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  Benjamin Harrison: Grandfather's Hat Fits!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Grandson of a U.S. president, great-grandson of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Harrison had, some say, the misfortune of a family legacy. Test your knowldge of the life and times of "Little Ben."
Difficult, 10 Qns, trammgr, Oct 15 05
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  Benjamin Harrison    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A quiz on the 23rd president of the United States, Benjamin Harrison.
Difficult, 15 Qns, AdmiralShark, Dec 13 09
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Benjamin Harrison Trivia Questions
1. Harrison's father, John Scott, held which political office?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: US House Representative

John Scott Harrison represented the area around North Bend, Ohio in the US House of Representatives as a Whig from 1853 to 1857.

2. Who was Harrison's grandfather, and what number president was he?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison: Grandfather's Hat Fits!

Answer: William Henry Harrison, 9th U.S. president

Grandpa William built his reputation as a military figure in the Indian wars in the Northwest Territory, holding the line at the battle of Fallen Timbers, and in the War of 1812, and subsequent Indian wars. He was also governor of the Indiana Territory.

3. How old was Benjamin Harrison when his grandfather, William Henry Harrison, died?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: 7

Benjamin Harrison was born on August 20, 1833 in North Bend, Ohio. William Henry Harrison died April 4, 1841.

4. What U.S. city is Benjamin Harrison buried in?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison: Grandfather's Hat Fits!

Answer: Indianapolis, Indiana

From Grandpa to the grave! Up to this point, Little Ben is the only native son of Indiana to have his mail delivered to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I understand Dan Quayle's still keeping his fingers crossed, which perhaps explains the spelling errors!

5. The body of Harrison's father John Scott was stolen by grave robbers and sold to which medical school?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati

The Medical College of Cincinnati did not know the identity of the body when they purchased it from the grave robbers. John Scott's body was discovered by his son John Harrison while at the college on unrelated business. Grave robbing to sell bodies to medical colleges was a common practice in the first half of the 19th century.

6. Who was Harrison's vice-presidential running mate?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison: Grandfather's Hat Fits!

Answer: Levi P. Morton

Morton, a successful banker from New York, also served as governor of that state following his time as Harrison's V.P. Blaine served Harrison as secretary of state, the same post he held in the Garfield and Arthur administrations. Windom was also a returning cabinet member, being Treasury Secretary in the Garfield and Arthur administrations, as well as in Harrison's. Thurman was Grover Cleveland's running mate in the 1888 election.

7. Benjamin Harrison graduated from what university?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: Miami of Ohio

Harrison graduated from Miami of Ohio in 1852.

8. Harrison was one of five U.S. presidents who served in the Civil War. In his time in uniform, he rose from 2nd lieutenant to brigadier general. Who was his commanding officer that recommended him for promotion to this rank?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison: Grandfather's Hat Fits!

Answer: Joseph Hooker & Joe Hooker & Hooker

Harrison was part of Sherman's infamous "March to the Sea," and served as a brigade commander under "Fightin' Joe" Hooker. It was his performance at the Battle of Peachtree Creek, where Colonel Harrison and his men held the line that they had taken, that led to Hooker's recommendation. Hooker, in his recommendation for Harrison's promotion, cited Little Ben's fighting spirit and discipline. Harrison, however, saw himself as not quite the heroic type, writing in his diary, "I am not a Julius Caesar, nor a Napoleon, but a plain Hoosier colonel, with no more relish for a fight than for a good breakfast and hardly so much."

9. For his service during which Civil War campaign was Harrison promoted to the rank of brigadier general?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: Atlanta

A brigade under Harrison's command captured Confederate defenses at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia and defended it against counter-attack.

10. Which president offered Harrison a position in his cabinet but was turned down?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: James Garfield

Harrison was elected to the US Senate by the Indiana legislature at the same time so he declined Garfield's offer and took the senate seat instead.

11. After leaving the White House, what process did Benjamin Harrison help mediate?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison: Grandfather's Hat Fits!

Answer: The resolution of the Venezula-British Guiana border dispute

Harrison served as Venezuela's council in its border dispute with the British colony of Guiana. Great Britain didn't want to arbitrate the dispute, but gave in to international pressure. In spite of Harrison's efforts, which included an 800-page brief, the international arbitration panel awarded Great Britain 90% of the disputed territory.

12. Where was the Republican National Convention of 1888, that nominated Harrison for the presidency, held?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: Chicago

Harrison won the nomination on the eighth ballot. St. Louis was the host city of the Democratic Convention in 1888, Minneapolis is where the Republicans held their national convention in 1892 and Omaha is where the Populist Party held their 1892 national convention.

13. How many states joined the union during the Harrison administration?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: 6

North & South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho and Wyoming all were admitted to the union during the Harrison administration.

14. When Benjamin Harrison died in March of 1901, who delivered the eulogy at his funeral?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison: Grandfather's Hat Fits!

Answer: James Whitcomb Riley

A native of Indiana, Riley eulogized Harrison as a man of integrity, one who always did what "he believed to be right and just."

15. How many justices did Harrison appoint to the US Supreme Court during his term?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: 4

The men who Harrison placed on the supreme court were David Brewer, Henry Brown, George Shiras and Howell Jackson. Surprising, this is not the record for placements on the supreme court by a single term president. William Howard Taft put six men on the court in his single term.

16. And the circle continues...Which 1988 presidential candidate is related to Benajmin Harrison?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison: Grandfather's Hat Fits!

Answer: Pat Robertson

Founder of CBN University and the CBN Television Network (The 700 Club), Robertson is also a great-grandson of President Harrison. This information is available on Pat Robertson's website, www.patrobertson.com, as well as in the book, 'Which President Killed a Man?', by James Humes.

17. Whose death in October 1892 brought an early end to the presidential campaign between Harrison and Grover Cleveland?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: Harrison's wife Caroline

Caroline Harrison contracted tuberculosis and died on October 25, 1892.

18. In the 1892 presidential election, which state's three electoral votes were split between Harrison, Cleveland and Populist candidate James Weaver?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: North Dakota

Harrison would lose to Cleveland in the electorial college in the 1892 election 277-145 with James Weaver getting 22. Four years earlier, Harrison had defeated Cleveland in the electoral college 233-168.

19. What country did Harrison represent before an international arbitration panel in Paris from 1897-1899 in regards to a border dispute?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: Venezuela

Harrison represented Venezuela in a land dispute with British Guiana. The panel awarded 90% of the disputed territory to Guiana.

20. In which cemetery is Harrison buried?

From Quiz Benjamin Harrison

Answer: Crown Hill Cemetary

Harrison died March 13, 1901 in Indianapolis and was buried at Crown Hill on March 16th. Crown Hill is also the burial site of three US vice-presidents, John Dillinger and the poet James Whitcomb Riley.

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