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Vice Presidents Trivia Quiz

A quiz about vice-presidents? That's trivia! Even if you know your history and presidents, this stuff may be tough, as VPs often come and go without making much of an impression.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,911

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3022

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (10/10), Guest 136 (8/10), polly656 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Andrew Johnson became President upon the assassination of Lincoln, but Johnson wasn't Lincoln's first-term Vice-President. Who was? Hint

Schuyler Colfax

Thomas Marshall

Henry Wilson

Hannibal Hamlin

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which prominent figure of the pre-Civil War era served as Vice- President? Hint

Charles Sumner

Henry Clay

John C. Calhoun

Daniel Webster

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who became President upon Garfield's assassination? Hint

Millard Fillmore

Chester A. Arthur

James Polk

Benjamin Harrison

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which individual served as Vice-President for both James Madison and Thomas Jefferson? Hint

John C. Breckinridge

Salmon Chase

George Clinton

John Jay

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Question 5 of 10

5. Under what President did Daniel Tompkins serve as Vice-President? Hint

James Monroe

Grover Cleveland

Rutherford Hayes

William Taft

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following served as Vice-President to James Madison? Hint

Gouverneur Morris

Elbridge Gerry

Samuel Adams

Button Gwinnett

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following was Andrew Jackson's Vice-President? Hint

James Buchanan

Zachary Taylor

Martin Van Buren

William Henry Harrison

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who served as Vice-President for John Adams? Hint

Aaron Burr

Thomas Paine

Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which man served as Vice-President to William McKinley? Hint

Warren Harding

Franklin Pierce

Woodrow Wilson

Theodore Roosevelt

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who served as Eisenhower's Vice-President? Hint

Henry Cabot Lodge

Alf Landon

Harry Truman

Richard Nixon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Andrew Johnson became President upon the assassination of Lincoln, but Johnson wasn't Lincoln's first-term Vice-President. Who was?

Answer: Hannibal Hamlin

The others were also Vice-Presidents - no kidding!

2. Which prominent figure of the pre-Civil War era served as Vice- President?

Answer: John C. Calhoun

Under Jackson and Quincy Adams. He left office while he was Jackson's V.P.

3. Who became President upon Garfield's assassination?

Answer: Chester A. Arthur

A Forgotten man, but he was very interested in Civil Rights.

4. Which individual served as Vice-President for both James Madison and Thomas Jefferson?

Answer: George Clinton

Clinton, who was this man?

5. Under what President did Daniel Tompkins serve as Vice-President?

Answer: James Monroe

James Monroe was the fifth US president, in which role he served between 1817 and 1825.

6. Which of the following served as Vice-President to James Madison?

Answer: Elbridge Gerry

Mr Gerrymander himself.

7. Which of the following was Andrew Jackson's Vice-President?

Answer: Martin Van Buren

He then went on to become President.

8. Who served as Vice-President for John Adams?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Then Jefferson himself went on to bigger and better things.

9. Which man served as Vice-President to William McKinley?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

McKinley's assassination led Roosevelt to the Presidency.

10. Who served as Eisenhower's Vice-President?

Answer: Richard Nixon

The rest is History ...

Source: Author robert362

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