1. PT 109
   BB 109
2. DD 109

John F. Kennedy took command of the naval vessel PT 109 in April 1943. The boat was struck by a Japanese destroyer early on the morning of August 2, 1943 and subsequently sank.

1. Air Force
   Army
2. Navy

In 1941, John F. Kennedy enlisted in the U.S. Navy, embarking on a military career that would eventually lead him to the highest office in America. While he was in the Navy, he commanded a Patrol Torpedo Craft.

1. Soviet troops
   Soviet ships
2. Soviet ballistic nuclear missiles

In October 1962, John F. Kennedy successfully negotiated the removal of Soviet ballistic nuclear missiles from Cuba, bringing a peaceful end to the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was the end of a 13-day standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union.

1. Bay of Pigs
   Guantánamo Bay
2. Bay of Santa Clara

On April 15, 1961, John F. Kennedy authorized 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban refugees to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. By all accounts, the mission was a failure.

1. The Johnson Commission
   The Kennedy Commission
2. The Warren Commission

President Lyndon Johnson, Kennedy's successor, established a commission to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy. The commission was led by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren and was called the Warren Commission.

1. Shriver
   Onassis
2. Bouvier

Before marrying John F. Kennedy on Sept. 12, 1953, Jacqueline Kennedy's maiden name was Bouvier. She only became Jackie Onassis after JFK's death, when she married Aristotle Onassis, a Greek shipping magnate.

1. Leg injury
   Back injury
2. Abdominal injury

John F. Kennedy suffered a severe back injury as a result of saving a wounded crewman after the sinking of PT 109, a malady that would cause him discomfort for years. However, JFK likely injured his back while he was still a student at Harvard.

1. Scarlet fever
   Chickenpox
2. Mumps

John F. Kennedy was hospitalized for nearly a month with scarlet fever when he was nearly 3 years old. This was one of many medical problems that JFK would face throughout his life.

1. True
2. False

John F. Kennedy appointed his younger brother, Robert, as campaign manager during his 1952 bid to become a U.S. senator. One journalist called the campaign "…the most disciplined and smoothly working statewide campaign in Massachusetts history -- and possibly anywhere else."

1. An unemployment bill
   A civil rights bill
2. An income tax bill

In June 1963, John F. Kennedy introduced a civil rights bill to Congress. Kennedy's bill was passed as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The passage came shortly after his death.

1. David I. Walsh
   Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
2. Benjamin Smith

John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., for the Senate seat in Massachusetts in the 1952 election. Cabot Lodge Jr. was a three -term Republican incumbent.

1. "Political Pride"
   "Peace and Politics"
2. "Profiles in Courage"

While recovering from back surgery, John F. Kennedy wrote the book "Profiles in Courage." Kennedy was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the book in 1957.

1. Richard Nixon
   Lyndon B. Johnson
2. Hubert Humphrey

On Sept. 26, 1960, presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced-off in the first-ever televised presidential debate. Nixon originally refused to wear any stage makeup for the broadcast, but ended up wearing a product called Lazy Shave to help cover his five o'clock shadow.

1. Johnny
   Jack
2. JFK

The nickname "Johnny" was not used to refer to John F. Kennedy. He was, however, often referred to as "Jack." Following his presidency, "JFK" also became a popular moniker.

1. World Health Organization
   The International Red Cross
2. The Peace Corps

John F. Kennedy created the Peace Corps by executive order on March 1, 1961, to provide aid to people of impoverished foreign countries. JFK first made the idea for the Peace Corps public at a campaign speech at the University of Michigan.

1. Addison's disease
   Graves' disease
2. Hashimoto's disease

John F. Kennedy was diagnosed with Addison's disease in 1947. Patients with Addison's disease can develop a potentially fatal disorder called adrenal failure when their adrenal glands stop making necessary hormones and steroids.

1. Francis
   Fitzgerald
2. Fitzpatrick

John F. Kennedy's middle name was Fitzgerald. JFK's mother was born Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald, so his middle name was a nod to her maiden name.

1. "Why England Slept"
   "Appeasement"
2. "England and Germany"

John F. Kennedy's senior Harvard thesis titled, "Appeasement at Munich," was published as the book, "Why England Slept," in 1940. It focuses on England's lack of action as Nazi Germany was rising to power.

1. Dwight D. Eisenhower
   Adlai Stevenson
2. Richard Nixon

In 1956, presidential candidate, Adlai Stevenson, nearly selected Kennedy as his running mate for vice president. Stevenson instead chose Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, and the pair lost the election.

1. 33rd
   35th
2. 37th

On Jan. 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy was sworn-in as the 35th president of the United States. Robert Frost read a poem at the inauguration ceremony.

1. The Taft School
   The Hotchkiss School
2. The Choate School

John F. Kennedy attended The Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut, which was a private college-preparatory boys' boarding school. He graduated 65th is his class of 110 students.

1. True
2. False

On Nov. 25, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on the slope just below Arlington House. His brother, Robert F. Kennedy was buried nearby.

1. 46
   48
2. 50

John F. Kennedy was 46 years old when he died as the result of an assassination on Nov. 22, 1963. Roughly 250,000 people went to see his casket as he lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda.

1. Four
   Six
2. Eight

Joseph and Rose Kennedy had nine children --four sons and five daughters -- thereby giving John F. Kennedy eight siblings. Four of his siblings held some form of political office, including senator and ambassador.

1. Three
   Two
2. One

JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy had three children: Caroline, John Jr. and Patrick. Patrick was born prematurely and died just 39 hours after birth. The cause of death was a respiratory disorder.

1. 1938
   1940
2. 1942

John F. Kennedy graduated from Harvard University with a degree in international affairs in June 1940. While he was there, he played on the school's football team.

1. B-17 Flying Fortress
   B-24 Liberator
2. P-51 Mustang

John F. Kennedy's older brother, Joseph Jr., died flying a B-24 Liberator during World War II. The plane's munitions exploded prematurely, killing both him and Lieutenant Wilford John Willy.

1. 1917
   1919
2. 1921

John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph and Rose Kennedy. He was the second oldest child in the family.

1. True
2. False

John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Brookline borders the city of Boston and was incorporated as an independent city in 1705.

1. 1950
   1948
2. 1946

John F. Kennedy was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1946 and began his service in 1947. He served until 1953.