Q 01/05

Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, on October 1 of which year?

A) 1920

B) 1924

C) 1928

D) 1932

Answer · why

B) 1924

He was born at the Wise Sanitarium, making him the first US president born in a hospital.

Q 02/05

What was Jimmy Carter's mother's profession?

A) Farmer

B) Registered Nurse

C) Teacher

D) Social Worker

Answer · why

B) Registered Nurse

Lillian Carter later joined the Peace Corps in India at 68, then the oldest applicant it had ever had.

Q 03/05

Before attending the U.S. Naval Academy, which of these institutions did Jimmy Carter attend?

A) Georgia Institute of Technology

B) University of Georgia

C) Emory University

D) Mercer University

Answer · why

A) Georgia Institute of Technology

He started engineering coursework at Georgia Southwestern College in 1941 and transferred to what was then the Georgia School of Technology a year lat...

Q 04/05

As a qualified undersea officer, Carter earned which Navy badge?

A) The trident

B) The dolphin

C) The anchor

D) The eagle

Answer · why

B) The dolphin

His other decorations included the American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, China Service Medal and National Defense Service Medal.

Q 05/05

Which officer, then a captain, led the fledgling nuclear submarine program Carter joined in 1952?

A) Chester W. Nimitz

B) Ernest J. King

C) Hyman G. Rickover

D) Arleigh Burke

Answer · why

C) Hyman G. Rickover

Carter later said that, next to his parents, this demanding officer had the greatest influence on his life.