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Benjamin Harrison Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the 23rd president of the United States, Benjamin Harrison.

A multiple-choice quiz by AdmiralShark. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,833

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
398

Last 3 plays: Guest 184 (13/15), Guest 65 (6/15), Guest 174 (15/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Harrison's father, John Scott, held which political office? Hint

Governor of Ohio

US House Representative

US Senator

Mayor of Cincinnati

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Question 2 of 15

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

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Question 3 of 15

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

Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati

Miami of Ohio Medical College

Ohio State University

Indiana University

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Question 4 of 15

4. Benjamin Harrison graduated from what university? Hint

Ohio State

Miami of Ohio

Yale

Indiana

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Question 5 of 15

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

Vicksburg

Shiloh

Atlanta

Gettysburg

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Question 6 of 15

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

Ulysses S. Grant

Grover Cleveland

Chester Arthur

James Garfield

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Question 7 of 15

7. Before which group did Harrison declare his candidacy for president in 1888? Hint

Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce

Indiana state legislature

Washington Press Club

Michigan Club

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Question 8 of 15

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

Chicago

Minneapolis

St. Louis

Omaha

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Question 9 of 15

9. How many states joined the union during the Harrison administration? Hint

zero

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Question 10 of 15

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

zero

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of the following pieces of legislation was not passed during the Harrison administration? Hint

Interstate Commerce Act

McKinley Tariff Act

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Sherman Silver Purchase Act

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Question 12 of 15

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

Former Secretary of State James G. Blaine

Harrison's vice-president Levi P. Morton

Harrison's wife Caroline

Former president Rutherford B. Hayes

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Question 13 of 15

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

Montana

South Dakota

North Dakota

Wyoming

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Question 14 of 15

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

United States

Egypt

Brazil

Venezuela

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Question 15 of 15

15. In which cemetery is Harrison buried? Hint

Indianpolis Memorial Gardens

Lake View Cemetary

Benjamin Harrison National Memorial Cemetary

Crown Hill Cemetary

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Harrison's father, John Scott, held which political office?

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

Answer: 7

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

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

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.

4. Benjamin Harrison graduated from what university?

Answer: Miami of Ohio

Harrison graduated from Miami of Ohio in 1852.

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

Answer: Atlanta

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

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

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.

7. Before which group did Harrison declare his candidacy for president in 1888?

Answer: Michigan Club

Harrison declared his candidacy in February 1888 before the Michigan Club in Detroit.

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

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.

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

Answer: 6

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

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

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.

11. Which of the following pieces of legislation was not passed during the Harrison administration?

Answer: Interstate Commerce Act

The Interstate Commerce Act, which created the Interstate Commerce Commission, was passed in 1887 during Grover Cleveland's first term.

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

Answer: Harrison's wife Caroline

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

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

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.

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

Answer: Venezuela

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

15. In which cemetery is Harrison buried?

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.

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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