FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Quiz about The Adams Family of Massachusetts

The Adams Family of Massachusetts Quiz

A number of people in the Adams family of Massachusetts had political aspirations. These questions relate to the first few generations in that family.

A multiple-choice quiz by GLBlesi. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
GLBlesi

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
413,506

Updated
Aug 28 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
121

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these Adams brothers did not write books about history? Hint

Henry Adams

John Quincy Adams II

Charles Francis Adams, Jr.

Brooks Adams

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Which Adams family member served as governor of Massachusetts? Hint

George Washington Adams

Thomas Boyleston Adams

John Adams II

Samuel Adams

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. Which Ivy League college is the alma mater of at least 17 Adams family members? Hint

Harvard

University of Pennsylvania

Brown

Yale

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these financiers married into the Adams family? Hint

John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.

George Jay Gould

Henry Sturgis Morgan

Marcus Goldman

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. What was the conventional creed of the family from President John Adams through his grandson, Charles Francis Adams? Hint

Unitarian

Episcopalian

Presbyterian

Quaker

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. Which other President died the same day as John Adams? Hint

George Washington

James Monroe

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these is NOT the title of a book by Henry Adams? Hint

Esther

Richard Henry Dana: a Biography

Democracy

The Life of George Cabot Lodge

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these family names did an early Adams man NOT marry into? Hint

Smith

Robinson

Hooper

White

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. In which Massachusetts town were both John and John Quincy Adams born? Hint

Concord

Boston

Braintree

Salem

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these was NOT a candidate with John Adams for the second U.S. President in 1796? Hint

Aaron Burr

Thomas Pinckney

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these Adams brothers did not write books about history?

Answer: John Quincy Adams II

John Quincy Adams II served in the U.S. House of Representative and was a Colonel in the Union Army.

2. Which Adams family member served as governor of Massachusetts?

Answer: Samuel Adams

Samuel was a second cousin of President John Adams and a founding father of the United States.

3. Which Ivy League college is the alma mater of at least 17 Adams family members?

Answer: Harvard

A residential college at Harvard is named Adams House for the family.

4. Which of these financiers married into the Adams family?

Answer: Henry Sturgis Morgan

Morgan was married to Catherine Lovering Adams, great-great-great-granddaughter of John Quincy Adams.

5. What was the conventional creed of the family from President John Adams through his grandson, Charles Francis Adams?

Answer: Unitarian

John Adams had been raised a Congregationalist but left it for the newly formed Unitarian church.

6. Which other President died the same day as John Adams?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Their date of death was July 4, 1826. Jefferson died first. Unaware that his friend and rival had preceded him in death, John Adams said, "Thomas Jefferson survives" shortly before his own death.

7. Which of these is NOT the title of a book by Henry Adams?

Answer: Richard Henry Dana: a Biography

"Richard Henry Dana" was written by his brother, Charles Francis Adams, Jr.

8. Which of these family names did an early Adams man NOT marry into?

Answer: Robinson

John Adams and his son Charles both married Smiths.

9. In which Massachusetts town were both John and John Quincy Adams born?

Answer: Braintree

Braintree was quartered in 1640. In 1792, a section was formed into a separate municipality and named Quincy for the maternal grandfather of Abigail Smith Adams, Colonel John Quincy.

10. Which of these was NOT a candidate with John Adams for the second U.S. President in 1796?

Answer: James Madison

The two finalists were Adams and Jefferson. James Madison became the fourth President after Jefferson.

Source: Author GLBlesi

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor stedman before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.