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Vote for Adlai Stevenson! Trivia Quiz

Most of us can name at least the majority of the US Presidents. But can you name the person each of them defeated to be elected?

A multiple-choice quiz by capehaze. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
capehaze

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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356,877

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who lost a US Presidential election to both Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman? Hint

Earl Warren

Adlai Stevenson

Thomas Dewey

Al Smith

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who finished second to Thomas Jefferson in the US election of 1800? Hint

Aaron Burr

Alexander Hamilton

James Madison

Albert Gallatin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who defeated Adlai Stevenson in two successive US presidential races? Hint

Franklin Roosevelt

Lyndon Johnson

Ronald Reagan

Dwight Eisenhower

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Question 4 of 10

4. This frontiersman and explorer, the first nominee of the newly formed Republican Party, lost the 1856 US election to James Buchanan. Who was he? Hint

William Clark

John C. Fremont

Abraham Lincoln

Meriwether Lewis

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who split the Republican Party in 1912 to run as the candidate of the newly formed Progressive or Bull Moose Party, allowing Woodrow Wilson to defeat the incumbent president? Hint

William H. Taft

Theodore Roosevelt

William McKinley

Charles E. Hughes

6. Several Vice-Presidents became President when the higher office became vacant. Some of those sitting Presidents were not their party's nominee in the following presidential election, giving them the odd distinction of serving as President without ever running for the office. Which of these was a national candidate in his own right? Hint

Millard Fillmore

Andrew Johnson

John Tyler

Gerald Ford

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Question 7 of 10

7. This question is a little different. John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams, were both one-term presidents. Who defeated each of them, respectively, in their failed attempts to gain a second term? Hint

Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe

Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van Buren

Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson

James Monroe and James K. Polk

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Question 8 of 10

8. Former Vice Presidents often go on to win their party's nomination for President. Which of these men was never a losing candidate for the Presidency following his service as Vice President? Hint

Walter Mondale

Richard Nixon

Hubert Humphrey

Dan Quayle

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Question 9 of 10

9. Franklin Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented four terms as President. Which of these was NOT a Republican nominee running against FDR? Hint

William Randolph Hearst

Wendell Willkie

Alf Landon

Herbert Hoover

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who ran for President in three consecutive races, winning the first, losing the second, and then winning the third time against the man who defeated him in the second race? Hint

Benjamin Harrison

Chester A. Arthur

Rutherford B. Hayes

Grover Cleveland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who lost a US Presidential election to both Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman?

Answer: Thomas Dewey

A former governor of New York, Dewey lost to FDR in 1944 and then again to Truman in 1948. Dewey was the heavy favorite in the 1948 race, so much so that the "Chicago Daily Tribune" erroneously published an edition of their paper with the headline "Dewey Defeats Truman".

2. Who finished second to Thomas Jefferson in the US election of 1800?

Answer: Aaron Burr

Since no candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the contest was decided by the House of Representatives. After 36 ballots, Jefferson finally won and Burr, finishing second, became his Vice President.

3. Who defeated Adlai Stevenson in two successive US presidential races?

Answer: Dwight Eisenhower

Ike beat Stevenson in 1952 and 1956.

4. This frontiersman and explorer, the first nominee of the newly formed Republican Party, lost the 1856 US election to James Buchanan. Who was he?

Answer: John C. Fremont

Fremont led four expeditions to through the American west in the 1840s and helped to capture the California territory during the Mexican War. He was the first national nominee of the abolitionist Republican Party, who would successfully elect Abraham Lincoln four years later.

5. Who split the Republican Party in 1912 to run as the candidate of the newly formed Progressive or Bull Moose Party, allowing Woodrow Wilson to defeat the incumbent president?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Taft was elected president in 1908 with the support of out-going president Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt at first supported Taft for re-election in 1912, but decided to seek the nomination himself when Taft brought an anti-trust suit against US Steel.

When it became clear that Taft would secure the Republican nomination, Roosevelt hastily formed the Progressive Party and went on to win 27% of the popular vote to Taft's 23%. Roosevelt had become president himself in 1901 upon the assassination of William McKinley. Charles Hughes was the Republican nominee defeated by Wilson in 1916.

Answer: Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford became president in 1974 upon the resignation of Richard Nixon and was the Republican nominee in 1976, losing to Jimmy Carter. Millard Fillmore replaced Zachary Taylor as President following the latter's death in 1850 but lost the Whig Party nomination to Winfield Scott in 1852. Andrew Johnson became President in 1865 following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln but lost the Republican nomination to Horatio Seymour in 1868. John Tyler was elevated to the Presidency following the death of William Harrison in 1841 but lost the Democratic Party nomination to James Polk in 1844.

Answer: Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson

Jefferson defeated John Adams in 1800 while Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams in 1828.

8. Former Vice Presidents often go on to win their party's nomination for President. Which of these men was never a losing candidate for the Presidency following his service as Vice President?

Answer: Dan Quayle

Hubert Humphrey served as Lyndon Johnson's VP but lost the 1968 election to Richard Nixon. Vice President under Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale lost the 1984 election to Ronald Reagan. Richard Nixon was VP under Dwight Eisenhower but lost the 1960 election to John Kennedy. Dan Quayle retired from public service after serving one term as Vice President under George H.W. Bush.

9. Franklin Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented four terms as President. Which of these was NOT a Republican nominee running against FDR?

Answer: William Randolph Hearst

FDR defeated Hoover in 1932, Landon in 1936, and Willkie in 1940. William Randolph Hearst was a wealthy newspaper publisher, a strong supporter of FDR, and never ran for President himself.

10. Who ran for President in three consecutive races, winning the first, losing the second, and then winning the third time against the man who defeated him in the second race?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Cleveland won the Presidency in 1884 by defeating James Blaine. Cleveland was defeated by Benjamin Harrison in 1888 but returned to defeat Harrison in 1892.

Source: Author capehaze

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