Question 1

True or false: Woodrow Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the League of Nations.

Accepted Answer

True. Wilson received the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in creating the League of Nations, though the U.S. never joined.

Question 2

True or false: Wilson was the first U.S. president to earn a PhD.

Accepted Answer

True. He earned a PhD in political science from Johns Hopkins University in 1886, making him the only president with a doctorate.

Question 3

True or false: Wilson was a strong supporter of women's suffrage from the start of his presidency.

Accepted Answer

False. Wilson was initially opposed to a federal suffrage amendment, only supporting it in 1918 under political pressure and protests.

Question 4

True or false: Wilson personally designed the dove as a symbol of peace for the League of Nations.

Accepted Answer

False. The dove as a peace symbol predates Wilson by centuries, rooted in biblical and classical traditions, not his design.

Question 5

True or false: Wilson segregated the federal workforce, reversing decades of progress.

Accepted Answer

True. Wilson allowed his Cabinet to re-segregate federal offices and restrooms, rolling back post-Civil War integration policies.

Question 6

True or false: Woodrow Wilson was the first president to hold a press conference.

Accepted Answer

True. Wilson began regular press conferences in 1913, making him the first president to formally meet with reporters on a schedule.

Question 7

True or false: Wilson's wife Edith effectively ran the government after his 1919 stroke.

Accepted Answer

True. First Lady Edith Wilson secretly managed presidential duties for over a year after Wilson’s debilitating stroke, controlling access and decisions.

Question 8

True or false: Wilson appointed the first woman to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

False. No woman served on the Supreme Court until Sandra Day O’Connor in 1981, long after Wilson’s presidency (1913–1921).

Woodrow Wilson Trivia Questions