1. Health-related issues
   Discipline-related issues
2. Snowstorms
   Electricity problems

JFK suffered from a number of health issues, from an appendectomy, to colitis and gastrointestinal illness. He was later diagnosed with hypothyroidism as well as Addison's disease.

1. Pamela Anderson
   Marilyn Monroe
2. Lady Bird Johnson
   Diana Ross

Though the extent of their relationship was not fully known, Kennedy and Monroe reportedly spent a weekend together in March of 1962 while he was staying at Bing Crosby's house. Records show Monroe also called Kennedy at the White House in 1962.

1. Francis
   Fitzgerald
2. Frank
   Frederick

JFK's middle name, "Fitzgerald," was in honor of his grandfather, John F. Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was the former Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts.

1. German
   Roman Catholic
2. Buddhist
   Doctor

JFK's religion may have been one of his most challenging obstacles to overcome. Many Americans were anti-Catholic, but JFK stressed the importance of the separation of church and state, which helped defuse the issue.

1. January 1, 1963
   November 22, 1963
2. April 4, 1965
   March 22, 1961

President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 1963, while on a political trip to Texas. He was riding in the presidential limousine when he was shot.

1. Cigars
   Soccer balls
2. Chocolate bars
   Candy canes

Before signing the embargo, Kennedy requested that his press secretary, Pierre Salinger, get him “1,000 Petit Upmanns.” Salinger revealed this to Cigar Aficionado magazine in 1992.

1. Army
   Navy
2. Coast Guard
   Air Force

JFK was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy. He served from 1941 - 1945, participating in World War II and the Solomon Islands campaign.

1. Berger
   Boothe
2. Oswald
   Josephson

Lee Harvey Oswald was only 24 years old when he assassinated JFK. He was a former US Marine and Marxist. He was fatally shot by Jack Ruby two days later, on November 24, 1963.

1. Katherine
   Camilla
2. Jacqueline
   Samantha

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born on July 28, 1929 in Southampton, New York. She died at the age of 64 from Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

1. Patrick
   Gerald
2. George
   Logan

Patrick lived for only two days. He died of hyaline membrane disease. Arabella, named for the Arabella ship, was a stillborn baby. Caroline and John Jr. were the couple's two surviving children.

1. Jesse
   Jack
2. John-John
   Kenny

John F. Kennedy went by the nickname, "Jack." His son's nickname was "John-John."

1. He did not have 20/20 vision
   For medical reasons, including intestinal and back problems
2. He was rude to the recruiter
   His mother would not sign the consent form

Using his politician father's connections, however, JFK was admitted to the Navy in October 1941. He later won a Purple Heart and was considered a wartime hero for his actions during his gunboat's sinking in 1943.

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
   Grayson Kirk
2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
   Harry Truman

Dwight D. Eisenhower was in office from 1953 to 1961. His vice president was Richard Nixon, who lost to JFK, but who later won the presidency in 1969.

1. Laos
   Bay of Fundy
2. 1,200 Cigars
   Bay of Pigs

The Bay of Pigs Invasion was undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group, Brigade 2506. Their mission was to conduct a military intervention that would overthrow the Communist regime of Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

1. American Red Cross
   Peace Corps
2. Army Corps of Engineers
   Doctors Without Borders

Creating the Peace Corps was one of JFK's first presidential acts. His brother-in-law, Sargent Shriver, was named the program's first director. Since 1961, more than 200,000 Americans have joined the Peace Corps, serving in 139 countries.

1. Mother
   Parents
2. Country
   President

Kennedy spoke these famous words on January 20, 1961 during his inaugural speech. He was trying to urge Americans to take a more active role in being a citizen of the United States.

1. Lyndon B. Johnson
   Dwight D. Eisenhower
2. Richard Nixon
   Gerald Ford

JFK won the election with 303 electoral votes to Nixon's 219. JFK received 34,220,984 popular votes while Nixon received 34,108,157, a difference of only .17 percent!

1. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
   Ted Kennedy
2. Grover Cleveland
   Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson was born on August 27, 1908 in Stonewall, Texas. He married Lady Bird Taylor in 1934 and died at the age of 64 in 1973.

1. Assassination
   Liver disease
2. Knife attack
   Plane explosion

One of the many family tragedies JFK endured was the death of his brother during World War II. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was killed in action at the age of 29 when his plane exploded over the English Channel during Operation Aphrodite.

1. Three
   Two
2. Four
   Nine

The Kennedy siblings were Joseph Jr., John, Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia, Robert, Jean, and Ted. John was the second-oldest of the family.

1. John Roberts
   Earl Warren
2. William Rehnquist
   Harlan Stone

Earl Warren served as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States from 1953 - 1969. The oath was administered on the East Portico of the United States Capitol.

1. William Roth Jr.
   Gerald Ford
2. John Glenn Jr.
   Han Solo

John Herschel Glenn Jr. by order of John F. Kennedy became the first American to orbit the Earth. He circled it three times aboard the Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962.

1. Brookline, Massachusetts
   Arlington National Cemetery
2. Dallas, Texas
   Hyannisport, Massachusetts

Arlington National Cemetery was established on May 13, 1864. It is owned by the US Department of the Army and spans 624 acres.

1. Chicago
   Boston
2. Miami
   New York

The law changing the name of Idlewild International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport was signed on December 18, 1961. It was rededicated on December 24, 1963.

1. Dwight D. Eisenhower
   Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
2. Ted Sorensen
   Jack Paar

JFK defeated Lodge 51.34 percent to 48.35 percent. The election marked the end of the Lodge family dynasty and the beginning of the Kennedy family dynasty.

1. 45
   50
2. 55
   80

JFK was remarkably popular during his time as president. His approval rating reached 80 percent twice - once in April 1961 and again in March 1962.

1. Zero
   Three
2. Five
   Seven

Due to his poor health, he feared imminent death on several occasions and received the Catholic sacramental last rights three times: once on a trip to England in 1947, once on a trip to Asia in 1951 and once in 1954 following back surgery in which he slipped into a coma.

1. June 15
   May 29
2. February 12
   December 25

JFK was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. His parents were businessman and politician Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy and philanthropist and socialite Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy.

1. 38
   40
2. 43
   48

In 1960, JFK became the youngest person ever elected president of the United States. The youngest person to assume the office was Theodore Roosevelt, at the age of 42, following William McKinley's assassination.

1. Emmy Award
   Pulitzer Prize
2. Presidential Medal of Honor
   Raffle

In 1957, JFK won a Pulitzer Prize in Biography for his work entitled "Profiles in Courage." It was a work in which he profiled eight US senators who he believed showed great political courage.

1. The Bronx
   California
2. Canada
   Chicago

Kennedy attended middle-school in the Bronx, New York. His family later sent him to Choate, a private school in Connecticut, where his older brother was already studying.

1. 18
   29
2. 36
   45

JFK was first elected to the US House of Representatives in 1947 at the age of 29. He served Massachusetts' 11th district until 1953 when he was elected to the US Senate.

1. Jack
   Camelot
2. Frontier
   Kennedy

She was referring to the idyllic castle of the legendary King Arthur. It is believed to be the most enduring image of JFK's presidency.

1. Stanford University
   Princeton University
2. Boston University
   New York University

After only two months, gastrointestinal illness forced JFK to leave Princeton. He later transferred to Harvard and graduated in 1940.

1. Tear this wall down
   Communism is not welcome here
2. I am a Berliner
   Fly me to the moon

On June 26, 1963, 22 months after the Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall, President Kennedy gave a speech in West Berlin aimed to underline the United States' support for West Germany.