Now that you have heard the " Roosevelt Rap ," how many of the following questions can you answer?

1) When was Franklin Roosevelt born?
2) Who were FDR's Parents?
3) What were some of FDR's hobbies?
4) Where did FDR go to school?
5) When were Franklin and Eleanor married?
6) Who gave away the bride? How were they related?
7) What was FDR's first elected office? In what year was he elected?
8) Why are Dutchess County Democrats so rare?
9) Describe why FDR's backing of Wilson was so important.
10) Describe FDR's role and accomplishments as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
11) How did his experiences as Assistant Secretary of the Navy prove valuable as he faced preparations for World War Two.
12) Why did FDR return to politics in 1920?
13) What happened to the Cox/Roosevelt ticket? Who won the election that year?
14) When did FDR contract polio?
15) How Did Eleanor Roosevelt keep FDR's name in circulation while he was recuperating from the polio attack? Who else helped her?
16) When was FDR elected Governor?
17) Who was Al Smith?
18) What role did Smith play inn FDR's political career?
19) What does it mean that, "Hoover seemed insensitive"?
20) Who said, "Relief| recovery is just around the corner"?
21) How was FDR able to connect with the common man/woman?
22) Who did FDR defeat in 1932? How close was the election?
23) What was Prohibition?
24) When did Prohibition start? When did it end? How is FDR associated with Prohibition?
25) Why couldn't FDR take power until March?
26) What were some of the programs FDR passed in the first one hundred days?
27) How well have other Presidents performed in their first hundred days?
28) What is meant by the term, 'alphabet soup'?
29) What were the AAA, CCC, NLRB, NRA, BOB, FDIC, TVA, NRC and WPA? What did they do? How well did they work?
30) What were the Republican objectives to these programs?
31) What is SSI?
32) Who is the G.W. referred to in the rap? What did he mean by avoiding entangling alliances?
33) What was the view of most Americans regarding American involvement in the war in Europe?
34) What was FDR's view regarding the war?
35) What was the appeasement at Munich?
36) How does "give them an inch and they take a mile" relate to the events of World War II?
37) What does it mean that England was clinging to its toes?
38) How was FDR able to save England with a garden hose?
39) What was the day of infamy? When did it occur?
40) Who were the "Rosies"? What tasks did they perform?
41) Describe some of the activities performed by people on the home front.
42) Who were Hitler, Hirohito and Mussolini?
43) What was the Axis?
44) Who were the Big Three?
45) Who were the Allies?
46) Who was Fala?
47) When did the War end in Europe?
48) When did the War end in Asia?
49) When did FDR die?
50) Who was with him in Warm Springs when it happened?
51) What was FDR's vision of the United Nations?
52) What did Eleanor Roosevelt do to carry on FDR's vision for a world organization?
53) Where are Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt buried?
54) What does the name Roosevelt mean?