Question 1

True or false: Reagan never appeared in a film with a chimpanzee.

Accepted Answer

False. He co-starred with a chimpanzee named Bonzo in the 1951 film 'Bedtime for Bonzo,' a well-known fact.

Question 2

True or false: Reagan's 'Star Wars' program was officially called the Strategic Defense Initiative.

Accepted Answer

True. Announced in 1983, SDI aimed to use space-based lasers to shoot down nuclear missiles, earning the nickname.

Question 3

True or false: Reagan survived an assassination attempt and later joked with surgeons.

Accepted Answer

True. Shot by John Hinckley Jr. in 1981, Reagan told surgeons, 'I hope you're all Republicans,' showing his humor.

Question 4

True or false: Ronald Reagan was a Democrat before becoming a Republican president.

Accepted Answer

True. Reagan was a Democrat and even campaigned for FDR before switching to the GOP in the 1960s.

Question 5

True or false: Reagan was the first U.S. president to have been divorced.

Accepted Answer

True. He divorced actress Jane Wyman in 1949, making him the first president with a prior divorce.

Question 6

True or false: Reagan signed the largest tax cut in U.S. history at the time.

Accepted Answer

True. The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 slashed income tax rates by about 25% across the board.

Question 7

True or false: Reagan was a prolific painter and sold his artwork for millions.

Accepted Answer

False. Reagan dabbled in painting but never sold works for millions; his hobby was mostly private and amateur.

Question 8

True or false: Reagan was born in a small town in Illinois and never lived in California until after college.

Accepted Answer

True. Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, and raised in Dixon. He graduated from Eureka College in Illinois in 1932, then worked in Iowa before moving to California in 1937 to become an actor.

Ronald Reagan Trivia Questions