Bill O'Reilly: American Patriot Quiz

1. What does Eisenhower's middle initial D. stand for?

David

Daniel

Denny

Duke

2. At West Point, Eisenhower was a star football player, until he was sidelined by what type of injury?

concussions

ankle injury

knee injury

shoulder dislocation

3. Dwight & Mamie Eisenhower's first son tragically died of which disease at the age of 3?

smallpox

chicken pox

dengue fever

scarlet fever

4. Building a reputation for his military prowess, Eisenhower was appointed chief military aide to which general in 1929?

Douglas MacArthur

John Pershing

George Marshall

George Patton

5. Eisenhower was put in charge of carrying out the Allied invasion of Normandy during WWII. What was the operation's code name?

Operation Omaha Beach

Operation Shore Storm

Operation Amphibian

Operation Overlord

6. After WWII, Eisenhower became the president of which major university?

New York University

Columbia University

Yale University

Emory University

7. Which Democratic candidate did Eisenhower beat in 1952 to become the 34th President of the United States?

Harry Truman

Adlai Stevenson

Lyndon Johnson

Hubert Humphrey

8. Eisenhower was the oldest man to be elected President since whom?

Martin Van Buren

James Buchanan

William Howard Taft

Harry S. Truman

9. During his time in the White House, Eisenhower introduced which position?

White House Chief of Staff

White House Press Secretary

Chair of the Federal Reserve

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

10. In 2010, Eisenhower was posthumously named to the Hall of Fame of which sport that he helped popularize?

Golf

Cricket

Tennis

Polo