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Elbridge Gerry Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the 5th vice-president of the United States, Elbridge Gerry.

A multiple-choice quiz by AdmiralShark. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
199,845

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
215

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In what state was Gerry born? Hint

New Hampshire

New York

Massachusetts

Connecticut

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Question 2 of 10

2. What university did Gerry graduate from? Hint

Yale

Harvard

Dartmouth

Brown

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Question 3 of 10

3. Gerry helped run a hospital founded by his brother John to help provide inoculations for smallpox. On what island was the hospital located? Hint

Dog Island

Horse Island

Bird Island

Cat Island

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Question 4 of 10

4. What role did Gerry have during the first conflict between the colonists and British at the Battle of Lexington and Concord? Hint

commanded a militia unit

charged with storing the weapons

no role at all

helped Paul Revere warn citizens of British advance

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Question 5 of 10

5. Elbridge Gerry was a signer of both the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of Gerry's wife? Hint

Katherine Hunt

Sophia Nicklin

Sarah Hyatt

Ann Thompson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Gerry was elected a U.S. state governor for the first time in what year? Hint

1800

1807

1810

1804

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Gerrymandering", the art of redrawing a voting district for political advantage was named after Gerry when an artist drew Gerry's head on top of what redrawn district? Hint

Essex

Norfolk

Middlesex

Hampden

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Question 9 of 10

9. Gerry was nominated for vice-president on the Democratic-Republican ticket along with James Madison in 1812 when who declined the nomination? Hint

John Langdon

Christopher Gore

William Giles

Theodore Sedgwick

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where is Gerry buried? Hint

Marblehead, MA

Washington D.C.

New York City

New Haven, CT

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what state was Gerry born?

Answer: Massachusetts

Gerry was born on July 17, 1744 in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

2. What university did Gerry graduate from?

Answer: Harvard

Gerry studied classical political theory at Harvard, graduating in 1762. He then remained there till 1765, studying for his M.A.

3. Gerry helped run a hospital founded by his brother John to help provide inoculations for smallpox. On what island was the hospital located?

Answer: Cat Island

Due to the public's fear on how smallpox was spread, the hospital, located in the Marblehead area, was generally opposed. In January 1774, rioters burned the hospital to the ground.

4. What role did Gerry have during the first conflict between the colonists and British at the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

Answer: charged with storing the weapons

Gerry's committee was charged with storing the weapons in Concord, whose seizure was one of the primary British goals of the march. Gerry (and other members of his committee) barely escaped capture by hiding in their night clothes in a corn field.

5. Elbridge Gerry was a signer of both the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.

Answer: False

While Gerry was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, he refused to sign the Constitution because, at the time, it lacked a Bill of Rights.

6. What was the name of Gerry's wife?

Answer: Ann Thompson

Thompson, the daughter of a wealthy New York merchant, married Gerry in 1786. She was 21 years younger than Gerry.

7. Gerry was elected a U.S. state governor for the first time in what year?

Answer: 1810

Gerry had been the Democratic-Republican candidate for governor in Massachusetts in 1800, 1801 and 1803, losing each time. He then replaced the party's deceased candidate for governor in 1809, again losing. Gerry finally won the governorship in 1810 and won re-election in 1811.

8. "Gerrymandering", the art of redrawing a voting district for political advantage was named after Gerry when an artist drew Gerry's head on top of what redrawn district?

Answer: Essex

Federalist cartoonist Elkanah Tisdale drew Gerry's head on a map of the redrawn Essex County. The cartoon district looked like a salamander, thus the nickname "gerrymandering".

9. Gerry was nominated for vice-president on the Democratic-Republican ticket along with James Madison in 1812 when who declined the nomination?

Answer: John Langdon

Langdon served as a U.S. Senator representing New Hampshire from 1789 to 1801 and then served as New Hampshire's governor from 1805-08 and then again from 1810-11. Langdon died in 1819.

10. Where is Gerry buried?

Answer: Washington D.C.

Gerry suffered a stroke on November 13, 1814 in the U.S. Capital and died later the same day. He was buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington.

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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