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1
Which President helped to pass the Head Start program
Kennedy
Nixon
Carter
Johnson
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What mass media item had a great impact on the election of 1960?
the Internet
Television
AM Radio
Newspapers
3
Where was Kennedy assassinated?
Dallas, Texas
Buffalo, NY
Washington, D.C.
Bowler, WI
4
After surviving many many hardships & overcoming many engineering obstacles, Apollo 13...
landed its crew on the Moon
burned up on reentry
returned to the Space Station
returned safely to Earth
5
President Lyndon B. Johnson grew up in the state of ___.
California
Massachusetts
Texas
New York
6
Who assassinated Kennedy?
Leon Czolgosz
Charles J. Guiteau
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
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Who did Kennedy run against in the 1960 election?
Carter
Ford
Truman
Nixon
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Mission to the Moon which had problems, but returned safely to Earth
Apollo 1
Apollo 8
Apollo 11
Apollo 13
9
Our closest connection to the Higher Education Act of 1965 is
the ACT
the FAFSA
the 1040 EZ Tax form
ACT Aspire
10
Leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
Fulgencio Batista
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
11
The Soviet Union launched this satellite in 1957
Sputnik 1
Viking 1
Explorer 1
Pioneer 1
12
This American was the first human to step on the moon in1969:
Stretch Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
13
Action taken by the US to stop Soviet Ships from getting to Cuba during Cuban Missile Crisis
Blockade
All Out War
Appeasement
14
The Federal Health Insurance program for people, usually over 65
Social Security
Badger Care
Medicare
Medicaid
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Wife of President John Kennedy
Jackie Kennedy
Judith Campbell Exner
Marilyn Monroe
Mimi Alford
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When was JFK Assassinated?
November 22, 1963
May 13, 1967
September 5, 1969
December 7, 1941
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Leader of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Harry Truman
18
Kennedy's plan to support Latin America financially by schooling, housing, etc. was known as
Alliance for Progress
Dollar Store
Hull House
Salvation Army
19
What two nations were part of the Apollo - Soyuz mission?
Australia and England
Nicaragua and Chilie
Turkey and Canada
United States and Soviet Union
20
Which of the following was NOT a Kennedy Assassination theory?
LBJ Conspiracy
KGB / Castro Conspiracy
Lincoln Conspiracy
CIA Conspriacy
21
What is the famous quotation from Kennedy's Inaugural Address?
"Speak softly and carry a big stick"
"Ask not what your country can do for you..."
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
"Read my lips, no new taxes"
22
The Single-bullet theory..
states that JFK was struck in the head by this bullet
stated that Jack Ruby killed John Wilkes Booth with 1 shot
stated that JFK and Connally were wounded by the same bullet
was not believed by the Warren Commission
23
Who was the Attorney General of the U.S. during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Robert Kennedy
FDR
Curtis LeMay
Ted Kennedy
24
Program that provides early childhood ed, health, nutrition, & parent services to low-income
NASA
CIA
Head Start
Medicare
25
In 1961 Soviets erected a wall blocking movement from the western controlled part of what city
Warsaw
Moscow
Paris
Berlin
26
President who introduced the Great Society Programs
Johnson
Ford
Kennedy
Nixon
27
What country did the U.S. remove their missiles when the Soviet Union removed theirs in Cuba?
Russia
Poland
Turkey
Cuba
28
What happened to Jack Ruby, the killer of Lee Harvey Oswald?
was sentenced to death & electrocuted
was killed by John Wilkes Booth
was made a national hero, & awarded a medal
died in prison of lung cancer in 1967
29
U.S. space mission that landed on the moon in 1969
Apollo 13
Gemini 3
Apollo 1
Apollo 11
30
What was the name of Johnson's domestic program to fight poverty, disease, unemployment, etc.?
Apollo Program
Gemini Program
Great Society/War of Poverty
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
31
April 1961, 1400 Cuban exiles were captured in Cuba on this failed invasion
Gulf of Tonkin
Chesapeake Bay
Bay of Green Bay
Bay of Pigs
32
direct communication link set upduring JFK’s presidency for communication with the Soviets
Frontier Communications
Wittenberg Cable
Direct TV
Hot Line
33
What was the name of the Commission assigned to investigate Kennedy's assassination?
Jame Corden Commission
Carver Commission
Warren Commission
Goldblum Commission
34
JFK & advisers ordered a(n) ____ of Cuba during the Missile Crisis.
bombing
blockade
building of trenches near
nuclear attack
35
Established a new communist government in Cuba in 1959
Fidel Castro
Robert Kennedy
Fulgencio Batista
Nikita Khrushchev
36
What is a jointly funded, Federal-State health insurance program for low-income & needy people?
Medicaid
Head Start
Social Security
Medicare
37
What's the name for a Russian Astronaut?
Cosmonaut
Cylon
Storm Trooper
Argonaut
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Who did Castro overthrow in 1959 to take control of Cuba?
Fulgencio Batista
Raul Castro
Curtis LeMay
Robert F. Kennedy
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The ___ film captured the moment of JFK's assassination in Dallas, TX.
Spielberg
Tarantino
Scorosese
Zapruder
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Which of the following Astronauts were NOT on the Apollo 11 mission?
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
Scott Kelly
Neil Armstrong
41
Which program was established during the LBJ admin, it's health care for people over 65.
Medicare
Social Security
Head Start
Blue Hair Casino Tours
42
Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald?
John Wilkes Booth
Jack Ruby
John Hinckley, Jr.
Lynette Fromme