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Adlai Ewing Stevenson

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : U.S. Vice-Presidents : Adlai Ewing Stevenson

Introduction:
"A quiz on Grover Cleveland's second vice-president, and the 23rd vice-president of the United States, Adlai Ewing Stevenson."


1. Where was Stevenson born?
    Virginia
    Indiana
    Kentucky
    Ohio


2. What year was Stevenson admitted to the bar to become a lawyer?
    1854
    1858
    1856
    never


3. Stevenson ran five times for the U.S. House of Representatives between 1874 and 1882. How many of those five elections did he win?
    3
    0
    4
    2


4. What post did President Cleveland, during his first term, appoint Stevenson to?
    Assistant secretary of the interior
    Assistant postmaster general
    Assistant attorney general
    Assistant secretary of treasury


5. Where was the 1892 Democratic National Convention held that nominated Stevenson to run for vice-president on the same ticket with Grover Cleveland?
    Baltimore
    Chicago
    Minneapolis
    Buffalo


6. In 1893, President Cleveland boarded the ship "Oneida" to have cancer surgery done on his upper mouth. The surgery was so delicate and risky that those who knew were worried that the president would not survive the operation. While Cleveland was under going the surgery, where was Vice-President Stevenson?
    San Francisco, CA
    Washington DC
    Bloomington, IL
    on board the "Oneida" with the president


7. What Civil War battlefield's dedication did Stevenson represent the president at in 1895?
    Chickamuga
    Gettysburg
    Shiloh
    Vicksburg


8. Stevenson was again the Democratic nominee for vice-president in what year?
    1908 with William Jennings Bryan
    1904 with Alton Parker
    1900 with William Jennings Bryan
    1896 with William Jennings Bryan


9. After leaving the vice-presidency, Stevenson ran for governor of Illinois, losing to who?
    Edward Dunne
    Fred A. Busse
    Charles Deneen
    William Loramer


10. When did Stevenson die?
    1910
    1914
    1912
    1916


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