No One Remembers the Third Trivia Quiz

Answer: Third

John Abbott was the third Prime Minister of Canada who served from 1891-1892 and was previously Mayor Montreal before that. He was the first native born prime minister and one of the shortest-serving as he retired early due to ill health. His term is largely remembered for its many scandals and economic problems that plagued Canada.

Answer: Fourth

John Thompson was the fourth Prime Minister of Canada who served for just over two years from 1892-1894. Prior to that, he was Premier of Nova Scotia and attorney general (a position he held dually while prime minister.) His term was largely calm but he did work to resolve disputes over public schools and the possibility that the U.S. would annex Canada.

Answer: Fifth

Mackenzie Bowell served as the fifth Prime Minister of Canada from 1894-1896. Prior to this (and during his term), he was a senator from Quebec. The Manitoba Schools issue from Thompson's term continued during Bowell's term and his handling of it led to the resignation of his Cabinet and other officials until Bowell was forced to resign in 1896.

Answer: Third

Henry Pelham was the third Prime Minister of Great Britain who served from 1743-1754 and whose termed largely overlapped with his service as chancellor of the Exchequer. Pelham's term was largely quite although there were some foreign wars Britain was participating in. Pelham is perhaps best known for strengthening the bond between his office and the monarchy.

Answer: Fourth

Thomas Pelham-Holles was the fourth Prime Minister of Great Britain and the brother of Henry Pelham. He served from 1754-1756 and then again as #6 from 1757-1762. It was during his terms of office when things heated up between Britain and France over the North American territories during which the French-Indian War was fought.

Answer: Fifth

William Cavendish was the fifth Prime Minister of Great Britain who served for just eight months from 1756-1757. His term of office is largely forgotten and controversial. Cavendish was criticized for his poor relationship with the king and his handling of the execution of John Bryg, an admiral who was court martialed and executed for losing control of the island of Minorca.

Answer: Third

Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. He served from 1801-1809. His presidency is one of the most revered in American history and is perhaps best known for the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the land area of the U.S. and the subsequent Lewis-Clark Expedition which explored the new territory. Prior to becoming president, Jefferson was Governor of Virginia, U.S. Secretary of State and vice president.

He was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence.

Answer: Fourth

James Madison was the fourth President of the United States. He served from 1809-1817. A protege of Jefferson, Madison led the U.S. through the War of 1812 and sought to increase the power of the federal government. Prior to becoming president, Madison was Secretary of State and worked to produce the U.S. Constitution.

Answer: Fifth

James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States. The third of what are sometimes called the Jeffersonian presidents, Monroe is often the most forgotten. His term of office was marred by economic downturn. Despite this, his presidency overlaps with the Era of Good Feelings, so named because of a lack of opposition to his party.

Answer: Third

Chris Watson was the third Prime Minister of Australia who served about four months in 1904. He was simultaneously Treasurer of Australia. His term in office was marked by his inability to led a majority in Parliament and Watson resigned just four months in office.

Answer: Fourth

George Reid was the fourth Prime Minister of Australia who served just under a year from 1904-1905. His term was only marginally more successful than Chris Watson's as Reid, too, was unable to led a majority. Very little was accomplished during his service except for the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 which regulated industry.

Answer: Fifth

Andrew Fisher was the fifth Prime Minister of Australia who served three separate terms the first of which was from 1908-1909. Despite his multiple terms (and the multiple terms of others) he is always numbered the fifth. In his first term, he moved the capital to Canberra and sought to expand the government's sphere of influence over industry and labor.

Answer: Third

Edward Stafford was the third Prime Minister of New Zealand (then called 'premier') and served multiple terms, the first of which was from 1856-1861. He was reluctant to take the job but eventually did so. His first term largely involved him negotiating various power and governmental operations. Controversy arose in 1858 when Stafford traveled abroad for two years to promote New Zealand. During his absence, the Maori were forced to cede land, which was something Stafford strongly opposed.

Answer: Fourth

Alfred Domett was the fourth Premier of New Zealand who served from 1862-1863. In office, he moved the capital to Wellington but was otherwise uneventful.

Answer: Fifth

Frederick Whitaker was the fifth Premier of New Zealand who served from 1863-1864 and then again from 1882-1883. His first term was marred by his constant clashes with military leadership of the New Zealand Wars as Whitaker opposed some of the actions taken to subdue the Maori population.