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Franklin Pierce (Not Hawkeye) Trivia Quiz

If you like US history, perhaps you'd like to see how you rate on this quiz about US president, Franklin Pierce.

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

Author
Bodyguard

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
122,701

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
596

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Franklin Pierce was a member of both Houses before being elected President.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Pierce was which number President of the US? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What state was Franklin Pierce born in? Hint

New Hampshire

Delaware

New York

Maryland

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Question 4 of 10

4. What college did Franklin Pierce graduate from? Hint

Harvard

Bowdoin

Yale

Princeton

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Question 5 of 10

5. Franklin Pierce's father was a Revolutionary War hero.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who became Mrs. Franklin Pierce? Hint

Julia Webb

Anna Childress

Jane Appleton

Louisa Symmes

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Question 7 of 10

7. ____
____ was his Secretary of War.

Answer: (Two Words (think of the south))

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Question 8 of 10

8. Pierce was a major in the Mexican war.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Franklin Pierce and his wife Jane didn't have any biological children.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was Franklin Pierce's Vice-President? Hint

John C. Fremont

Gen. Winfield Scott

William King

Lewis Cass

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Franklin Pierce was a member of both Houses before being elected President.

Answer: True

Pierce was the youngest US Senator of his day.

2. Pierce was which number President of the US?

Answer: 14

His exact presidential dates are March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857.

3. What state was Franklin Pierce born in?

Answer: New Hampshire

He was born November 23, 1804 in Hillsborough, NH.

4. What college did Franklin Pierce graduate from?

Answer: Bowdoin

He was a 1824 graduate of this university and became a lawyer.

5. Franklin Pierce's father was a Revolutionary War hero.

Answer: True

Franklin's father, Benjamin Pierce served in the Revolutionary War and was also a governor in New Hampshire. (His mother was Anna Kendrick Pierce.)

6. Who became Mrs. Franklin Pierce?

Answer: Jane Appleton

Jane Appleton's father was a reverend and the president of Bowdoin college. Franklin and Jane Pierce married in 1834.

7. ____ ____ was his Secretary of War.

Answer: Jefferson Davis

Of course, Jefferson Davis went on to become the first and only President of the Confederate States of America with Alexander Stephens as his Vice-President.

8. Pierce was a major in the Mexican war.

Answer: False

He was actually brigadier general during this war.

9. Franklin Pierce and his wife Jane didn't have any biological children.

Answer: False

Actually, they had three sons, but none lived to adulthood. Two died at an early age, and the last son was killed in a railroad accident at 13 years old, two months before his father became President.

10. Who was Franklin Pierce's Vice-President?

Answer: William King

Pierce and King won on the Democratic ticket of the Presidential race of 1852. King was from Alabama, and died in office as Vice-President without being replaced.

Source: Author Bodyguard

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