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Garret A. Hobart

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : U.S. Vice-Presidents : Garret A. Hobart

Introduction:
"A quiz on William McKinley's first vice-president, and the 24th vice-president of the United States, Garret A. Hobart."


1. What was Hobart's middle name?
    Abraham
    Augustus
    Aaron
    Abernathy


2. Which university did Hobart graduate from?
    Harvard
    Princeton
    Yale
    Rutgers


3. What was the name of Hobart's wife?
    Jennie
    Rachel
    Ethel
    Samantha


4. Who defeated Hobart when he ran for the U.S. Senate in 1883?
    Rufus Blodgett
    Theodore Randolph
    Frederick Frelinghuysen
    John McPherson


5. Where was the Republican National Convention of 1896 held that nominated Hobart for vice-president along with William McKinley for president?
    Chicago
    Denver
    Kansas City
    St. Louis


6. Due to Hobart's presence on the ticket, the Republicans won New Jersey in the November election for the first time since when?
    1864
    1888
    1880
    1872


7. How many tie-breaking votes did Hobart cast while vice-president?
    10
    0
    1
    5


8. In what month during 1899 did Hobart die?
    November
    July
    September
    May


9. Hobart was the _________ vice-president to die in office.
    Answer: (single digit number)


10. Between Hobart's death in 1899 and the 1901 swearing-in of Theodore Roosevelt as vice-president, who would have become president if President McKinley had died?
    No one
    Senate President Pro Tempore William Frye
    Secretary of State John Hay
    Speaker of the House David Henderson


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