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Thomas Hendricks Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the 21st vice-president of the United States, Thomas A. Hendricks.

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

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
212,643

Updated
May 03 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
221

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what state was Thomas Hendricks born? Hint

Illinois

Michigan

Pennsylvania

Ohio

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Question 2 of 10

2. What college/university did Hendricks graduate from? Hint

Notre Dame

Cincinnati

Xavier

Hanover

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of Hendricks' wife? Hint

Jane

Eliza

Ellen

Frances

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Question 4 of 10

4. Hendricks and his wife had only one child together. What was his/her name? Hint

Nell

Thomas

Alice

Morgan

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Question 5 of 10

5. During what years did Hendricks serve as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives? Hint

1851-55

1861-65

1857-62

1867-72

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many attempts were needed before Hendricks became governor of Indiana? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Hendricks was the Democratic nominee for vice-president for the second time in 1884. Who was Hendricks' presidential running mate the first time he was the vice-presidential nominee? Hint

Samuel Tilden (1876)

Horace Greeley (1872)

Winfield Scott Hancock (1880)

Horatio Seymour (1868)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where was the 1884 Democratic National Convention held that nominated Grover Cleveland for president and Thomas Hendricks for vice-president? Hint

Baltimore

Kansas City

Philadelphia

Chicago

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Question 9 of 10

9. How long did Hendricks serve as vice-president? Hint

9 months

27 months

18 months

36 months

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where did Thomas Hendricks die? Hint

Rochester, MN

Chicago, IL

Indianapolis, IN

Washington DC

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what state was Thomas Hendricks born?

Answer: Ohio

Hendricks was born on September 7, 1819 in Muskingum County, Ohio to John and Jane Hendricks.

2. What college/university did Hendricks graduate from?

Answer: Hanover

Hendricks graduated from Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana in 1841.

3. What was the name of Hendricks' wife?

Answer: Eliza

Thomas Hendricks married Eliza Morgan on September 26, 1845. They would stay married to Hendricks' death. Eliza Hendricks died in 1903.

4. Hendricks and his wife had only one child together. What was his/her name?

Answer: Morgan

Morgan Hendricks was born in 1848. However, the child died in 1851.

5. During what years did Hendricks serve as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives?

Answer: 1851-55

Hendricks was only 32 years old when he was elected to the House for the first time, representing a district in Indianapolis.

6. How many attempts were needed before Hendricks became governor of Indiana?

Answer: 3

Hendricks lost races for governor in 1860 and 1868 before finally winning the governorship in 1872.

7. Hendricks was the Democratic nominee for vice-president for the second time in 1884. Who was Hendricks' presidential running mate the first time he was the vice-presidential nominee?

Answer: Samuel Tilden (1876)

Hendricks was placed on the Democratic ticket in 1884 as a reminder to voters of the disputed presidential election of 1876, when a electoral commission awarded 15 electoral votes to the Republican candidate Rutherford Hayes. Samuel Tilden's health prevented him from running again for president but Hendricks was nominated a second time in 1884 for vice-president.

8. Where was the 1884 Democratic National Convention held that nominated Grover Cleveland for president and Thomas Hendricks for vice-president?

Answer: Chicago

Cleveland won the nomination on the second ballot in Chicago. Hendricks was then chosen on the first ballot to be Cleveland's running mate.

9. How long did Hendricks serve as vice-president?

Answer: 9 months

Hendricks was not a well man when he became vice-president. He had suffered strokes in 1880 and 1882.

10. Where did Thomas Hendricks die?

Answer: Indianapolis, IN

Hendricks, in Indianapolis to attend a reception in his honor, died suddenly on November 25, 1885. He was buried December 1, 1885 in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. In the same cemetery is buried President Benjamin Harrison, Vice-Presidents Thomas Marshall and Charles Fairbanks, poet James Whitcomb Riley and gangster John Dillinger.

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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