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William McKinley

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Introduction:
"A quiz on the 25th president of the United States, William McKinley."


1. When McKinley's great-great grandfather came to America, what colony did he settle in?
    Maryland
    Massachusetts
    Pennsylvania
    Virginia


2. In what Ohio city was McKinley born?
    Canton
    Point Pleasant
    North Bend
    Niles


3. While president, William McKinley was a renowned outdoorsman.
    True
    False


4. What condition did McKinley's wife Ida suffer from while he was president?
    cancer
    gout
    epilepsy
    vertigo


5. What future president was McKinley's commanding officer during the Civil War?
    Benjamin Harrison
    Rutherford B. Hayes
    James Garfield
    Grover Cleveland


6. What governmental position did McKinley hold when he was nominated for the presidency in 1896?
    US Senator from Ohio
    Ambassador to Great Britian
    US Representative, Ohio 18th
    Governor of Ohio


7. The official Republican Party platform of 1896, when McKinley first ran for president, supported the gold standard.
    True
    False


8. McKinley's Democratic opponent in the general election in 1896 was who?
    Grover Cleveland
    Alton B. Parker
    Arthur Sewall
    William Jennings Bryan


9. McKinley's vice-presidential running mate in 1896 was who?
    Theodore Roosevelt
    Garrett Hobart
    John Sherman
    Levi P. Morton


10. In what year did McKinley sign the resolution annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the US?
    1897
    1898
    1899
    1900


11. When the US declared war on Spain in 1898, what was the final tally in the senate?
    90-0
    67-23
    79-1
    42-35


12. McKinley's first secretary of the interior was Cornelius Bliss. Why did Bliss eventually leave the cabinet?
    appointed to the supreme court
    died
    bored
    appointed ambassador to Columbia


13. Where was the peace treaty signed that ended the Spanish-American War?
    Washington DC
    Brussels
    Paris
    London


14. How many days after Leon Czolgosz shot McKinley did the president die?
    died same day
    8
    2
    6


15. In which city did McKinley not lie in state between the time of his death and burial?
    Canton
    Washington DC
    New York City
    Buffalo


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