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Barack Obama
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nicole
created: 01-17-2009
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total cards: 49
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Interesting facts about Barack Obama's upbringing and personal life
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1
On what Hawaiian Island was Barack Obama born?
Oahu
2
What is the Arabic definition of Barack?
He who is blessed
3
When is Barack Obama's birthday?
August 4, 1961
4
Named after her father, what is Barack Obama's mot
Stanley
5
What east African country was Barack Obama's fathe
Kenya
6
What did he call his Grandmother?
Toot
7
What drug was he refering to?
Marijuana
8
What movie about a lion cub had an impact on Obama
Born Free
9
What nickname did he go by as a child?
Barry
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In what southeast Asian country did Barack live fo
Indonesia
11
What Hawaiian high school did he attend?
Punahou School
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In high school, what sport did Barack play?
basketball
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What California school did he attend his freshman
Occidental College
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What was Barack's major as an undergraduate at Col
Political Science
15
What Chicago church did Barack join in 1985?
Trinity United Church of Christ
16
What law school did he attend from 1988-1991?
Harvard
17
He became the first African-American to be preside
Harvard Law Review
18
Barack and Michelle Obama met at this Chicago law
Sidley and Austin
19
What Spike Lee movie did Barack and Michelle see o
Do The Right Thing
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What year did Barack and Michelle get married?
1992
21
He won a Grammy in 2006 for the spoken word versio
Dreams from My Father
22
Jesse Jackson's daughter Sanita is the godmother t
Malia
23
Crain's Chicago Business named Barack Obama to wha
40 under Forty
24
In 1970 Barack's grandmother became the first fema
Vice-President
25
What was his favorite TV show growing up?
M*A*S*H
26
When asked if he could be any superhero who would
Spider-Man
27
What is Barack Obama's favorite musical group?
The Fugees
28
What healthy snack is a favorite of Barack Obama's
Planters Trail Mix
29
What favorite Chicago pizzeria of the Obama's made
Italian Fiesta Pizzeria
30
Barack Obama dislikes what vegetable?
beets
31
Which of these chocolates is a favorite of Barack
Fran's Chocolates
32
What is Barack Obama's favorite tea?
Black Forest Berry Honest
33
Malia and Sasha Obama receive how much in allowanc
$1
34
What puzzle is a favorite of Michelle Obama?
Sudoku
35
Besides Nicorette what gum does Barack chew to fig
Dentyne Ice
36
This Toni Morrison novel is a favorite of Barack O
Song of Solomon
37
What nickname did he receive in high school for hi
O'Bomber
38
Barack Obama owns a pair of boxing gloves signed b
Muhammad Ali
39
Barack worked at this popular chain as a teenager?
Baskin-Robbins
40
Who once owned the desk in his Senate office?
Robert Kennedy
41
What dish of Michelle's is Barack Obama's favorite
shrimp linguini
42
What Marvel comic created a story that included Ba
Spider-Man
43
He is a big fan of what HBO series?
The Wire
44
What famous talk show host was one of the first ce
Oprah
45
What sorority did Michelle Obama become an honorar
AKA
46
After the death of his father Barack travelled to
Kenya
47
What Kenyan tribe is Barack Obama's father from?
Luo
48
What is the name of Obama's 2006 New York Times be
The Audacity of Hope
49
What WWII prison camp did President Obama visit on
Buchenwald