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10 Questions about Vice Presidents of the U.S. | World

Sick of the same old boring presidential trivia? Try your hand at the second highest office in the U.S.

A multiple-choice quiz by bry623. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bry623

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
168,182

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. George W. Bush is the 43rd president. Which number of vice-president is Dick Cheney? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which founding father is credited with the idea of the office of vice-president? Hint

Alexander Hamilton

John Adams

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many vice-presidents also served as president between 1789 and 2000? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Just like the president, under normal circumstances the vice-president is limited to two terms.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Counting all the vice-presidents who have served up through Dick Cheney, which of these states has supplied the most vice presidents? Hint

Kentucky

Indiana

New York

Texas

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was vice-president for both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison? Hint

Aaron Burr

George Clinton

Elbridge Gerry

Daniel Tompkins

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the vice-president's home? Hint

The U.S. Naval Observatory

The Vice-Presidential Mansion

The Other White House

The U.S. Station House

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following was not a vice-president of Franklin Roosevelt? Hint

Joseph Kennedy

Henry Wallace

Harry S. Truman

John Garner

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which president was the only one to have two vice-presidents die in office? Hint

Grover Cleveland

James Monroe

James Madison

Franklin Roosevelt

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which vice-president won the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize? Hint

Calvin Coolidge

Charles Dawes

John Garner

Charles Curtis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. George W. Bush is the 43rd president. Which number of vice-president is Dick Cheney?

Answer: 46

The official list makes Dick Cheney number 46. Some presidents have had more than one vice-president. FDR had 3!

2. Which founding father is credited with the idea of the office of vice-president?

Answer: Alexander Hamilton

Hamilton never served as vice-president. He was the first secretary of the treasury and was killed in a duel in 1803 with then vice-president, Aaron Burr.

3. How many vice-presidents also served as president between 1789 and 2000?

Answer: 14

They were John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman, Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, Gerald Ford, and George H. W. Bush. Many vice-presidents ran, but were unsuccessful such as Al Gore and Walter Mondale.

4. Just like the president, under normal circumstances the vice-president is limited to two terms.

Answer: False

While the president is constitutionally limited to two terms, no such restrictions were placed on the vice-president who can serve as long as elected. The most years a vice-president has served is 8. Al Gore was one such example.

5. Counting all the vice-presidents who have served up through Dick Cheney, which of these states has supplied the most vice presidents?

Answer: New York

In that time span, New York has had eleven vice-presidents, Indiana five, and Kentucky three. Up to and including George Bush, Virginia has had the most presidents born within its borders (eight), followed by Ohio with seven.

6. Who was vice-president for both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?

Answer: George Clinton

Clinton died in office in 1812. Clinton was vice-president after Aaron Burr, whose political career was ruined after killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel.

7. What is the name of the vice-president's home?

Answer: The U.S. Naval Observatory

Built in 1893 for the Superintendent of the Naval Observatory, it became the vice-president's official residence in 1974.

8. Which of the following was not a vice-president of Franklin Roosevelt?

Answer: Joseph Kennedy

The father of JFK; he was the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940. Truman succeeded Roosevelt in April 1945.

9. Which president was the only one to have two vice-presidents die in office?

Answer: James Madison

George Clinton died in 1812. His replacement Elbridge Gerry died in 1814. There have been seven vice-presidents to die in office, the last being James S. Sherman in 1912.

10. Which vice-president won the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize?

Answer: Charles Dawes

In 1923, Dawes was asked to head a committee on post WWI German repartions. He reported his findings to the League of Nations and outlined a plan to help the struggling German economy. He was Calvin Coolidge's vice-president.

Source: Author bry623

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