Ronald Reagan Trivia Questions With Answers
Who was the 40th president of the United States?
A: Ronald Reagan.
What is Ronald Reagan's birth name?
A: Ronald Wilson Reagan.
On what date was Ronald Reagan born?
A: February 6, 1911.
Where was Ronald Reagan born?
A: Tampico, Illinois,
US.
When did Ronald Reagan die?
A: June 5, 2004.
Before entering politics, what did Ronald Reagan do for a
living?
A: He was an actor.
Reagan served as the 33rd governor of what state?
A: California.
Ronald Reagan graduated from what college?
A: Eureka College.
After graduating from college, what job did Ronald get?
A: Radio broadcaster.
What year was it that Ronald moved to
Hollywood?
A: In 1937, where he began a career as an actor.
Reagan served in what position for the Screen Actors Guild?
A: President.
Reagan's start in politics occurred while he was working as
a spokesperson for what company?
A: General Electric.
Originally, Ronald was a
Democrat, but he switched to the
Republican Party in what year?
A: 1962.
In 1964, after delivering a speech in support of
Goldwater's presidential candidacy, Reagan was persuaded to seek what?
A: The California governorship.
Reagan was elected what in 1966?
A: Governor of California .
Reagan lost his bid for the Republican presidential
nomination in what two years?
A: 1968 and in 1976.
Reagan won both the nomination and general
election for
President of the U.S. in what year?
A: In 1980, defeating incumbent
Jimmy Carter.
What did Ronald Reagan survive during his first term in
office as President?
A: An assassination attempt.
Reagan was re-elected in a landslide in 1984, proclaiming
what?
A: That it was "Morning in America".
What happened to the cold war during Ronald's second term?
A: It ended.
How did Ronald Reagan publicly describe the Soviet Union?
A: As an "evil empire".
In what year did President Reagan leave office?
A: In 1989.
In what year was President Reagan diagnosed with
Alzheimer's disease?
A: 1994.
How old was Ronald Reagan when he died?
A: 93.
What was Ronald Reagan's older brother's name?
A: Neil.
What did Ronald's father nickname his son?
A: "Dutch".
What high school did Reagan attend?
A: Dixon High School.
What was Ronald Reagan's first job?
A: A lifeguard at the Rock River in Lowell Park, near Dixon, in
1927.
Over a six-year period, how many rescues did Reagan
reportedly perform?
A: 77.
What college did Reagan attend?
A: Eureka College.
While attending college he became a member of what
fraternity?
A: Tau Kappa Epsilon.
In college, what did Ronald Reagan major in?
A: Economics and sociology.
At Eureka college he was a member of what sports teams?
A: The football team and the
swim team.
What office was Reagan elected to in college?
A: Student body president.
Upon graduation from Eureka in 1932, he drove to
Iowa,
where he auditioned for a job at small-town what?
A: Radio stations.
The University of Iowa hired Reagan to broadcast what?
A: Home football games for the Hawkeyes.
Ronald's persuasive voice landed him a job as an announcer
for what?
A: The Chicago Cubs baseball games.
Ronald took a screen test in 1937 that led to a seven-year
contract with what movie studio?
A: Warner Brothers studios.
His first screen credit was the starring role in what 1937
movie?
A: Love Is on the Air.
By the end of 1939 Reagan had already appeared in how many
movies?
A: 19.
