Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - How Well Do You Know 28th President Woodrow Wilson?

1. Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856, in what state?

Georgia

South Carolina

Virginia

North Carolina

Arkansas

2. Wilson was president of what university before entering politics?

University of Virginia

Princeton University

Yale University

Rutgers University

University of Pennsylvania

3. What is the only political office Wilson held before he was elected president?

Representative

Senator

Mayor

School Board

Governor

4. Wilson was the second Democrat to take the White House since what event?

Civil War

Revolutionary War

Mexican-American War

Temperance

Suffrage

5. Wilson is considered a progressive reformer, in part, because he helped pass what act, which still provides the framework for our system?

Federal Reserve Act of 1913

Bank Act

Monetary Act

Silver and Gold Act

First Bank of 1912

6. A progressive in many ways, Wilson was at first staunchly against many causes associated with early 20th century reform, including which one that eventually ended in the 19th Amendment?

Equal Rights

Emancipation

Temperance

Suffrage

Anti-Gambling

7. Wilson was initially a firm believer in American neutrality during World War I, but what event led to the U.S. entering the war in 1917?

Zell Phonograph

Zimmerman Telegram

Lusitania

U-Boats

Mustard gas

8. Wilson tried to establish what precursor to the United Nations in 1919?

United Countries

Equal Flags

No Borders

DMZ

League of Nations

9. Wilson won what award for his peacemaking efforts?

Pulitzer Prize

MacArthur Genius Grant

Nobel Peace Prize

Croix de Guerre

Iron Cross

10. Who is believed to have run the White House in the last two years of Wilson's presidency?

Vice President

Wife

Supreme Court

Daughter

Son