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Tough Millard Fillmore Quiz | 15 Questions | World

A quiz on the 13th president of the United States, Millard Fillmore.

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

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
182,743

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
433

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Question 1 of 15

1. In what state was Fillmore born? Hint

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Maryland

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Question 2 of 15

2. What religion did Fillmore practice? Hint

Methodist

Episcopalian

Unitarian

Presbyterian

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was the maiden name of Fillmore's first wife Abigail? Hint

Childress

McIntosh

Powers

Smith

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Question 4 of 15

4. What political party did Fillmore belong to at the beginning of his political career? Hint

Whig

Federalist

Democratic-Republican

Anti-Mason

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Question 5 of 15

5. While a member of the US House of Representatives, what committee did Fillmore serve as chairman of? Hint

Banking

Ways & Means

Judicary

Commerce

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Question 6 of 15

6. In 1844, Fillmore ran for and lost a race for governor of New York.

True

False

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Question 7 of 15

7. In what city was Fillmore when he received word that President Zachary Taylor had died? Hint

Buffalo

Washington DC

New York City

Philadelphia

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was the only state to join the union while Fillmore was president? Hint

Iowa

Minnesota

Wisconsin

California

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who became secretary of state in the Fillmore administration after the death of Daniel Webster? Hint

Edward Everett

John J. Crittenden

Theodore Frelinghuysen

John P. Kennedy

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Question 10 of 15

10. In addition to Utah, what other territory was established by the Compromise of 1850, which was passed during the Fillmore administration? Hint

Arizona

Colorado

Nevada

New Mexico

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where was slavery abolished due to the Compromise of 1850? Hint

none of these

north of 36 degrees 30' latitude

District of Columbia

west of the Rockies

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Question 12 of 15

12. In 1855, while Fillmore was traveling in Europe, he appeared before the British House of Commons at the same time as what other famous American? Hint

Horace Greeley

Franklin Pierce

John Tyler

Martin Van Buren

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Question 13 of 15

13. While in Europe, Fillmore had an audience with which Pope? Hint

Leo XIII

Pius IX

Gregory XVI

Leo XII

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Question 14 of 15

14. When Fillmore ran for president in 1856 for the American Party, he won the electoral votes of only one state. Which state was it? Hint

Maryland

Wisconsin

New York

New Jersey

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Question 15 of 15

15. How many strokes did Fillmore suffer from before he died in 1874? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what state was Fillmore born?

Answer: New York

Fillmore was born in Locke Township, NY on January 7, 1800.

2. What religion did Fillmore practice?

Answer: Unitarian

Fillmore was a charter member of the Buffalo Unitarian Church when it was founded in 1831.

3. What was the maiden name of Fillmore's first wife Abigail?

Answer: Powers

Fillmore married Abigail Powers in Moravia, New York on February 5, 1826.

4. What political party did Fillmore belong to at the beginning of his political career?

Answer: Anti-Mason

Fillmore was elected to three one-year terms to the New York State Assembly as a member of the Anti-Mason party from 1829-1831.

5. While a member of the US House of Representatives, what committee did Fillmore serve as chairman of?

Answer: Ways & Means

Fillmore served as chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee from 1841 to 1843.

6. In 1844, Fillmore ran for and lost a race for governor of New York.

Answer: True

Fillmore lost to Democrat Silas Wright by a little over 10,000 votes.

7. In what city was Fillmore when he received word that President Zachary Taylor had died?

Answer: Washington DC

Fillmore had actually visited with Taylor the afternoon of his death, so Taylor's death came as no surprise. Fillmore was sworn in as president at noon the next day before a joint session of Congress.

8. What was the only state to join the union while Fillmore was president?

Answer: California

California joined the union on September 9, 1850, about two months after Fillmore became president.

9. Who became secretary of state in the Fillmore administration after the death of Daniel Webster?

Answer: Edward Everett

Everett served as secretary of state for only the last few months of Fillmore's administration. Everett is better known as being the feature speaker in Gettysburg, before Abraham Lincoln gave his famous address there.

10. In addition to Utah, what other territory was established by the Compromise of 1850, which was passed during the Fillmore administration?

Answer: New Mexico

The US was originally going to offer New Mexico statehood but they decided instead that they only wanted to come into the union as a territory.

11. Where was slavery abolished due to the Compromise of 1850?

Answer: none of these

While the slave trade was abolished by the Compromise of 1850 in the District of Columbia, slavery itself remained. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 banned future slavery above the 36 degree 30' latitude.

12. In 1855, while Fillmore was traveling in Europe, he appeared before the British House of Commons at the same time as what other famous American?

Answer: Martin Van Buren

Van Buren was travelling in Europe at the same time as Fillmore. While Fillmore did not appear before the House of Commons with Greeley, he did bail Greeley out of prison while in Paris. Greeley was in prison there for failing to pay a debt.

13. While in Europe, Fillmore had an audience with which Pope?

Answer: Pius IX

Pius IX served as Pope from 1846-1878.

14. When Fillmore ran for president in 1856 for the American Party, he won the electoral votes of only one state. Which state was it?

Answer: Maryland

Fillmore won only the 8 electoral votes of Maryland. He received 21% of the popular vote and finished third in the election behind James Buchanan and John C. Fremont.

15. How many strokes did Fillmore suffer from before he died in 1874?

Answer: 2

Fillmore was in excellent health up to a few weeks before his death. On February 13, 1874, Fillmore suffered his first stroke while shaving, which paralyzed Fillmore on his left side. Fillmore suffered his second and last stroke on February 26 and died on March 8, 1874

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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