Test your knowledge of the world's most famous president and icon, John F. Kennedy!
Which U.S. President signed the bill designating the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.?
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which Pulitzer Prize-winning book did John F. Kennedy write?
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Profiles in Courage
What was the name of John F. Kennedy's World War II patrol boat?
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PT-109
Who was John F. Kennedy's Vice President?
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Lyndon B. Johnson
What was the name of the civil rights leader who gave his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech on the same day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
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Martin Luther King Jr.
What was the name of the doctor who performed the autopsy on John F. Kennedy?
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Dr. James Humes
What was the name of the U.S. Navy destroyer escort that rescued John F. Kennedy and his crew after their PT-109 boat was sunk?
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USS Charles Lawrence
What was the name of John F. Kennedy's father?
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Joseph
What was the name of the yacht that John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier were married on?
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Honey Fitz
Which famous civil rights leader did John F. Kennedy call to express his concern after the leader's arrest during a sit-in demonstration in Atlanta?
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Martin Luther King Jr.
What was the name of the US Senator from Wisconsin who led a campaign of accusations against alleged communists in the US government during the 1950s?
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Joseph McCarthy
In which city was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
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Dallas
What was the name of John F. Kennedy's wife?
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
What is the full name of John F. Kennedy?
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
What was the name of the man who assassinated John F. Kennedy?
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Which famous journalist interviewed John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign in the first-ever televised presidential debate?
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Howard K. Smith
What was the name of the US President who authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan during World War II?
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Harry S. Truman
What was the number of John F. Kennedy's executive order that established the Peace Corps?
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10924
What was the name of the elementary school John F. Kennedy attended?
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Devotion School
How many siblings did John F. Kennedy have?
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8
What was the name of the program proposed by John F. Kennedy to send Americans to the moon?
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Apollo
What was the name of the German dictator who was responsible for the Holocaust during World War II?
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Adolf Hitler
What was the name of the Russian revolutionary who led the Bolsheviks and became the first leader of the Soviet Union?
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Vladimir Lenin
Which U.S. state did John F. Kennedy represent as a Senator before becoming President?
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Massachusetts
What was the name of the commission that investigated the assassination of John F. Kennedy?
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Warren Commission
What was the name of the operation that led to the failed invasion of Cuba during John F. Kennedy's presidency?
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Operation Zapata
What was the name of the Vice President who succeeded John F. Kennedy after his assassination?
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Lyndon B. Johnson
In which year was John F. Kennedy born?
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1917
What was the name of the Indian independence leader who used nonviolent resistance to lead his country to freedom from British rule?
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Mahatma Gandhi
What was the name of the French military leader who rose to power during the French Revolution?
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Which amendment to the United States Constitution was passed after John F. Kennedy's assassination, addressing presidential succession and disability?
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25th Amendment
What was the name of the South African anti-apartheid leader who became the country's first black president?
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Nelson Mandela
Which famous singer sang 'Happy Birthday' to John F. Kennedy at his birthday celebration in 1962?
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Marilyn Monroe
What was the name of the Bay of Pigs invasion, which was a failed attempt by the United States to overthrow the government of Cuba?
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Operation Zapata
What was the name of the British Prime Minister who led the country through World War II?
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Winston Churchill
What was the name of the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, who was a close friend of John F. Kennedy?
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John Glenn
What was the name of the Chinese communist revolutionary who led the People's Republic of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976?
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Mao Zedong
What was the name of John F. Kennedy's younger brother who also served as Attorney General?
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Robert
What was the name of the secret service agent who jumped onto the back of the presidential limousine after John F. Kennedy was shot?
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Clint Hill
What was the name of John F. Kennedy's residence in Palm Beach, Florida?
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La Guerida
Which island nation did John F. Kennedy's family originate from?
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Ireland
What was the name of the nurse who attended to John F. Kennedy after he was shot?
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Doris Nelson
What was the name of the US President who declared war on Iraq in 2003?
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George W. Bush
Which famous American author wrote a best-selling book about the assassination of John F. Kennedy titled 'Libra'?
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Don DeLillo
During which crisis did John F. Kennedy deliver his famous 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech?
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Berlin Crisis
Which university did John F. Kennedy attend for his undergraduate degree?
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Harvard
What was the name of John F. Kennedy's younger brother, who also served as Attorney General?
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Robert F. Kennedy
What was the name of John F. Kennedy's dog, a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev?
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Pushinka
What was the name of the speech given by John F. Kennedy in which he famously said 'Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country'?
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Inaugural Address
What was the name of the Warren Commission, which was established to investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy?
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President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Which Apollo mission did John F. Kennedy set as the goal to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth?
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Apollo 11
What was the name of the US Supreme Court case that established the principle of 'one person, one vote'?
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Reynolds v. Sims
What was the name of the US President who oversaw the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union?
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Ronald Reagan
What was the name of the Soviet Premier with whom John F. Kennedy had a tense standoff during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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Nikita Khrushchev
Which future U.S. President worked as a legislative assistant for then-Senator John F. Kennedy?
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Ted Sorensen
What was the name of the book written by John F. Kennedy that won the Pulitzer Prize?
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Profiles in Courage
In what year was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
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1963
What was the name of the legislation signed by John F. Kennedy that prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
What was the name of the famous Marilyn Monroe song that was sung to John F. Kennedy at his birthday celebration?
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Happy Birthday
Which university did John F. Kennedy graduate from?
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Harvard University
What was the name of the organization founded by John F. Kennedy to promote peace and international cooperation?
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Peace Corps
What was John F. Kennedy's middle name?
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Fitzgerald
What was the name of the ship commanded by John F. Kennedy during World War II?
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PT-109
What was the name of the island where John F. Kennedy was assassinated?