren G Harding

Which of these was the second president of the United States?

John Adams

Who was the first US President to die in office?

William Harrison

Who was President at the time of the US Bicentennial in 1976?

Gerald Ford

Presidential Inaugurations are usually carried out on the steps of which building?

The Capitol

Which of these men never became President of the United States?

Alexander Hamilton

Which US President's wife was known as 'Lady Bird'?

Lyndon Johnson

Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister at the outbreak of which war?

World War II

In which year was the voting age reduced from 21 to 18?

1968 Click to see the answer

The Althingi is the name of parliament in which country?

Iceland

At 6ft 4in, who was the tallest President of the US?

Abraham Lincoln

In which year was US President John F. Kennedy born?

1917

In which decade was Lyndon B. Johnson President?

60s

Old Hickory' was a nickname given to which US President?

Andrew Jackson

In which decade did Britain get its first female Prime Minister?

1970s

How many times was Franklin D Roosevelt elected as US President?

Four

Ronald Reagan was once governor of which state?

California

At only 5ft 4in tall, who was the smallest US President?

James Madison

In which year was US President Bill Clinton born?

1946

Of which European country has Bertie Ahern been Prime Minster?

Ireland

In the UK, which government department oversees the prison and probationary services?

Ministry of Justice Click to see the answer

In 1970, politician Iain Macleod died of a heart attack. Which senior governmental post was he in at the time?

Chancellor

In which year was US President Barack Obama born?

1961

In which year was US President George W. Bush born?

1946

In which year was US President Lyndon B. Johnson born?

1908

In which year was US President Herbert Hoover born?

1874

In which year did all women over 21 receive the vote in Britain?

1928

In which decade did Britain first have a woman Prime Minister?

1970s

In which year did all voting in British General Elections become secret?

1872

In which year was US President Calvin Coolidge born?

1872

In which city was Bobby Kennedy assassinated in 1968?

Los Angeles

On what did the 'Corn Laws' of 1804, impose a heavy tax?

Imported corn

In which year did Britain last have a Liberal Prime Minister?

1922

George W Bush was visiting a school in which state when he was informed about the 9/11 attacks?

Florida

Former President Jimmy Carter was born in which state?

Georgia

In which decade did Tony Blair first become Prime Minister?

1990s

In which year was US President Richard Nixon born?

1913

In which decade did the position 'Secretary of State for War' cease to be a Cabinet post in the UK?

60s

In which year was US President Dwight D. Eisenhower born?

1890

In which year was direct rule imposed on Northern Ireland by Westminster?

1972

Which US president completed the Louisiana Purchase - buying Louisiana Territory from France?

Thomas Jefferson Click to see the answer

Which of these US Presidents once served as Director of the CIA?

George H W Bush

Which US President was in office at the outbreak of the First World War?

Woodrow Wilson

In which US city was George Washington inaugurated for his first term as President of the United States?

New York

The Great Society' was a set of domestic political programs launches by which US President?

Lyndon Johnson

Which US President was in office at the outbreak of the Second World War?

Franklin D Roosevelt

Which of these US Presidents is NOT depicted among the four sculptures on Mount Rushmore?

Franklin D Roosevelt Click to see the answer

Who was the first US president to formally transfer presidential authority to his vice-president while he underwent surgery?

Ronald Reagan

Apart from John F Kennedy, who is the only US president buried in Arlington National Cemetery?

William Taft

After the death of the incumbent president, which VP was famously sworn in as President by his father, a notary public?

Calvin Coolidge

Who is second in line of succession to the presidency - i.e. after the Vice-President?

Speaker of the House

Who was Bill Clinton's Republican opponent in the 1992 presidential election?

George H W Bush

Which of these men did NOT serve as both vice president and president?

George W Bush

Which of these was the birth state of more future US presidents than any other?

Virginia

Who was President when the USA purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867?

Andrew Johnson

Who was the first member of the Republican Party to be elected president?

Abraham Lincoln Click to see the answer

Who was Harry S Truman's Republican opponent when he won a surprise victory in the 1948 presidential election?

Thomas Dewey

Which Independent candidate won 46 Electoral College votes and carried 5 states in the 1968 presidential election?

George Wallace

Which British Prime Minister spoke of 'peace in our time?'?

Chamberlain

Which Harry was President of America in the 1940s?

Harry S.Truman

What position did Eric Holder hold in Barack Obama's first cabinet?

Attorney General

Which former Cabinet member is also a former postman?

Alan Johnson

When did the House of Lords surrender its absolute right to veto legislation?

1911

What name is given to the group of ministers selected by the UK Prime Minister to form the government?

Cabinet

Which Johnson became US President after Kennedy's assassination?

Lyndon

Which former Labour Minister is a defector from the Tory Party?

Shaun Woodward

Which former President reportedly said: 'You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog'?

Harry S.Truman

Which of these did NOT serve as Chancellor under Margaret Thatcher?

Gordon Brown Click to see the answer

Which of these is a British MP NOT allowed to do?

Resign

Which key figure in the Labour Government had previously been university lecturer and also worked in television?

Gordon Brown

Which of these has NOT been the surname of more than one US President?

Jackson

Which member of the Government delivers the annual Budget speech?

Chancellor

What's the nickname of former MP John Prescott?

Johnny Two Jags

When Gordon Brown took over as PM, how many years had Labour been in continuous government?

10

Which former Chancellor of the Exchequer was known as 'Smuggins'?

Nigel Lawson

What did the Tory government introduce in 1973 in a bid to conserve electricity during industrial action by miners?

Three Day Week

Which country's parliament is called the Storting?

Norway

Which member of Thatcher's cabinet was nicknamed the 'Rabbi of Bray'?

Leon Brittan

Which of these was President between the wars?

Hoover

What is the name of the seat of the parliament in Northern Ireland?

Stormont

What's the surname of Jack who became the Secretary of State for Justice in 2007?

Straw

Which former President reportedly said: 'No matter how much cats fight, there always seems to be plenty of kittens'?

Abraham Lincoln

Which form of government has been in control of China since 1949?

Communist

Which country's government is colloquially known as the 'Sark-Opera'?

France

Who was the only US president to have his marriage ceremony performed inside the White House?

Grover Cleveland Click to see the answer

Who was Richard Nixon's Democratic Party opponent in the 1968 presidential election?

Hubert Humphrey

Two US presidents have been impeached, though both were acquitted. Bill Clinton was one - who was the other?

Andrew Johnson

Who was Richard Nixon's Democratic Party opponent in the 1972 presidential election?

George McGovern

To whom did Richard Nixon address his letter of resignation from the presidency, written on August 9th, 1974?

Secretary of State

Who was the first member of the Democratic Party to be elected president?

Andrew Jackson

President Warren G Harding was visited which city in California when he died?

San Francisco Click to see the answer

Who was President at the time of the US Centennial celebrations in 1876?

Ulysses S Grant

In which city was US President William McKinley assassinated?

Buffalo, NY

Which of these pairs of US presidents were related as grandfather/grandson?

William and Benjamin Harrison

Which President was nicknamed 'Ten Cent Jimmy'?

James Buchanan

Which US President was born before the others?

Ulysses S. Grant

Which sorts of business did the UK Government have to 'rescue' to the tune of hundreds of billions of pounds in 2008?

Banks

Which political party ruled the UK throughout the 1980s?

Conservative

Which US President died before the others?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which President had the middle name Earl?

Jimmy Carter

Which President had a cat called Tom Kitten?

John F.Kennedy

Which President was nicknamed Ike?

Eisenhower

Which US President first made his name as an actor?

Ronald Reagan

Which Prime Minister did the IRA try to kill by blowing up the Grand Hotel in Brighton in 1984?

Thatcher

Which President had a dog called Checkers?

Richard Nixon