US History MCQs

US Presidential Assassinations MCQs with Answer

Who was the first U.S. President to be assassinated?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) John F. Kennedy
C) James A. Garfield
D) William McKinley
Answer: A) Abraham Lincoln

Which President was assassinated in Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) James A. Garfield
C) William McKinley
D) John F. Kennedy
Answer: A) Abraham Lincoln

Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
A) John Wilkes Booth
B) Lee Harvey Oswald
C) Charles J. Guiteau
D) Leon Czolgosz
Answer: A) John Wilkes Booth

Which President was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz?
A) William McKinley
B) James A. Garfield
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) John F. Kennedy
Answer: A) William McKinley

President James A. Garfield was assassinated in which year?
A) 1881
B) 1865
C) 1901
D) 1963
Answer: A) 1881

Who shot President James A. Garfield?
A) Charles J. Guiteau
B) John Wilkes Booth
C) Lee Harvey Oswald
D) Leon Czolgosz
Answer: A) Charles J. Guiteau

President William McKinley was assassinated during his second term in which year?
A) 1901
B) 1897
C) 1912
D) 1881
Answer: A) 1901

Who assassinated President William McKinley?
A) Leon Czolgosz
B) Charles J. Guiteau
C) John Wilkes Booth
D) Lee Harvey Oswald
Answer: A) Leon Czolgosz

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in which city?
A) Dallas, Texas
B) New York City, New York
C) Los Angeles, California
D) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: A) Dallas, Texas

Who was charged with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?
A) Lee Harvey Oswald
B) James Earl Ray
C) Sirhan Sirhan
D) John Wilkes Booth
Answer: A) Lee Harvey Oswald

Which President survived an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr. in 1981?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Jimmy Carter
C) Gerald Ford
D) Richard Nixon
Answer: A) Ronald Reagan

President Ronald Reagan was shot outside which Washington, D.C. hotel?
A) Hilton Hotel
B) Watergate Hotel
C) Marriott Marquis Hotel
D) Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Answer: A) Hilton Hotel

Who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in two separate incidents in 1975?
A) Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme
B) Sara Jane Moore
C) John Hinckley Jr.
D) Charles Manson
Answer: A) Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme

President Harry S. Truman survived an assassination attempt in 1950. Who was the assailant?
A) Oscar Collazo
B) Giuseppe Zangara
C) Puerto Rican Nationalists
D) John Schrank
Answer: A) Puerto Rican Nationalists

Which President faced an assassination attempt by Richard Lawrence in 1835?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) Martin Van Buren
C) James Madison
D) John Quincy Adams
Answer: A) Andrew Jackson

Who attempted to assassinate President Teddy Roosevelt in 1912?
A) John Schrank
B) Leon Czolgosz
C) Charles J. Guiteau
D) Giuseppe Zangara
Answer: A) John Schrank

President Andrew Jackson beat his would-be assassin with what object?
A) His cane
B) A pistol
C) A chair
D) A sword
Answer: A) His cane

Who attempted to assassinate President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933?
A) Giuseppe Zangara
B) John Schrank
C) Charles J. Guiteau
D) Richard Lawrence
Answer: A) Giuseppe Zangara

President Gerald Ford faced another assassination attempt in 1975 by whom?
A) Sara Jane Moore
B) Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme
C) John Hinckley Jr.
D) Arthur Bremer
Answer: A) Sara Jane Moore

Who attempted to assassinate President Harry S. Truman in 1950?
A) Oscar Collazo
B) Puerto Rican Nationalists
C) John Schrank
D) Giuseppe Zangara
Answer: A) Puerto Rican Nationalists

Which President faced an assassination attempt by Arthur Bremer in 1972?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Gerald Ford
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Ronald Reagan
Answer: A) Richard Nixon

President George W. Bush survived an assassination attempt in which country?
A) Georgia
B) Iraq
C) Afghanistan
D) Georgia
Answer: A) Georgia

Who attempted to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933?
A) Giuseppe Zangara
B) Richard Lawrence
C) John Schrank
D) Charles J. Guiteau
Answer: A) Giuseppe Zangara

President Gerald Ford faced an assassination attempt in Sacramento, California, by whom?
A) Sara Jane Moore
B) Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme
C) John Hinckley Jr.
D) Arthur Bremer
Answer: A) Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme

Which President faced an assassination attempt in 1842 while on a ship traveling to Washington, D.C.?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) James K. Polk
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Martin Van Buren
Answer: A) Andrew Jackson

Who attempted to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln in 1861?
A) Allan Pinkerton
B) John Wilkes Booth
C) Lewis Powell
D) Richard Lawrence
Answer: A) Allan Pinkerton

President Andrew Johnson faced an assassination attempt following the assassination of which President?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) James A. Garfield
C) William McKinley
D) John F. Kennedy
Answer: A) Abraham Lincoln

Who attempted to assassinate President-elect Teddy Roosevelt in 1901?
A) John Schrank
B) Giuseppe Zangara
C) Richard Lawrence
D) John Hinckley Jr.
Answer: A) John Schrank

President Abraham Lincoln faced an assassination attempt by which Confederate sympathizer?
A) Lewis Powell
B) John Wilkes Booth
C) George Atzerodt
D) David Herold
Answer: A) John Wilkes Booth

Which President faced an assassination attempt by Richard Lawrence in 1835?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) James Madison
C) John Quincy Adams
D) Martin Van Buren
Answer: A) Andrew Jackson

President Theodore Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt during a campaign speech in which city?
A) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
B) Chicago, Illinois
C) New York City, New York
D) Boston, Massachusetts
Answer: A) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Who attempted to assassinate President Teddy Roosevelt in 1912?
A) John Schrank
B) Giuseppe Zangara
C) Leon Czolgosz
D) Charles J. Guiteau
Answer: A) John Schrank

President Franklin D. Roosevelt faced an assassination attempt in which state in 1933?
A) Florida
B) Texas
C) Louisiana
D) Illinois
Answer: A) Florida

Who attempted to assassinate President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933?
A) Giuseppe Zangara
B) Richard Lawrence
C) John Schrank
D) Charles J. Guiteau
Answer: A) Giuseppe Zangara

President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt survived an assassination attempt in which city in 1933?
A) Miami, Florida
B) New York City, New York
C) Los Angeles, California
D) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: A) Miami, Florida

Who attempted to assassinate President Harry S. Truman in 1950?
A) Oscar Collazo
B) Puerto Rican Nationalists
C) John Schrank
D) Giuseppe Zangara
Answer: A) Puerto Rican Nationalists

President Harry S. Truman faced an assassination attempt in which state in 1950?
A) Washington, D.C.
B) New York
C) Illinois
D) Pennsylvania
Answer: A) Washington, D.C.

Who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California, in 1975?
A) Sara Jane Moore
B) Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme
C) John Hinckley Jr.
D) Arthur Bremer
Answer: A) Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme

President Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt in which year?
A) 1981
B) 1979
C) 1983
D) 1985
Answer: A) 1981

Who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981?
A) John Hinckley Jr.
B) Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme
C) Sara Jane Moore
D) Arthur Bremer
Answer: A) John Hinckley Jr.

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