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Quiz about The Assassination of President James Garfield

The Assassination of President James Garfield Quiz

A quiz on the 2nd U.S. president to be assassinated, James A. Garfield.

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

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
206,539

Updated
Sep 22 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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409

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what state was Charles Guiteau, the president's assassin, born? Hint

Missouri

Massachusetts

Illinois

New Jersey

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Question 2 of 10

2. What caliber handgun did Guiteau use to shoot Garfield? Hint

.22

.44

.38

.50

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what day in 1881 was Garfield shot? Hint

June 19th

July 14th

June 8th

July 2nd

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Question 4 of 10

4. As an expression of thanks for his believed help in the 1880 presidential campaign, what consulship did Guiteau want Garfield to appoint him to? Hint

London

Paris

St. Petersburg

Berlin

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was with President Garfield when he was shot? Hint

Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln

Vice-President Chester A. Arthur

Garfield's wife Lucretia

Secretary of State James G. Blaine

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the policeman that captured Guiteau? Hint

John U. O'Meara

Patrick Kearney

Robert Ingersoll

Dwight L. Moody

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Question 7 of 10

7. On what day in 1881 did Garfield die? Hint

September 8th

September 16th

September 12th

September 19th

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who donated his home in Elberon for the president to rest in? Hint

Northrup Perryville

Grover Cleveland

Charles Francklyn

Joseph Barnes

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Question 9 of 10

9. The judge at Guiteau's trial was Walter Cox. Sixteen years earlier, Cox was counsel to which of the conspirators of John Wilkes Booth? Hint

Samuel Mudd

David Herold

Michael O'Laughlen

George Atzerodt

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Question 10 of 10

10. On what day in 1882 was Guiteau executed? Hint

May 29th

May 17th

June 30th

June 16th

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what state was Charles Guiteau, the president's assassin, born?

Answer: Illinois

Guiteau was born on September 8, 1841 in Freeport, Illinois. He was the youngest of three children of Luther and Jane Guiteau.

2. What caliber handgun did Guiteau use to shoot Garfield?

Answer: .44

Garfield was shot with a .44 British bulldog revolver. Guiteau bought that specific gun because he thought it would look good in a museum.

3. In what day in 1881 was Garfield shot?

Answer: July 2nd

Garfield was shot on Saturday, July 2, 1881 in the Baltimore and Potomac railroad station in Washington D.C.

4. As an expression of thanks for his believed help in the 1880 presidential campaign, what consulship did Guiteau want Garfield to appoint him to?

Answer: Paris

Guiteau wrote a pamplet and made a couple of speeches in support of Garfield becoming president. Because of that, Guiteau felt he was due a post as a U.S. counselor, what is better known as ambassador these days. When Garfield refused to consider him, Guiteau began planning to assassinate the president.

5. Who was with President Garfield when he was shot?

Answer: Secretary of State James G. Blaine

Garfield was headed to his alma mater, Williams College, to give the commencement address. Then he was scheduled to begin a two week vacation. Blaine had traveled with Garfield to the train station to see the president off.

6. Who was the policeman that captured Guiteau?

Answer: Patrick Kearney

It wasto Kearney that Guiteau is believed to have made his infamous statement "I am a Stalwart and Arthur is now President".

7. On what day in 1881 did Garfield die?

Answer: September 19th

Garfield was moved from Washington to the seashore town of Elberon, NJ on September 11th, where it was hoped the cooler sea air would aid the president's recovery. The hope would prove unsuccessful and Garfield died on September 19, 1881 at 10:35pm.

8. Who donated his home in Elberon for the president to rest in?

Answer: Charles Francklyn

Francklyn was a Britisher who was living in New York. He offered his twenty room home in Elberon for the president's recovery.

9. The judge at Guiteau's trial was Walter Cox. Sixteen years earlier, Cox was counsel to which of the conspirators of John Wilkes Booth?

Answer: Michael O'Laughlen

O'Laughlen was involved in Booth's original plan to kidnap President Lincoln. O'Laughlen was sentenced to life in prison for this part in the conspiracy and he died of yellow fever on September 23, 1867 at Fort Jefferson, Florida.

10. On what day in 1882 was Guiteau executed?

Answer: June 30th

Guiteau was hung at 12:40 pm in the District of Columbia Jail.

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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