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Charles Fairbanks Trivia Quiz

A quiz on Theodore Roosevelt's vice-president, and the 26th vice-president of the United States, Charles Fairbanks.

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

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
213,855

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
214

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In what state was Fairbanks born? Hint

Illinois

Ohio

New York

Tennessee

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Question 2 of 10

2. Fairbanks graduated with honors from college in 1872. Where did he rank in the total class of 44? Hint

8th

15th

1st

44th

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Question 3 of 10

3. What news organization did Fairbanks go to work for after graduation? Hint

Chicago Tribune

Associated Press

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Indianapolis Star

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who did Fairbanks defeat to get elected to the U.S. Senate in 1897? Hint

Thomas Marshall

Issac P. Gray

Claude Mathews

Lew Wallace

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Question 5 of 10

5. Fairbanks, Alaska is named for Charles Fairbanks.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where was the 1904 Republican National Convention held that nominated Fairbanks for vice-president? Hint

Cincinnati

Detroit

Philadelphia

Chicago

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Question 7 of 10

7. Fairbanks and Roosevelt did not get along during the administration. In fact, Fairbanks worked with which speaker of the house to delay Roosevelt's programs in Congress? Hint

Joseph Cannon

Thomas Reed

Champ Clark

J. Warren Keifer

8. Fairbanks, a well-known non-drinker, got into a lot of trouble when, at a 1907 Memorial Day luncheon in his home attended by 40 people, including Roosevelt, he served what type of liquor drink? Hint

Long Island Iced Tea

Manhattan Cocktail

Mint Julep

Margarita

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Question 9 of 10

9. Fairbanks was nominated for the vice-presidency once again by the Republican Party in what year? Hint

never

1912

1916

1908

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Question 10 of 10

10. When did Fairbanks die? Hint

1922

1916

1918

1920

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what state was Fairbanks born?

Answer: Ohio

Fairbanks was born in Union County, Ohio on May 11, 1852.

2. Fairbanks graduated with honors from college in 1872. Where did he rank in the total class of 44?

Answer: 8th

Fairbanks graduated from Ohio Wesleyan College in Delaware, Ohio. Delaware, Ohio was also the hometown of President Rutherford B. Hayes.

3. What news organization did Fairbanks go to work for after graduation?

Answer: Associated Press

William Henry Smith, the AP's western general manager, hired Fairbanks to work for the AP. Fairbanks spent two years working from them, one year in Pittsburgh and then one year in Cleveland.

4. Who did Fairbanks defeat to get elected to the U.S. Senate in 1897?

Answer: Lew Wallace

Wallace was a former Civil War Union general who was also the author of "Ben-Hur". Fairbanks served in the Senate from 1897 to 1905.

5. Fairbanks, Alaska is named for Charles Fairbanks.

Answer: True

In 1898, Fairbanks served on a joint U.S./British commission to settle a border dispute between Alaska and Canada. Even though the commission was a failure, Alaskan citizens appreciated the way that Fairbanks represented their interests and a new trading post on the Chena River was named in honor of the senator.

6. Where was the 1904 Republican National Convention held that nominated Fairbanks for vice-president?

Answer: Chicago

Both Fairbanks, and presidential nominee Theodore Roosevelt, were nominated on the first ballot. The whole process of nominating both men took around three hours.

7. Fairbanks and Roosevelt did not get along during the administration. In fact, Fairbanks worked with which speaker of the house to delay Roosevelt's programs in Congress?

Answer: Joseph Cannon

Cannon served as speaker of the house from 1903 to 1911.

Answer: Manhattan Cocktail

Previously, Fairbanks had been known as "Buttermilk Charlie" because he preferred buttermilk to hard liquor. Because he served hard liquor at the luncheon, he became known as "Cocktail Charlie".

9. Fairbanks was nominated for the vice-presidency once again by the Republican Party in what year?

Answer: 1916

Fairbanks was nominated to run for vice-president on the same ticket with Charles Evans Hughes against the re-election bid of President Woodrow Wilson and Vice-President Thomas Marshall. In a close election, Wilson and Marshall won a second term in the electoral college by a vote of 277-254.

10. When did Fairbanks die?

Answer: 1918

Fairbanks died June 4, 1918 and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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