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Garret A. Hobart Trivia Quiz

A quiz on William McKinley's first vice-president, and the 24th vice-president of the United States, Garret A. Hobart.

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

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
213,587

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
198

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Hobart's middle name? Hint

Abraham

Augustus

Aaron

Abernathy

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which university did Hobart graduate from? Hint

Princeton

Harvard

Rutgers

Yale

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of Hobart's wife? Hint

Samantha

Ethel

Jennie

Rachel

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who defeated Hobart when he ran for the U.S. Senate in 1883? Hint

Rufus Blodgett

John McPherson

Frederick Frelinghuysen

Theodore Randolph

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where was the Republican National Convention of 1896 held that nominated Hobart for vice-president along with William McKinley for president? Hint

St. Louis

Kansas City

Chicago

Denver

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Question 6 of 10

6. Due to Hobart's presence on the ticket, the Republicans won New Jersey in the November election for the first time since when? Hint

1864

1872

1880

1888

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many tie-breaking votes did Hobart cast while vice-president? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what month during 1899 did Hobart die? Hint

September

May

July

November

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Question 9 of 10

9. Hobart was the _________ vice-president to die in office.

Answer: (single digit number)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Between Hobart's death in 1899 and the 1901 swearing-in of Theodore Roosevelt as vice-president, who would have become president if President McKinley had died? Hint

No one

Senate President Pro Tempore William Frye

Secretary of State John Hay

Speaker of the House David Henderson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Hobart's middle name?

Answer: Augustus

Garret Augustus Hobart was born June 3, 1844 in Long Branch, NJ to Addison and Sophia Hobart.

2. Which university did Hobart graduate from?

Answer: Rutgers

Hobart graduated from Rutgers University in 1863. He was third in his class with honors in mathematics and English.

3. What was the name of Hobart's wife?

Answer: Jennie

The Hobarts were married in 1869. Jennie Hobart was the daughter of Socrates Tuttle, in whose office Hobart studied law.

4. Who defeated Hobart when he ran for the U.S. Senate in 1883?

Answer: John McPherson

In the 19th century, U.S. Senators were elected by the state legislatures and the New Jersey legislature was controlled by the Democrats at the time, which re-elected the Democrat McPherson over the Republican Hobart. McPherson served at New Jersey's U.S. Senator from 1877 to 1895.

5. Where was the Republican National Convention of 1896 held that nominated Hobart for vice-president along with William McKinley for president?

Answer: St. Louis

Both McKinley and Hobart were nominated on the first ballot to run for president.

6. Due to Hobart's presence on the ticket, the Republicans won New Jersey in the November election for the first time since when?

Answer: 1872

The Republicans had not carried New Jersey in the November general election since Ulysses S. Grant had carried it in 1872 over Horace Greeley. The Democrats had won the state in every election since then, until 1896.

7. How many tie-breaking votes did Hobart cast while vice-president?

Answer: 1

Hobart cast his only tie-breaking vote on February 14, 1899 to break a 29-29 tie. It was a vote against a resolution to limit American control over the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.

8. In what month during 1899 did Hobart die?

Answer: November

Hobart died November 21, 1899 due to the after-effects of a heart attack. He was buried in Paterson, New Jersey.

9. Hobart was the _________ vice-president to die in office.

Answer: 6

The previous five vice-presidents to die in office were George Clinton (1812), Elbridge Gerry (1814), William Rufus deVane King (1853), Henry Wilson (1875) and Thomas Hendricks (1885).

10. Between Hobart's death in 1899 and the 1901 swearing-in of Theodore Roosevelt as vice-president, who would have become president if President McKinley had died?

Answer: Secretary of State John Hay

Between 1886 and 1947, the Secretary of State was next in the line of succession after the vice-president. Before 1886, the president pro tempore of the Senate was next in line. If President McKinley had died between November 21, 1899 and March 4, 1901, John Hay would have become president.

The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 put the speaker of the House of Representatives after the vice-president in the order of succession.

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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