PRESIDENTIAL SCAVENGER HUNT

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Presidential Scavenger Hunt VERSION 2
1. President who was stricken with polio, but led the country during the beginning of World War 2.
2. President at the end of World War 2 who was defeated by Dewey.
3. Despite getting re-elected on the promise that he would keep the US out of the war, he was president during World War 1.
4. World War 2 general that was president during the truce at the end of the Korean War.
5. Our first president to die in office – of pneumonia – since he was too stupid to wear a coat for his inauguration on a chilly January day.
6. The only bachelor president that is often debated as the first “gay president, this man hailed from Pennsylvania and is remembered for being so caught up in inability to get anything done in pre-Civil War politics that he couldn’t wait to leave office..
7. Civil War general that became president for 8 years despite often being referred to as 1 of our worst presidents.
8. President who was famous for being a great hunter and a Spanish American War hero before being remembered for giving “advice to Ben Stiller.” Tried to re-run for office unsuccessfully years later as a member of the Bull Moose Party.
9. President who failed to get re-elected after his status as Commander-in-Chief during Desert Storm. More young people remember him from an episode of the Simpsons that parodied Dennis the Menace.
10. The 2nd president of the US died the same day (the 4th of July, 1826) as the 3rd president. Who was the 2nd president?
11. President who was almost assassinated by members of the Manson family? Also, he was featured on an episode of the Simpsons as a down to earth guy that Homer could relate to.
12. The only president to resign from office actually was influential for his visit to China and his environmental causes.
13. Lincoln’s vice president was remembered as the president who was brought up on impeachment charges (for leniency to former Confederates after the Civil War). Who was he?
14. My favorite president bought Louisiana from the French, thus ending their stay in America while giving them money to fight England (making sure they would be off of our backs until the War of 1812). He was also referred to as the first American archaeologist. A lover of intelligence, the creator of the University of Virginia, the writer of the Declaration of Independence and the builder of Monticello was who?
15. George W. Bush is not the first president to have a presidential dad. Who was the first son of a president to be president?
16. The president during the War of 1812.
17. This southern president was referred to as King Andrew for his absolute control as president and his desire for Manifest Destiny in the early days of America. He is also known for killing a man to defend his wife’s honor.
18. The last Republican president before the New Deal began. He allowed America to slip further into the Great Depression. If most people know of him now, it’s either because of his daughter on Fox News or because he is mentioned in a song from Annie.
19. The former standard bearer of the Democratic Party, this president’s economic sanctions against Iraq were responsible for 1 million dead Iraqis. Nevertheless, he still managed to become the first Democrat since FDR to win a 2nd term in office.
20. Playboy president that was assassinated in Dallas because of his controversial views is remembered for inspiring the country to go to the moon and for his handling of many Cold War events.
21. Born in a log cabin in Kentucky and rose up to save America from itself. He is often viewed as the greatest president ever. He did all this despite many political setbacks, challenges, and suffering from depression.
22. While some would argue that John Hanson who was in charge of the Articles of Confederation was the first US President, we actually look to this cherry tree chopper as our original leader despite his original reluctance to be a part of the new government.
23. I once had a roommate who referred to him as the greatest president that Panama ever had (since he gave back the canal to the Panamanians). He was president when the hostages were taken in Iran. Now, he is equally infamous for his talks with Hamas.
24. The election of this president over Governor Tilden of New York was an electoral voting nightmare that ended the period of America known as the Reconstruction.
25. Former president of the Screen Actors Guild and Governor of California, the Gipper was known as the Great Communicator and at his recent death was looked upon as the role model for modern conservatives for his Libertarian ideology.
26. Southern Democrat that took over when Kennedy was killed. His wife was named Lady Bird.
27. Shot by a disgruntled attorney at a railroad station in Washington during the only year that he served as president.
28. Like his father, he was a very strong president during wartime, but crashed dramatically in the polls over his other policies as well as when his wartime policies got bogged down in casualties and financial costs.
29. Died in August 1923 of a heart attack, thus keeping his friends personal scandals from coming to public light.
30. Became president after a career in law. Teddy Roosevelt, the man who helped him get in office, would also keep him from getting elected again.
31. One of many presidents from Virginia, he is most famous for a “doctrine” named after him and the Missouri Compromise.
32. Known as the Little Magician. He was from New York and most of his presidency is caught up in the politics that made the Civil War a necessary reality.
33. The only president that was elected twice, but not twice in a row.
34. After the failures of the previous administration, he came to office with a youthful optimism that saw America envision that he could totally reinvent politics and apologize to the world for past mistakes with major policy changes and speeches.
35. This whiskered (though clean-shaven on his chin) guy was in charge of the Customs House before his run as president.
36. Because he signed the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, he was defeated for a 2nd term as president.
37. Stood strong as a nationalist while the territories won in America’s war with Mexico faced the debate over which if any would be slave states.
38. A “deranged anarchist” shot this first president in the 20th Century dead.
39. Despite having less popular votes than Grover Cleveland, he was named president.
40. Referred to as “his accidency” due to his appointment to president because of the former president’s death.

Google Search for Presidents of the USA will give you a list of presidents if you don't have a list handy. PRINT the last name of the president behind the number of the question when you turn this in (to make for more expedited grading).