FDR's First Inaugural Address Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around FDR's First Inaugural Address? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Raymond Moley, head speechwriter and Roosevelt supporter beginning with his gubernatorial campaign, was also responsible for recruiting Columbia University staff for what intellectual group of advisors?
The Smart Guyz
The Nerd Brigade
Mensa
The Brain Trust
Q. Roosevelt was struck a devastating blow to his political ambitions when he was diagnosed with what ailment, resulting in the paralysis of his lower body?
Scarlet fever
Gangrene
Polio
Typhoid
Q. Eleanor Roosevelt, the country's longest-serving first lady, was given what nickname by President Harry S. Truman due to her years of fighting for human rights?
First Lady of the World
The Righter of Wrongs
Eleanor-mous Success
Miss USA
Q. What two world leaders are most identified with FDR's work to defeat the Axis powers in World War II and establish a new global system highlighted by the United Nations, as seen in some famous photographs?
Neville Chamberlain and Vladimir Lenin
Jay Z and Beyonce
Charles de Gaulle and Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin
Q. Eleanor Roosevelt's time in the White House was markedly different from that of past first ladies. This was exemplified by the evening she spent sneaking out of a party and soaring over the country with what famous flier?
Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger
The guy from The Aviator