# U.S. History Trivia Quiz **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 16, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684 "2009-05-16T22:35:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/21 "2009-05-18T03:14:42Z")
1. James Garfield Correct as to 22, 24 and 25. 1. How many stars appear on the current Vice Presidential flag? 2. In what state is the Vice Presidential Museum? 3. Which two Vice Presidents resigned from office? 4. Which future Vice President posthumously honored railway legend Casey Jones? ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/22 "2009-05-18T04:25:10Z")
1. Calhoun and Agnew > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Isn’t it “David Herold?” Just checked on Wiki: Yes, it is. > > 1. Speaker of the House, President pro tem of the Senate, Secretary of State. Correct I figured the pronunciation was close enough, but yes, that correction should have been made. 1. If Johnson had been removed from office following his impeachment, this man would have been president. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/23 "2009-05-18T04:40:36Z")
Thought of one more for tonight. 1. This man’s disappearance sparked the formation of the Anti- Masonic party. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/24 "2009-05-18T05:12:57Z")
> [@Omega\_Glory](#): > > 1. If Johnson had been removed from office following his impeachment, this man would have been president. Ben Wade. 33. When was the last Presidential election in which a third-party candidate won electoral votes? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/25 "2009-05-18T13:29:47Z")
> [@Omega\_Glory](#): > > 1. Calhoun and Agnew Correct. 1. George Wallace in 1968 carried several Southern states. 2. This town is the Point of Beginning for the public lands surveys of the American West. 3. This Ohioan served as solicitor general for both LBJ and Nixon. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/26 "2009-05-18T15:13:26Z")
1. St. Louis? 2. Something Griswold. Earnest? 3. This English mill apprentice left for America at 21 and brought the seeds of the Industrial Revolution to the New World. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/27 "2009-05-18T16:11:17Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > Ben Wade. Correct. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/28 "2009-05-18T16:11:55Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > 1. St. Louis? > 2. Something Griswold. Earnest? 1. No. 2. Close enough. Erwin Griswold. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/29 "2009-05-18T17:31:18Z")
1. Benedict Arnold 2. book seller 3. Who was the longest serving colonial governor at the time of the Revolution (he was governor of NJ, and related to another famous colonial)? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/30 "2009-05-18T18:21:21Z")
> [@bup](#): > > 1. Benedict Arnold > > 2. book seller > > 3. Who was the longest serving colonial governor at the time of the Revolution (he was governor of NJ, and related to another famous colonial)? 1. No 2. Yes 3. William Franklin, son of Ben ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/31 "2009-05-18T20:08:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 1. William Franklin, son of Ben Yes. **8** is bugging me - now I think I remember that Arnold was back in the Saratoga fort, under the tight rein of Gates, who was concerned about Arnold doing something foolhardy. So who would have led the Americans at Oriskany? I may end up having to cheat. 1. Before Teddy Roosevelt, who had been the youngest US president? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/32 "2009-05-18T20:16:56Z")
> [@bup](#): > > … **8** is bugging me - now I think I remember that Arnold was back in the Saratoga fort, under the tight rein of Gates, who was concerned about Arnold doing something foolhardy. So who would have led the Americans at Oriskany? I may end up having to cheat. > > 1. Before Teddy Roosevelt, who had been the youngest US president? Don’t cheat! But if you didn’t know the answer to Question 8 already, you’ll never have heard of him. He’s not a well-known guy. 1. Lincoln? ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/33 "2009-05-18T22:00:40Z")
I thinking 37. was Pierce. 1. Which President besides FDR ran for president (not just party nomination) more than twice? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/34 "2009-05-18T23:58:44Z")
1. Teddy? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/35 "2009-05-19T00:22:42Z")
> [@bup](#): > > …37. Before Teddy Roosevelt, who had been the youngest US president? I checked Wiki, since I’d already taken a shot at this question. Two other presidents were younger than Pierce when they took office. I’ll let others keep guessing, but they were Grant and Cleveland. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/36 "2009-05-19T01:35:09Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > 1. Teddy? This would be for 38. He was on the ticket three times, but the first was in the VP spot. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/37 "2009-05-19T01:46:00Z")
1. Thomas Jefferson – lost to Adams in 1796 (becoming his VP per the Constitution at the time), elected in 1800 and 1804. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/38 "2009-05-19T02:11:49Z")
1. Nobody’s guessed right yet. 2. \William Jennings Bryan?\ - which _president_ :smack: Um , Grover Cleveland? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/39 "2009-05-19T14:06:11Z")
1. Jefferson (1796, 1800 and 1804) and Cleveland (1884, 1888 and 1892) are the only two I think would qualify other than FDR. 2. This Indian tribe provided horses to Lewis and Clark at a crucial juncture in their explorations. 3. By title and last name, who was the only casualty of Lewis and Clark’s expedition? ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684/40 "2009-05-19T14:11:22Z")
Flurb and Bup got two of the presidents. There was also Van Buren [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/496684.md?page=3)