1. Billy
   Charlie
2. Dutch

Reagan's dad took to calling him "Dutch" due to his roly-poly appearance and shaggy haircut. Later in life, of course, Reagan had a very clean-cut look.

1. true
2. false

As a young person, Reagan leaned more towards the Democrat side of politics. He didn't officially become a Republican until 1962.

1. Texas
   New York
2. California

Reagan was first elected governor of California in 1966, and he served two terms in the post.

1. George H.W. Bush
   Bob Dole
2. Jack Kemp

After serving as Reagan's vice president for eight years, George H.W. Bush was elected to one term as president.

1. Jimmy Carter
   Michael Dukakis
2. George McGovern

Carter defeated Gerald Ford in the 1976 presidential election, but was trounced by Reagan in 1980.

1. Michael Dukakis
   Al Gore
2. Walter Mondale

Reagan won 49 states in the landslide election, with Mondale only winning Washington, D.C., and his home state of Minnesota.

1. Medicine
   Acting
2. Athletics

Reagan started acting in Hollywood B movies. In just two years, he worked his way up to a starring role in a feature film.

1. The Favorite Son
   The Gipper
2. The Right One

Along with The Gipper, Reagan was often called Ronnie, Dutch, Teflon Ron and The Great Communicator.

1. "Love Is on the Air"
   "Dark Victory"
2. "Knute Rockne, All American"

In the film, which chronicled the life of famed Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne, Reagan played one of Rockne's players, George "The Gipper" Gipp.

1. Illinois
   Kentucky
2. California

The Reagans moved multiple times during Ronald's childhood. He spent much time in the town of Dixon, which currently has a population of less than 20,000.

1. He was injured in a car accident
   World War II distracted from the film's release
2. He wasn't credited

In "Kings Row," Reagan stood out in his role as an amputee -- but then World War II captured the nation's attention. Reagan went into the military and his movie career stalled.

1. Hearing
   Sight
2. Taste

During filming for one movie, a gun was fired near his head. His hearing never fully recovered…but he didn't wear a hearing aid until he became president.

1. Ran marathons
   Chewed his fingernails
2. Ate jelly beans

Reagan chowed down on jelly beans like crazy to cut back on smoking -- and they had to be Jelly Belly jelly beans.

1. Brooke Shields
   Meg Ryan
2. Jodie Foster

After watching Foster's portrayal of a young prostitute in the movie "Taxi Driver," the mentally imbalanced Hinckley Jr. decided to impress her…by shooting Reagan.

1. leg
   arm
2. chest

Hinckley shot Reagan in the chest, but prompt medical attention prevented the president from suffering long-term injury. Another victim was not so lucky.

1. Secret Service agent
   Secretary of Defense
2. Press Secretary

James Brady, White House Press Secretary, was shot in the head and partially paralyzed. He succumbed to his injuries 33 years later, in 2014, when his death was pronounced a homicide by the medical examiner.

1. Ukraine
   U.S.S.R.
2. Germany

In 1983, Reagan decided to escalate the rhetoric against the Soviets, calling their country an "evil empire." It's safe to say that the U.S.S.R. disagreed with that assertion.

1. Joan Crawford
   Rita Hayworth
2. Jane Wyman

Reagan's first marriage (to Wyman) ended in 1949. Three years later he married Nancy Davis, who was with him for the rest of his life.

1. True
2. False

Marital stability was long a hallmark of U.S. presidents, making Reagan an outlier. His 1949 divorce made him the only president to divorce from a spouse…until Donald Trump, whose third wife became First Lady.

1. Jimmy Carter
   Gerald Ford
2. H.W. Bush

Gerald Ford beat Reagan for the Republican party's nomination. Ford took on Jimmy Carter in the general election … and lost.

1. Illiteracy
   Discrimination
2. Drugs

Reagan took up the banner of President Nixon regarding illegal substances by escalating the "War on Drugs." Nancy Reagan joined in the effort by starting the "Just Say No" campaign.

1. Libya
   U.S.S.R.
2. Panama

Reagan pounced on a Berlin terrorist bombing as an opportunity to attack Libya. The United Nations condemned America's bombing of the small African country.

1. Marines
   Navy
2. Air Force

Reagan wound up in the Army Air Force. He served during the World War II era and climbed his way to the rank of captain.

1. True
2. False

Reagan never even left American soil during the war. Instead, he worked with public relations, an experience that helped shape his showbiz credentials.

1. Lifeguard
   Bank teller
2. Garbage collector

Reagan's first real employment was as a lifeguard. As the legend goes, he saved dozens of people from drowning.

1. Immigration
   Nuclear weapons
2. Animal rights

Richard Springer was an anti-nuke protester who interrupted a Reagan speech. He grabbed an award that had been presented to Reagan and smashed it to the ground … and the shattered pieces injured the president. Fortunately for Springer, law enforcement believed that he didn't mean to hurt anyone.

1. Skin cancer
   Lung cancer
2. Alzheimer's

In 1994, Reagan went public with the fact that he had Alzheimer's. He had previously survived skin cancer, but in the end, it was Alzheimer's that drastically reduced his quality of life.

1. Stanford University
   University of Southern California
2. University of California - Berkeley

In 1969, University of California - Berkeley was a hotbed of counterculture protests, including those regarding Arab-Israeli relations. Reagan sent in the highway patrol and a violent clash resulted. One student died.

1. Sandra Day O'Connor
   Clarence Thomas
2. Stephen Breyer

Reagan promised to appoint the first female Supreme Court justice, and with O'Connor he did just that. She was appointed in 1981.

1. Florida
   Arizona
2. California

The Reagans retired at the famous Reagan Ranch in California. They lived there from 1989 until Ronald's death in 2004.