Q 01/05

Under how many US presidents did Hoover serve as head of the Bureau and then the FBI?

A) 4

B) 6

C) 5

D) 8

Answer · why

D) 8

From the president who appointed him in 1924 to the one in office when he died in 1972.

Q 02/05

For how many years in total did Hoover lead the Bureau of Investigation and the FBI?

A) 28

B) 48

C) 36

D) 42

Answer · why

B) 48

He led the Bureau from 1924 and its successor agency until his death in 1972.

Q 03/05

Which president first appointed Hoover director of the Bureau of Investigation in 1924?

A) Calvin Coolidge

B) Warren Harding

C) Herbert Hoover

D) Woodrow Wilson

Answer · why

A) Calvin Coolidge

The appointment came partly in response to the previous director's involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal.

Q 04/05

In which year was the Bureau of Investigation renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation?

A) 1938

B) 1941

C) 1935

D) 1946

Answer · why

C) 1935

It was much more than a name change; the bureau was extensively restructured.

Q 05/05

In which city was Hoover born on New Year's Day 1895 and did he live his entire life?

A) Washington, D.C.

B) Richmond

C) Philadelphia

D) Baltimore

Answer · why

A) Washington, D.C.

He was born on Capitol Hill, on the site of a church that now has a stained-glass window dedicated to him.