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Adlai Ewing Stevenson Trivia Quiz

A quiz on Grover Cleveland's second vice-president, and the 23rd vice-president of the United States, Adlai Ewing Stevenson.

A multiple-choice quiz by AdmiralShark. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
212,897

Updated
Jul 03 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
201

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was Adlai Ewing Stevenson I born? Hint

Virginia

Indiana

Kentucky

Ohio

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Question 2 of 10

2. What year was Stevenson admitted to the bar to become a lawyer? Hint

1854

1858

1856

never

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Question 3 of 10

3. Stevenson ran five times for the U.S. House of Representatives between 1874 and 1882. How many of those five elections did he win? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. What post did President Cleveland, during his first term, appoint Stevenson to? Hint

Assistant secretary of the interior

Assistant postmaster general

Assistant attorney general

Assistant secretary of treasury

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where was the 1892 Democratic National Convention held that nominated Stevenson to run for vice-president on the same ticket with Grover Cleveland? Hint

Buffalo

Baltimore

Chicago

Minneapolis

6. In 1893, President Cleveland boarded the ship "Oneida" to have cancer surgery done on his upper mouth. The surgery was so delicate and risky that those who knew were worried that the president would not survive the operation. While Cleveland was under going the surgery, where was Vice-President Stevenson? Hint

Washington DC

Bloomington, IL

on board the "Oneida" with the president

San Francisco, CA

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Question 7 of 10

7. What Civil War battlefield's dedication did Stevenson represent the president at in 1895? Hint

Vicksburg

Shiloh

Chickamuga

Gettysburg

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Question 8 of 10

8. Stevenson was again the Democratic nominee for vice-president in what year? Hint

1900 with William Jennings Bryan

1896 with William Jennings Bryan

1904 with Alton Parker

1908 with William Jennings Bryan

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Question 9 of 10

9. After leaving the vice-presidency, Stevenson ran for governor of Illinois, losing to who? Hint

Fred A. Busse

Edward Dunne

William Loramer

Charles Deneen

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Question 10 of 10

10. When did Stevenson die? Hint

1910

1916

1912

1914

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was Adlai Ewing Stevenson I born?

Answer: Kentucky

Stevenson was born on October 23, 1835 in Christian County, Kentucky to John and Eliza Stephenson.

2. What year was Stevenson admitted to the bar to become a lawyer?

Answer: 1858

Stevenson began his practice in Metamora, Illinois and even rode the legal circuit with Abraham Lincoln.

3. Stevenson ran five times for the U.S. House of Representatives between 1874 and 1882. How many of those five elections did he win?

Answer: 2

Stevenson won elections in 1874 and 1878 and lost races in 1876, 1880 and 1882.

4. What post did President Cleveland, during his first term, appoint Stevenson to?

Answer: Assistant postmaster general

Cleveland was the first Democratic president in 24 years. Stevenson became popular within the party when he removed almost 40,000 Republicans from postal positions throughout the country, replacing them with Democrats.

5. Where was the 1892 Democratic National Convention held that nominated Stevenson to run for vice-president on the same ticket with Grover Cleveland?

Answer: Chicago

Both Cleveland and Stevenson won nominated on the first ballot at the Chicago convention to run against the Republican ticket of President Benjamin Harrison and Whitelaw Reid.

Answer: Bloomington, IL

Stevenson was at home in Bloomington at the time of the surgery. He was not among the select few that was made aware of the pending surgery. The full story of the surgery did not come out till 1917, after Stevenson's death.

7. What Civil War battlefield's dedication did Stevenson represent the president at in 1895?

Answer: Chickamuga

Stevenson was a well-travel vice-president, making major trips to the west coast in 1893 and 1895.

8. Stevenson was again the Democratic nominee for vice-president in what year?

Answer: 1900 with William Jennings Bryan

Stevenson tried but failed to win the 1896 Democratic nomination for president. In 1900, the party turned to him again because he provided a stabilizing presence on the national ticket with William Jennings Bryan. However, they would lose in the general election to the Republican ticket of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

9. After leaving the vice-presidency, Stevenson ran for governor of Illinois, losing to who?

Answer: Charles Deneen

Deneen (1865-1940) was re-elected to a second term as Illinois' governor, defeating Stevenson in 1908. Deneen also represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 1925 to 1931.

10. When did Stevenson die?

Answer: 1914

Stevenson died June 14, 1914 in Chicago. He was 78 years old. He was buried in Bloomington, Illinois.

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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