Crossword Puzzle Game for Kids: United States Presidents (2024)

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<\/td>");}document.writeln("<\/tr>");}document.writeln("<\/table>");// Finally, show the crossword and hide the wait message.Initialized = true;document.getElementById("waitmessage").style.display = "none";document.getElementById("crossword").style.display = "block";}// * * * * * * * * * *// Event handlers// Raised when a key is pressed in the word entry box.function WordEntryKeyPress(event){if (CrosswordFinished) return;// Treat an Enter keypress as an OK click.if (CurrentWord >= 0 && event.keyCode == 13) OKClick();}// * * * * * * * * * *// Helper functions// Called when we're ready to start the crossword.function BeginCrossword(){if (Initialized){document.getElementById("welcomemessage").style.display = "";document.getElementById("checkbutton").style.display = "";}}// Returns true if the string passed in contains any characters prone to evil.function ContainsBadChars(theirWord){for (var i = 0; i < theirWord.length; i++)if (BadChars.indexOf(theirWord.charAt(i)) >= 0) return true;return false;}// Pads a number out to three characters.function PadNumber(number){if (number < 10)return "00" + number;else if (number < 100)return "0" + number;elsereturn "" + number;}// Returns the table cell at a particular pair of coordinates.function CellAt(x, y){return document.getElementById("c" + PadNumber(x) + PadNumber(y));}// Deselects the current word, if there's a word selected. DOES not change the value of CurrentWord.function DeselectCurrentWord(){if (CurrentWord < 0) return;var x, y, i;document.getElementById("answerbox").style.display = "none";ChangeCurrentWordSelectedStyle(false);CurrentWord = -1;}// Changes the style of the cells in the current word.function ChangeWordStyle(WordNumber, NewStyle){if (WordNumber< 0) return;var x = WordX[WordNumber];var y = WordY[WordNumber];if (WordNumber<= LastHorizontalWord)for (i = 0; i < WordLength[WordNumber]; i++)CellAt(x + i, y).className = NewStyle;elsefor (i = 0; i < WordLength[WordNumber]; i++)CellAt(x, y + i).className = NewStyle;}// Changes the style of the cells in the current word between the selected/unselected form.function ChangeCurrentWordSelectedStyle(IsSelected){if (CurrentWord < 0) return;var x = WordX[CurrentWord];var y = WordY[CurrentWord];if (CurrentWord <= LastHorizontalWord)for (i = 0; i < WordLength[CurrentWord]; i++)CellAt(x + i, y).className = CellAt(x + i, y).className.replace(IsSelected ? "_unsel" : "_sel", IsSelected ? "_sel" : "_unsel");elsefor (i = 0; i < WordLength[CurrentWord]; i++)CellAt(x, y + i).className = CellAt(x, y + i).className.replace(IsSelected ? "_unsel" : "_sel", IsSelected ? "_sel" : "_unsel");}// Selects the new word by parsing the name of the TD element referenced by the // event object, and then applying styles as necessary.function SelectThisWord(event){if (CrosswordFinished) return;var x, y, i, TheirWord, TableCell;// Deselect the previous word if one was selected.document.getElementById("welcomemessage").style.display = "none";if (CurrentWord >= 0) OKClick();DeselectCurrentWord();// Determine the coordinates of the cell they clicked, and then the word that// they clicked.var target = (event.srcElement ? event.srcElement: event.target);x = parseInt(target.id.substring(1, 4), 10);y = parseInt(target.id.substring(4, 7), 10);// If they clicked an intersection, choose the type of word that was NOT selected last time.if (TableAcrossWord[x][y] >= 0 && TableDownWord[x][y] >= 0)CurrentWord = PrevWordHorizontal ? TableDownWord[x][y] : TableAcrossWord[x][y];else if (TableAcrossWord[x][y] >= 0)CurrentWord = TableAcrossWord[x][y];else if (TableDownWord[x][y] >= 0)CurrentWord = TableDownWord[x][y];PrevWordHorizontal = (CurrentWord <= LastHorizontalWord);// Now, change the style of the cells in this word.ChangeCurrentWordSelectedStyle(true);// Then, prepare the answer box.x = WordX[CurrentWord];y = WordY[CurrentWord];TheirWord = "";var TheirWordLength = 0;for (i = 0; i < WordLength[CurrentWord]; i++){// Find the appropriate table cell.if (CurrentWord <= LastHorizontalWord)TableCell = CellAt(x + i, y);elseTableCell = CellAt(x, y + i);// Add its contents to the word we're building.if (TableCell.innerHTML != null && TableCell.innerHTML.length > 0 && TableCell.innerHTML != " " && TableCell.innerHTML.toLowerCase() != ""){TheirWord += TableCell.innerHTML.toUpperCase();TheirWordLength++;}else{TheirWord += "•";}}document.getElementById("wordlabel").innerHTML = TheirWord;document.getElementById("wordinfo").innerHTML = ((CurrentWord <= LastHorizontalWord) ? "Across, " : "Down, ") + WordLength[CurrentWord] + " letters.";document.getElementById("wordclue").innerHTML = Clue[CurrentWord];document.getElementById("worderror").style.display = "none";document.getElementById("cheatbutton").style.display = (Word.length == 0) ? "none" : "";if (TheirWordLength == WordLength[CurrentWord])document.getElementById("wordentry").value = TheirWord.replace(/&AMP;/g, '&');elsedocument.getElementById("wordentry").value = "";// Finally, show the answer box.document.getElementById("answerbox").style.display = "block";try{document.getElementById("wordentry").focus();document.getElementById("wordentry").select();}catch (e){}}// Called when the user clicks the OK link.function OKClick(){var TheirWord, x, y, i, TableCell;if (CrosswordFinished) return;if (document.getElementById("okbutton").disabled) return;// First, validate the entry.TheirWord = document.getElementById("wordentry").value.toUpperCase();if (TheirWord.length == 0){DeselectCurrentWord();return;}if (ContainsBadChars(TheirWord)){document.getElementById("worderror").innerHTML = "The word that you typed contains invalid characters. 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" incomplete words were" : " incomplete word was") + " found.";if (ErrorsFound + EmptyFound > 0){document.getElementById("welcomemessage").style.display = "";return;}// They finished the puzzle!CrosswordFinished = true;document.getElementById("checkbutton").style.display = "none";document.getElementById("congratulations").style.display = "block";document.getElementById("welcomemessage").style.display = "none";}// Called when the "cheat" link is clicked.function CheatClick(){if (CrosswordFinished) return;var OldWord = CurrentWord;document.getElementById("wordentry").value = Word[CurrentWord];OKClick();ChangeWordStyle(OldWord, "ecw-box ecw-boxcheated_unsel");}// Returns a one-way hash for a word.function HashWord(Word){var x = (Word.charCodeAt(0) * 719) % 1138;var Hash = 837;var i;for (i = 1; i <= Word.length; i++)Hash = (Hash * i + 5 + (Word.charCodeAt(i - 1) - 64) * x) % 98503;return Hash;}//-->

Across

The president is the leader of this branch of government
He is sometimes called the Father of the Constitution
Polk and Buchanan shared this most common first name for president
Married to Hillary, he was once the governor of Arkansas
He helped bring an end to the Cold War between the US and Russia
The first president
Andrew ____ became president after Lincoln was assassinated
He was a Union general during the Civil War

Down

President from Georgia nicknamed Jimmy
Last name of the second and sixth presidents
The only president to resign from office
Roosevelt who spoke softly and carried a big stick
The number of presidents that are carved into Mount Rushmore
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
He was supreme commander of the US forces during World War II
The 5th president who was known for the ____ Doctrine
First African-American president
President during World War I
Grover who served two non-consecutive terms as president
Roosevelt who served four terms as president
He was assassinated while riding in a convertible car in Dallas, Texas
President during the Civil War
He gave the order to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
Last name of father and son presidents both named George
He served on the Supreme Court after leaving the office of president

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