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3 John Tyler quizzes and 35 John Tyler trivia questions.
1.
  And John Tyler, Too!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
John Tyler tends to get the short end of the stick. After all, most only know him as the "Too" in "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too." But Tyler was also an accomplished politician. Test your knowledge of the first president never elected to the position.
Tough, 10 Qns, trammgr, Jul 01 23
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trammgr
Jul 01 23
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  John Tyler    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A quiz on the 10th president of the United States, John Tyler.
Tough, 15 Qns, AdmiralShark, Jul 02 24
Tough
AdmiralShark
Jul 02 24
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  The 10th President of the USA    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about John Tyler, one of the more obscure but nevertheless important presidents of the USA.
Average, 10 Qns, travieso, Dec 06 17
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trivia question Quick Question
Where did Tyler attend college?

From Quiz "The 10th President of the USA"





John Tyler Trivia Questions

1. How old was Tyler when his mother died?

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John Tyler

Answer: 7

Mary Tyler died in 1797. Little is known about her.

2. When John Tyler took over the presidency after the death of William Henry Harrison, he was immediately confronted with what crisis?

From Quiz And John Tyler, Too!

Answer: Right of Succession

The U.S. Constitution was vague concerning the official status of a vice president who succeeds a sitting president due to death, removal from, or resignation of the office. Some of the movers and shakers in Washington viewed Tyler as "acting president," meaning he was able to perform and discharge the duties and responsibilities of the office, but didn't occupy the presidency itself. Tyler did not concur. He interpreted that he ascended to the office, not just the responsibilities. Congress eventually backed him up by voting to formally recognize him as president, thereby setting the precedent for future vice presidents who took over the office in mid-term.

3. To what political party did Tyler belong upon entering the White House?

From Quiz The 10th President of the USA

Answer: Whig

During his presidency he vetoed one bill after another passed by the Whigs in Congress, thus alienating most of the leaders of the party. Henry Clay dismissed him contemptuously as "a President without a party".

4. John Tyler was at one time believed to be a great-great-great-uncle to which future US President?

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Answer: Harry Truman

It was thought at one time that Truman's Tyler ancestry was also that of President John Tyler, but latest scholarship (2021) casts doubt on this claim. Herbert Hoover and Richard Nixon are 8th cousins, once removed.

5. Due to the circumstances of his ascension to the presidency, what did many people call John Tyler?

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Answer: His Accidency

It was NOT a term of endearment.

6. How many children did Tyler have by his two marriages that lived to maturity?

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Answer: 14

Tyler had seven kids that lived to maturity by his first wife and seven by his second. His last living child, Pearl, died in 1947.

7. What was a noted accomplishment of Tyler's presidency?

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Answer: Annexation of Texas

All of the other choices were accomplishments of his successor, James K. Polk.

8. Where did Tyler attend college?

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Answer: William and Mary

He studied law and politics.

9. What musical instrument did Tyler play?

From Quiz And John Tyler, Too!

Answer: Violin

Tyler learned to play the violin from his father, and quite well, I might add. After he retired from public life, he often performed for guests at parties. His second wife, Julia, sometimes accompanied him on the guitar.

10. What was Tyler doing (according to one story) when he learned of President Harrison's death?

From Quiz The 10th President of the USA

Answer: Playing marbles with his sons

He had just lost a game of "knucks" and was on his hands and knees with his knuckles on the ground, ready to receive his penalty, when Fletcher Webster, son of Secretary of State Daniel Webster, rode up to tell him he was now the President of the United States of America!

11. What was Tyler's first wife's name?

From Quiz The 10th President of the USA

Answer: Letitia Christian

Julia Gardiner was his second wife whom he married while in office, two years after the death of his first wife. Anna Symmes was the wife of William Henry Harrison. Sarah Childress was the wife of James K. Polk.

12. What was the main accomplishment of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, arguably the most important accomplishment of the Tyler administration?

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Answer: It fixed the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick, Canada.

This boundary had long been in dispute. Both the U.S. and Canada had laid claim to roughly 12,000 square miles along the Aroostook River. Things finally boiled over in 1839 when Canadian officials arrested Rufus McIntire, an American, who had been trying to expel Canadian citizens from the region on the orders of Maine officials. The resulting Aroostock "War," if it can be called that, was really nothing more than a staring contest between Canadian and Maine militias. It could have, however, escalated into something much worse. Working upon a truce that had been arranged in 1839 by President Van Buren's envoy, Winfield Scott, the treaty awarded 7,000 square miles of the disputed area to the U.S. and set the present-day border between Maine and Canada, as well as making minor adjustments which settled the U.S.-Canadian border from the East Coast to the Rockies.

13. During what years did Tyler serve as Governor of Virginia?

From Quiz The 10th President of the USA

Answer: 1825-1827

He served in the house of Representatives in the years 1817-1821. He served as senator 1827-1836. He was, of course, president from 1841-1845.

14. The veto of what bill by Tyler caused every member of his cabinet, except one, to resign?

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Answer: creation of the 3rd Bank of the US

The Whigs in congress wanted to establish a 3rd Bank of the US but Tyler twice vetoed bills that would have done that. Both vetoes were sustained. In protest of the president's vetoes, the entire cabinet resigned except for Daniel Webster, who was working on a treaty with England.

15. In which state did Tyler's father serve as governor?

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Answer: Virginia

Tyler's father, also John Tyler, served as governor of Virginia from 1809-1811.

16. Six people were killed when a cannon exploded during a firing exhibition attended by Tyler on February 28, 1844. The cannon was named what?

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Answer: Peacemaker

Among the six killed in the explosion were Secretary of State Upshur, Navy Secretary Thomas Gilmer, and David Gardner, the father of his future wife.

17. From what prestigious university did John Tyler graduate?

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Answer: William & Mary

Tyler enrolled in William & Mary's prep school at the age of 12, and graduated from the university five years later. He then studied law under his father, and then in the office of Edmund Randolph, the first U.S. Attorney General. In 1809, at the young age of 19, John Tyler was admitted to the bar in Virginia.

18. On September 11, 1841 every member of the cabinet except _______ sent in his resignation.

From Quiz The 10th President of the USA

Answer: Daniel Webster

Webster said "If you leave it up to me I will stay where I am." Tyler got up, extended his hand, and said warmly, "Give me your hand on that, and now I will say Henry Clay is a doomed man." John McKeon introduced a resolution stipulating that Tyler's title should be "acting president", when Harrison died. The resolution was defeated. Setting a precedent followed by every vice-president who has succeeded to the presidency. John C. Calhoun was his last secretary of state.

19. Who was the only man that Tyler nominated to the US supreme court?

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Answer: Samuel Nelson

Nelson served on the bench from 1845 to 1872. Taney was nominated by Andrew Jackson, Grier by James Polk and McKinley by Martin Van Buren.

20. What state was John Tyler elected to represent in the Confederate House of Representatives?

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Answer: Virginia

In February of 1861, Tyler served as chairman of a committee that hoped to prevent war. After its failure, Tyler pushed for Virginia's secession from the Union, and served as a member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederacy. Elected to the Confederate House of Representatives in November 1861, Tyler died before he could officially take his seat as a member.

21. What was the name of the hotel that Tyler was staying at when he died in 1862?

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Answer: Exchange Hotel

Tyler was staying at the Exchange Hotel awaiting the start of the Confederate Congress, which he was a member of. He fainted on January 12th at the hotel and died 6 days later.

22. What were John Tyler's last words?

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Answer: Perhaps, it is best.

Tyler's last words came in a conversation with his doctor. "Please put out the light" were the last known words of Theodore Roosevelt and "I want to go, God take me" were Eisenhower's last words. "Doctor, I am going" was the next to last sentence spoken by Tyler.

23. John Tyler was buried in Hollywood Cemetary in Richmond near which former US president?

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Answer: James Monroe

Monroe was reburied in Richmond in July 1858, after being buried in New York City upon his death in 1831. Harrison is buried in North Bend, Ohio; Madison is buried in Montpelier, VA; and Taylor is buried in Louisville, KY.

24. When did the US Congress authorize a memorial stone for the grave of John Tyler?

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Answer: 1915

Congress authorized a memorial stone for Tyler's grave 50 years after the end of the Civil War and 53 years after Tyler's death. This was due to Tyler's support of the South at the start of the Civil War.

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