Take this Theodore Roosevelt Quiz! Easy Trivia | U.S. Presidents

Answer: New York City, 1858

In Manhattan, New York City, on October 27, 1858, Roosevelt was born at 28 East 20th Street. His mother was Martha Stewart Bulloch and his father was Theodore Roosevelt Sr. Theodore had two sisters Anna, Corinne and a brother Elliott.

Answer: Lt. Colonel

When the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, Roosevelt resigned from his position as naval secretary to take command of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, also referred to as the "Rough Riders." Roosevelt, one of the most well-known heroes of the war, returned home after leading the Rough Riders in a valiant but expensive uphill charge at the Battle of San Juan while they were in Cuba.

Answer: Bull Moose

In 1912, Roosevelt ran a rival campaign against Taft for the Republican nomination. After the campaign's failure, Roosevelt founded the Progressive Party. Roosevelt went head-to-head with Taft with the new Progressive Party. Following the loss of the presidential vote by Roosevelt and Taft, Woodrow Wilson emerged victorious.

Answer: Maxwell House

It was suggested by some of Roosevelt's family that he drank coffee by the bucket full. By all accounts, he had a sweet tooth too, having seven lumps of sugar in each cup he drank. Maxwell House is an American company founded in 1892. It was thought at one time that the slogan" "Good to the Last Drop" came from a remark from Roosevelt, but this has now been dismissed as false.

According to Maxwell House, Clifford Spiller, a former president of General Foods Corporation, wrote the slogan.

Answer: San Juan Hill

This was the battle where Roosevelt got injured by hot shrapnel that hit his arm from the Spanish artillery. According to reports, Roosevelt just carried on with his job, leading his troops down Kettle Hill. He got ready to seize San Juan Hill. Roosevelt was assisted by the intense firepower of the Gatling guns and the Rough Riders and other battalions, which triumphantly drove the Spaniards off the hill.

Answer: True

Theodore Roosevelt lost all his wealth in 1886 due to the Boundaries of the Dakota Territory in 1886. He took up writing as a way of making a living. He could adapt his writing skills to cover many topics and genres. A well-known book was titled "The Naval War of 1812" part 1 and 2. Other books from Roosevelt were "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman" and "American Big-Game Hunting".

Answer: True

On September 14, 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt took office as the 26th President following the assassination of President William McKinley by gunshot wounds from Leon Czolgosz. Roosevelt became the youngest president in American history when he assumed the office on the same day that McKinley passed away. When Roosevelt took office as president, he was only 42 years old. At forty-three, John F. Kennedy was the second-youngest president.

Answer: Panama Canal

When plans for the construction of the Panama Canal finally got underway, Roosevelt, who had been advocating for it for years, jumped at the chance to visit the location. He became the first president to leave the country while in office when he travelled to Panama in 1906.

Answer: Many were wild animals

It has been said that in the eight years while living at the White House, Roosevelt had kept over 40 animals. These included horses, dogs, lizards, a pig, a pony, a zebra and even a lion among other animals. His children had a lizard called Bill and a tiny bear they called Jonathan Edwards.

One of the dogs was called Pete, a bull terrier. Pete had to be banished to the Roosevelt house on Long Island (Sagamore Hill) because he bit so many people on their legs. Theodore Roosevelt lived on Sagamore Hill from 1885 until his death in 1919.

Answer: Oyster Bay

Roosevelt's family home was called Sagamore Hill. It became the home of the family from 1885 until his death in 1919. The location of the house was Cove Neck, New York, near Oyster Bay on the North Shore of Long Island. Lamb & Rich were the Architects and the builders were John A. Wood and Son. The architecture was in the Queen Anne style and had grounds of 83 acres.

Theodore Roosevelt is buried in Young's Memorial Cemetery in Oyster Bay Cove, not far from the family home. October 15, 1966 saw the addition of Sagamore Hill to the National Register of Historic Places.