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1. In what state was Gerry born?
2. What university did Gerry graduate from?
3. Gerry helped run a hospital founded by his brother John to help provide inoculations for smallpox. On what island was the hospital located?
4. What role did Gerry have during the first conflict between the colonists and British at the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
5. Elbridge Gerry was a signer of both the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.
6. What was the name of Gerry's wife?
7. Gerry was elected a U.S. state governor for the first time in what year?
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?
9. Gerry was nominated for vice-president on the Democratic-Republican ticket along with James Madison in 1812 when who declined the nomination?
10. Where is Gerry buried?
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