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Quiz about Dramatic Lives of Children of Presidents

Dramatic Lives of Children of Presidents Quiz

Being President (or being the son or daughter of a president) doesn't provide protection against life's misfortunes. Consider the following examples. Most will find the quiz very hard, but will hopefully be interesting and informative.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
174,768

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1101

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Question 1 of 10

1. It is somewhat well-known that Abraham Lincoln lost three of his four sons before they reached full maturity. Which son managed to live a long, full life? Hint

Tad

Robert

Eddie

Willie

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Question 2 of 10

2. Franklin Pierce may have been the unluckiest of Presidents in terms of child mortality. He lost two at early ages, then lost his third one. How did this last loss occur? Hint

Traffic accident

Influenza

Fall from a window

Fire

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Question 3 of 10

3. John Kennedy Jr. was killed in a plane crash. President Kennedy, however, lost another son shortly after the boy's birth. What was the baby's name? Hint

Joseph

William

Francis

Patrick

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Question 4 of 10

4. John Quincy Adams may have had a most colorful son, George Washington Adams. George, however, didn't have an easy time of it. He died young. How? Hint

Died in combat

Went over the side of a ship

Murder victim

Food posioning

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Question 5 of 10

5. Calvin Coolidge Jr. may have had the strangest demise of all. His fatal illness originated with his participation in a recreational activity. Which one? Hint

Boating

Auto racing

Skiing

Tennis

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Question 6 of 10

6. George Washington and his wife, Martha, never had children of their own. Martha, however, had four children from a prior marriage. What happened to them? Hint

All lived long, full lives

One died in childhood; three lived into their eighties

All died in childhood

Two died in childhood; one died at 18, one at 27

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Question 7 of 10

7. Andrew Jackson Jr. was adopted by his uncle, President Jackson. How did young Jackson die? Hint

Heart attack

Fall down a stairs

Hunting accident

Typhus

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these presidents did NOT lose a child at an early age? Hint

McKinley

Nixon

Eisenhower

Fillmore

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Question 9 of 10

9. The name "John Payne Todd" has a nice ring to it. He was not the biological son of a president, but was raised as such. Which president acted as father to him? Hint

Grover Cleveland

Rutherford B. Hayes

Theodore Roosevelt

James Madison

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Question 10 of 10

10. This president suffered the loss of an infant son. Hint

James Buchanan

James Monroe

Jimmy Carter

Gerald Ford

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. It is somewhat well-known that Abraham Lincoln lost three of his four sons before they reached full maturity. Which son managed to live a long, full life?

Answer: Robert

Poor Abe lost two during his lifetime; a third died after the assassination (but during the lifetime of Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd.)
Robert lived to a ripe old age and was active in politics.

2. Franklin Pierce may have been the unluckiest of Presidents in terms of child mortality. He lost two at early ages, then lost his third one. How did this last loss occur?

Answer: Traffic accident

There was a railroad accident. Pierce and his wife survived; the child did not. Pierce was devastated.

3. John Kennedy Jr. was killed in a plane crash. President Kennedy, however, lost another son shortly after the boy's birth. What was the baby's name?

Answer: Patrick

Baby Patrick lived for only a very short while.

4. John Quincy Adams may have had a most colorful son, George Washington Adams. George, however, didn't have an easy time of it. He died young. How?

Answer: Went over the side of a ship

There were signs while George was aboard ship that he was breaking down. He disappeared from the ship while at sea; there were no witnesses. It may have been suicide; it may have been an accident.

5. Calvin Coolidge Jr. may have had the strangest demise of all. His fatal illness originated with his participation in a recreational activity. Which one?

Answer: Tennis

Young Coolidge apparently put in a full and vigorous day on the White House tennis courts. He was, however, not wearing the necessary footwear. He developed a bad blister on his foot ... which somehow or other led to septicemia.

6. George Washington and his wife, Martha, never had children of their own. Martha, however, had four children from a prior marriage. What happened to them?

Answer: Two died in childhood; one died at 18, one at 27

Daniel (1751?1754) and Frances (1753?1757) died in childhood. John (Jacky) Parke Custis (1754?1781) and Martha ("Patsy") Parke Custis (1756?1773) both survived for somewhat longer, although both can be seen to have died relatively young.

7. Andrew Jackson Jr. was adopted by his uncle, President Jackson. How did young Jackson die?

Answer: Hunting accident

Jackson Jr. was more than a little irresponsible with money. Be that as it may, he was injured in a hunting accident and subsequently died from lockjaw (tetanus).

8. Which of these presidents did NOT lose a child at an early age?

Answer: Nixon

McKinley lost a child to typhus when the child was three years old; Fillmore lost one to pneumonia at age 22. Eisenhower lost a child to scarlet fever.

9. The name "John Payne Todd" has a nice ring to it. He was not the biological son of a president, but was raised as such. Which president acted as father to him?

Answer: James Madison

Todd was the son of Dolly Madison's marriage to her first husband. Unfortunately, Todd's spending ways put Dolly in some tight spots.

10. This president suffered the loss of an infant son.

Answer: James Monroe

Monroe lost a son, age 2. (Buchanan was a bachelor.)

Source: Author robert362

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