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From his unique political career to his personal life and notable achievements, test your knowledge on the man who left an indelible mark on American history. Let's explore the fascinating journey of the 22nd and 24th President of the United States together!
3 Grover Cleveland quizzes and 30 Grover Cleveland trivia questions.
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  Average Grover Cleveland Quiz - 10 Questions    
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This quiz is about President Grover Cleveland and events that occurred during his presidency. My source of information is the World Book Encyclopedia.
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  10 Question Grover Cleveland Quiz    
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One of the most underrated presidents. How much do you know? Most of the information in this quiz was gleaned from "An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland," by H. Paul Jeffers.
Average, 10 Qns, lfhaines, Jul 12 19
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  The Ultimate Grover Cleveland Quiz    
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How much do you know about the only President elected to non-consecutive terms?
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Who served as Cleveland's Secretary of Agriculture in his first Cabinet?

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Grover Cleveland Trivia Questions
1. What state joined the Union under Cleveland's administration?

From Quiz Grover Cleveland

Answer: Utah

In 1896 Utah joined the Union as the 45th state.

2. Grover Cleveland was one of many presidents to be known more popularly by their middle names. What was Cleveland's given name at birth?

From Quiz Grover Cleveland

Answer: Stephen Grover

He was named after the Reverend Stephen Grover, a family friend, from Caldwell, New Jersey.

3. What year was Grover Cleveland born?

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Answer: 1837

President Cleveland was born in New Jersey.

4. Who served as Cleveland's Secretary of Agriculture in his first Cabinet?

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Answer: Norman J. Coleman

In 1889, the Department of Agriculture was made an executive agency by Congress and was given Cabinet rank.

5. What did President Cleveland's father do for a living?

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Answer: Minister

President Cleveland's father never made more than $1,000 per year and had a hard time providing for his family. He died when President Cleveland was 14.

6. What was unusual about Cleveland's First Lady, Frances Folsom Cleveland?

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Answer: She is the youngest First Lady in U. S. history.

Frances Folsom Cleveland is the youngest First Lady in U.S. history. Cleveland married her in the Blue Room of the White House when she was 21 (and he was 49). He called her by her nickname, "Frank."

7. In 1882, Cleveland was elected the mayor of what New York city?

From Quiz Grover Cleveland

Answer: Buffalo

Cleveland had been Sheriff of Erie County prior to being mayor. He went on to be elected Governor of New York.

8. What was President Cleveland's nickname as a youth?

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Answer: Big Steve

He was born Stephen Grover Cleveland. It was later in life when he asked to be called by his middle name.

9. In what year was the Statue of Liberty dedicated to Grover Cleveland?

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Answer: 1886

The Statue of Liberty, given to the U. S. by France, was dedicated to Grover Cleveland October 28 1886, in New York.

10. Who was the Republican candidate that Cleveland defeated to become president in 1884?

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Answer: James G. Blaine & Blaine & James Blaine & James G Blaine

Chester A. Arthur was the incumbent president but failed to gain the support of his party. Blaine received the nomination and was defeated by a very narrow margin. (Cleveland - 49% to Blaine's - 48%)

11. This Act, passed in 1887, created the first federal regulatory agency and was a highpoint of Cleveland's first term.

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Answer: Interstate Commerce Act

This law created the ICC. The Dawes Severalty Act was also passed in 1887 but dealt with the treatment of Native Americans.

12. What year was Grover Cleveland first elected President?

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Answer: 1884

President Cleveland's first term was from 1885 to 1889 and his second term was from 1893 to 1897.

13. What was one of the most important bills of Cleveland's first term?

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Answer: The Interstate Commerce Act

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was the first federal law to regulate railroads and other forms of transportation.

14. Cleveland lost the 1888 presidential election to this gray bearded Republican.

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Answer: Benjamin Harrison & Harrison

Strangely Cleveland lost this election by the same majority he had won by in 1884. (Harrison - 49% to Cleveland's - 48%)

15. What was the name of the President who served between Cleveland's two terms as President?

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Answer: Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison's grandfather, William Harrison, was also President of the United States.

16. Grover Cleveland won the popular vote in how many Presidential elections?

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Answer: 3

Although Cleveland ran for re-election in 1888 and won the popular vote, the electoral college gave Benjamin Harrison the Presidency. Cleveland also won the popular vote in 1884 and 1892. He was so popular in later life that there was even a move to get him to run for President again in 1904!

17. Why did Cleveland board a friend's yacht in New York Harbor and sail up the East River in July, 1893?

From Quiz Grover Cleveland

Answer: He needed to have surgery because he had cancer of the mouth.

Shortly after Cleveland began his second term as President, physicians found that he had cancer of the mouth. The nation was already in a shaky financial situation so government officials felt it best to keep the surgery a secret. In July, 1893, Cleveland and a team of surgeons boarded a friend's yacht in New York harbor. While sailing up the East River, the surgeons removed Cleveland's upper jaw. The operation was a complete success.

18. Who served as Cleveland's vice-president during his second term?

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Answer: Adlai Ewing Stevenson

Stevenson's grandson and namesake was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956. Walter Q. Grisham serveed as secretary of state under Cleveland.

19. Why did Grover Cleveland fail to support fellow Democrat William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 Presidential election?

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Answer: free silver

Grover Cleveland was a proponent of the gold standard and did not support the heavy coining of silver. William Jennings Bryan is well known for prosecuting the Scopes Monkey Trial and his "cross of gold" speeches.

20. What political group played a major role in Cleveland's election in 1884?

From Quiz Grover Cleveland

Answer: Mugwumps

Many Republicans were outraged by the nomination of James G. Blaine as the Republican candidate for President in the election of 1884. Blaine had been implicated in a financial scandal. Many of the Republicans felt the time had come for a national reform administration. This group of Republicans, called Mugwumps, decided to withdraw from the convention and vote for a democrat as long as he was an honest man.

21. The nation referred to Grover Cleveland's first child as. . .

From Quiz Grover Cleveland

Answer: Baby Ruth

Baby Ruth was born between Cleveland's two terms and was hugely popular with the public. The Baby Ruth candy bar is named after her [not Babe Ruth!] Mrs. Cleveland was 27 years his junior and they had five children. Tragically, Ruth died in 1904 at the age of 12 from diphtheria.

22. Grover Cleveland died in his home on June 24, 1908 in this New Jersey town.

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Answer: Princeton

Cleveland suffered from rheumatism, chest, and stomach pains towards the end of his life. He was buried in Princeton on June 26, 1908.

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