Bill O'Reilly: American Patriot Quiz - Quiz Yourself on 31st President Herbert Hoover

1. Hoover was the first president to be raised in what faith?

Baptist

Presbyterian

Unitarian Universalist

Quaker

2. Born in West Branch Iowa, Hoover was also the first president born west of what geographical landmark?

Lake Michigan

Mississippi River

Original colonies

Monticello

3. Hoover earned what nickname for his role in World War I?

The Great Warrior

The Great Humanitarian

The Great General

The Great Unifier

4. Seven months after Hoover's presidency began, Black Thursday signaled the beginning of what period?

World War I

World War II

Great Depression

Era of Bad Feelings

5. Hoover made a huge mistake when signing into law what doomed act?

The Sedition Act

Smoot-Hawley Act

Liberty Act

Missouri Compromise

6. Hoover is the only president to have written a book about another president. Which?

Woodrow Wilson

Franklin Roosevelt

Abraham Lincoln

James Madison

7. Hoover served in what position in the Harding and Coolidge administrations?

Secretary of State

Ambassador to China

Attorney General

Secretary of Commerce

8. Hoover and his wife, Lou, often spoke to each other in what language to prevent others from overhearing their conversations?

German

French

Mandarin Chinese

Afrikaans

9. Hoover was also the first president to be a millionaire. In what fields did Hoover earn his fortune?

Engineering and Mining

Energy and Oil

Medicine and Pharmaceuticals

Land and Real Estate

10. The White House was filled with dogs during the Hoover presidency including Hoover's favorite, a German Shepard named after which Egyptian Pharaoh?

King Tut

Genghis Khan

Julius Caesar

Geronimo