Where was John F Kennedy born?
Boston, MA
Reading, MA
Plymouth, MA
Brookline, MA
What does the 'F' in John F Kennedy's name stand for?
Fidal
Francis
Fitzergerald
Fredrick
John F Kennedy had been a sickly child most of his life, but this did not stop him from entering the Navy in WWII. While he was there, he suffered a terrible back injury. Due to his injury, he was later found to have a particular condition. What is that condition called?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Anemia
Addison's Disease
Alcoholism
John F Kennedy studied at Harvard and during his senior year he wrote a thesis called 'Why England Slept', which later was published as a book. This was not his only book. Whilst recovering from a back operation, he wrote another book, for which he recieved a Pulitzer Prize. What was this book called?
The Strategy of Peace
a Time To Kill Germans
Profiles in Courage
Tales from the Ocean
What was his wife's name, before she became Mrs Kennedy?
Jacqueline Brass
Jacqueline Bouvier
Jacqueline Bright
Jacqueline Boardman
In what year did John F Kennedy win the presidential election?
1956
1960
1952
1964
Who did he beat when he won the presidential election?
Richard M Nixon
Dwight D Eisenhower
Lyndon B Johnson
Harry S Truman
One of the first problems Kennedy inherited from his predecessor was the trouble with Cuba. What is the name of the failed invasion mission that occured in 1961?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
World War 2
The Berlin Invasion
The Bay of Pigs
There were still issues to be dealt with in Cuba. In October 1962, the world came to the brink of nuclear warfare, following a discovery of offensive weapons in Cuba. The threat lasted 13 long tense days. What was this dilemma known as?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
World War 2
The Berlin Invasion
The Bay of Pigs
In Kennedy's inauguration speech, he pledged to help those countries who were in need. Kennedy tried to keep this promise and set up a new organisation to give aid and man power to desperate countries. Volunteers were required for this. What was the organisation called?
Helpers-R-Us
The US Military
The Peace Corps
The International Aid Givers