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Theodore Roosevelt hailed from what state that he also served as the governor of?
Texas
South Dakota
Massachusetts
New York
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Growing up, Roosevelt famously overcame what condition through constant exercise and outdoor activity?
Asthma
Hypothyroidism
Diabetes
Hypoglycemia
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Roosevelt was originally elected to be the Vice President of the United States, but he succeeded what man to the presidency after said man's assassination?
William McKinley
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Warren G. Harding
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What man assassinated William McKinley, thus landing Theodore Roosevelt in the presidency?
John Wilkes Booth
Leon Czolgosz
John Hinckley Jr.
Lee Harvey Oswald
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Prior to entering the presidency, Theodore Roosevelt was a noted scholar of what U.S. military branch to the point that he wrote a definitive book on said branch's history during the War of 1812?
The Coast Guard
The Marine Corps
The Navy
The Air Force
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Theodore Roosevelt became known as a military hero for his personal involvement in what war?
World War One
The Civil War
The Mexican-American War
The Spanish-American War
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Roosevelt led what famous cavalry unit through the Spanish-American War?
The Caballeros
The Rattlesnakes
The Pony Express
The Rough Riders
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For his service during the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt became known as the "Hero of" what battle that his Rough Riders and he won handily?
Los Fillettes
Guantanamo Bay
San Juan Hill
The Bay of Pigs
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What stuffed animals were named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt based on an anecdote where he spared the life of a juvenile beast of that species which he was hunting?
Rosey Rhinos
Teddy Bears
Ted Turtles
Roosevelt Rats
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Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest man to ever be America's president. How old was he when he assumed the office?
42
49
55
60
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Roosevelt had to negotiate a boundary dispute with Canada over the dimensions of what state after gold was discovered near its borders?
Maine
Idaho
Alaska
North Dakota
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Theodore Roosevelt was especially known for his work breaking up monopolies, earning him what famous nickname?
The Great Communicator
Marco Polo
Drop-Dead Ted
The Trust Buster
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Roosevelt offered Americans a suite of economic reform that he collectively referred to as which of the following?
The New Deal
The Square Deal
The Round Deal
The Fine Deal
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Another famous piece of rhetoric that Roosevelt used to describe his programs was the phrase, "Speak softly and carry (BLANK)." Fill in the blank to complete this legendary quote.
A rifle
Yourself respectfully
Your hat in your hands
A big stick
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Roosevelt established what government agency that tests products to ensure consumers aren't ingesting harmful substances?
The Product Safety Commission
The Consumables Testing Agency
The Food and Drug Administration
The Purity Commission
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Roosevelt claimed that his attitude on food and drug regulation came about because he read what famous Upton Sinclair novel about the meat-packing industry?
The Jungle
The Professor
Howard Purcell
The Boondock Boys
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Roosevelt oversaw the construction of what major canal that united the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
The Suez Canal
The Panama Canal
The Argentinian Canal
The Guadalajara Canal
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Abroad, Roosevelt enforced the Open Door Policy that allowed what Asian nation to trade with all other countries?
China
Vietnam
India
Indonesia
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The Roosevelt Corollary, which was an addendum to the Monroe Doctrine, stated that America would intervene in destabilizing political situations that take place in what region of the world?
East Asia
Latin America
North Africa
The Pacific Islands
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The Roosevelt Corollary was inspired by a political crisis where Europe demanded reparations from what Latin American nation after said nation's civil war?
Venezuela
Suriname
El Salvador
Mexico
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Roosevelt appointed which of the following legendary Justices to the Supreme Court who would go on to become one of the most-widely cited legal scholars in American history?
Robert Dawes
Earl Warren
Thurgood Marshall
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
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Roosevelt and his predecessor William McKinley helped ring in what era of American politics?
The Era of Good Feelings
The Progressive Era
The Neoconservative Era
The Jingo Era
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During the Panic of 1907, Roosevelt negotiated with what finance mogul to ensure banks throughout America would remain funded?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
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Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the Great Rapprochement which solidified a deep political alliance between the U.S.A. and what other country?
Great Britain
Germany
Mexico
The Dominican Republic
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Roosevelt began the process to make what military property of America into an independent democratic country in answer to the rebel activities of locals like Emilio Aguinaldo?
The Philippines
Argentina
Cuba
Haiti
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Theodore Roosevelt earned widespread backlash for inviting what Tuskegee Institue scholar to dine with him?
Nelson Prize
James Baldwin
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
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In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an end to the war between Russia and what other country?
Prussia
Great Britain
Japan
China
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After leaving the presidency, Theodore Roosevelt would start his own political party commonly known by what peculiar name?
The White Waddle Party
The Vermin Supreme Party
The Know-Nothing Party
The Bull Moose Party
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Theodore Roosevelt's founding of the Bull Moose Party was largely inspired by his break with what former Secretary of War who succeeded Roosevelt to the presidency?
Franklin Pierce
Benjamin Harrison
Waren G. Harding
William H. Taft
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Theodore Roosevelt is one of the four presidents honored on Mount Rushmore. From left-to-right, what number of president is he?
Fourth
Third
Second
First
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