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Quiz about Presidential Elections Since 1900

Presidential Elections Since 1900 Quiz

This is a quiz to test your knowledge of US Presidential Elections since 1900. Good Luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mickey1229. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Mickey1229

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
279,147

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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695

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which third party cadidate garnered the most electoral college votes 88, which was 80 more than William Howard Taft who was running for re-election, despite losing to Woodrow Wilson in the 1912 election? Hint

Horace Greeley

William Jennings Bryan

Theodore Roosevelt

Grover Cleveland

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these major party candidates was the only one that didn't lose two presidential elections during the 20th century? Hint

William Jennings Bryan

Alf Landon

Adlai Stevenson

Thomas Dewey

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Question 3 of 10

3. What 20th century president won the most electoral college votes in one presidential election? Hint

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Ronald Reagan

Richard Nixon

Lyndon Johnson

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Question 4 of 10

4. What state was the home to the most winning presidential candidates since 1900? Each win for a candidate counts separately: i.e. George Wasington won in 1788 and 1792 which would be a total of 2. Hint

California

New York

Massachusetts

Texas

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Walter Mondale lost to Ronald Reagan in 1984, he could only muster a mere 13 elctoral college votes. What were the only 2 states that Mondale carried? Hint

District of Coumbia and Minnesota

Minnesota and North Dakota

South Dakota and Wisconsin

District of Columbia and Massachusetts

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Question 6 of 10

6. George Wallace ran as a third party candidate in 1968 versus both Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey and was able to win 5 southern states and their 46 electoral college votes. Which of the following states did he not win? Hint

South Carolina

Louisiana

Arkansas

Georgia

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Question 7 of 10

7. With the electoral college count the way it is, how few states would a Presidential candidate need to win and still be able to reach the 270 electoral college votes needed to win the 2008 presidential election? Hint

Twelve

Fifteen

Fourteen

Eleven

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Question 8 of 10

8. The 5% drop in the percentage of eligible voters that actually cast ballots in the presidential election in 1972 is blamed mostly on what event? Hint

Roe versus Wade decision

The Vietnam War

18 Year olds getting the right to vote

The Watergate scandal

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Question 9 of 10

9. Al Gore and John Kerry both lost nail biters to George Bush in 2000 and 2004, although Gore was a little closer to winning. Kerry won New Hampshire in 2004, which Gore didn't win, but what were the only two states that voted for Gore in 2000 that Kerry couldn't carry in 2004? Hint

Minnesota and Missouri

Tennessee and Nevada

New Mexico and Iowa

West Virginia and Indiana

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Question 10 of 10

10. Three states, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee, have all voted for the winning candidate in 11 consecutive Presidential elections dating back to 1964, but only one state has voted for the winning candidate 12 consecutives times, dating back to JFK's win in 1960. Which state has been this true predictor of presidents? Hint

Colorado

Missouri

Nevada

Maine

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt was disillusioned that Taft had stopped his Progressive ways in the Oval Office and thus formed his famous Bull Moose Party in 1912 in an effort to recapture the White House.

2. Which of these major party candidates was the only one that didn't lose two presidential elections during the 20th century?

Answer: Alf Landon

Bryan lost in 1900 and 1908, Dewey lost in 1944 and 1948, Stevenson lost in 1952 and 1956, and Landon's only defeat was to FDR in 1936.

3. What 20th century president won the most electoral college votes in one presidential election?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Reagan won 525 electoral college votes in 1984 against Walter Mondale to edge out FDR's 523 in 1936 against Alf Landon.

Answer: New York

New York claims 5 wins, 4 for Franklin Roosevelt, 1 for Theodore Roosevelt, who won in 1904. In 1900, he ran as the vice-presidential candidate and became president after the assassination of William McKinley. He ran again in 1912, but lost.

California has 4 with 2 wins each for Nixon and Reagan. Texas also has 4 with 3 for the Bush family and one for LBJ.

Massachusetts can claim 2 wins: 1 term for John Kennedy, 1 term for Calvin Coolidge who won in 1924. He was Warren Harding's vice-president until he died, then ran for a term of his own in 1924. Before that, he was Governor of Massachusetts.

5. When Walter Mondale lost to Ronald Reagan in 1984, he could only muster a mere 13 elctoral college votes. What were the only 2 states that Mondale carried?

Answer: District of Coumbia and Minnesota

Washington, DC has voted Democratic ever election since they were granted electoral college votes and the only other state Mondale could carry was his home state of Minnesota.

Answer: South Carolina

South Carolina went for Richard Nixon in 1968, although it did vote for another third party candidate in 1948, native son Strom Thurmond, who won 39 electoral college votes against Harry Truman and Thomas Dewey.

Answer: Eleven

The eleven most populated states (CA, TX, NY, FL, PA, IL, OH, MI, NJ, NC, and GA) have a total of 271 electoral college votes. Any candidate could win all 39 other states (and D.C.) and still lose.

8. The 5% drop in the percentage of eligible voters that actually cast ballots in the presidential election in 1972 is blamed mostly on what event?

Answer: 18 Year olds getting the right to vote

The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in federal elections, however as a group those from 18-20 voted at an alarmingly low level.

Answer: New Mexico and Iowa

Kerry lost both the Hawkeye State and the Land of Enchantment by less than 1% of the vote in 2004, and Gore carried both by even smaller margins in 2000.

Answer: Missouri

The Show Me State has certainly been showing the rest of the nation with an even dozen consecutive correct calls when voting for the Commander-in-Chief.

Source: Author Mickey1229

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