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Calvin Coolidge Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge.

A multiple-choice quiz by AdmiralShark. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
179,000

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
723

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (15/15), Guest 199 (7/15), Guest 24 (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What first name was Coolidge given at birth? Hint

Thomas

Calvin

John

Stephen

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Question 2 of 15

2. Calvin Coolidge had a younger sister. Her name was what? Hint

Abigail

Grace

Victoria

Anna

3. A popular story told about Coolidge was that a hostess once bet someone that she could get Coolidge to say more than two words. What did Coolidge say when the hostess finally talked to him? Hint

You lose

Guess not

No way

Big mistake

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Question 4 of 15

4. From what university did Coolidge graduate? Hint

Bowdoin

Harvard

Amherst

Williams

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Question 5 of 15

5. What religion did Coolidge practice? Hint

Congregationalist

Lutheran

Methodist

Unitarian

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Question 6 of 15

6. Of what state was Calvin Coolidge governor? Hint

New Hampshire

Vermont

Massachusetts

Connecticut

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Question 7 of 15

7. Coolidge was nominated for vice-president by the Republican Party in 1920 in what city? Hint

Chicago

San Francisco

New York

Cleveland

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Question 8 of 15

8. Upon the death of Warren Harding on August 3, 1923, who swore in Coolidge as president? Hint

his father

district court judge

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

state supreme court judge

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Question 9 of 15

9. The Republican convention of 1924 first nominated this man for vice-president but he declined. Hint

Frank Lowden (Gov.-Illinois)

Charles Bryan (Gov.-Nebraska)

William Borah (Sen.-Idaho)

Hiram Johnson (Sen.-California)

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Question 10 of 15

10. John W. Davis was the Democratic nominee for President in 1924. On what ballot did he get the nomination? Hint

103

127

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of these historical events did not take during the Coolidge Administration? Hint

Japan invades Manchuria

Woodrow Wilson dies

Sacco and Vanzetti are executed

Scopes Evolution Trial takes place

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Question 12 of 15

12. The Kellogg-Brand Pact of 1928 renounced war as a means of settling international disputes. Which of these nations were not among the first 15 countries to sign the pact? Hint

Czechoslovakia

Norway

Germany

France

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Question 13 of 15

13. How many men did Calvin Coolidge appoint to the US Supreme Court? Hint

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Question 14 of 15

14. In what city did Calvin Coolidge die? Hint

Northampton, Massachusetts

Washington DC

Plymouth Notch, Vermont

Hartford, Connecticut

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Question 15 of 15

15. Given the date that Calvin Coolidge died, if he had run for re-election in 1928, he would not have survived the term.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What first name was Coolidge given at birth?

Answer: John

Coolidge was born John Calvin Coolidge. He dropped John after graduating from college. Stephen was the first name of Grover Cleveland and Thomas was the first name of Woodrow Wilson.

2. Calvin Coolidge had a younger sister. Her name was what?

Answer: Abigail

Abigail Gratia Coolidge died at age 15. Victoria is Coolidge's mother first name. Grace is his wife's first name and Anna is his wife's middle name.

3. A popular story told about Coolidge was that a hostess once bet someone that she could get Coolidge to say more than two words. What did Coolidge say when the hostess finally talked to him?

Answer: You lose

Coolidge was known for his taciturn nature. However, this story is unlikely to be true, as he would not have behaved so rudely to any woman.

4. From what university did Coolidge graduate?

Answer: Amherst

Coolidge attended Amherst from 1891 to 1895.

5. What religion did Coolidge practice?

Answer: Congregationalist

Coolidge was inducted as a member of the First Congregationalist Church in Washington the first Sunday he attended services there after becoming president.

6. Of what state was Calvin Coolidge governor?

Answer: Massachusetts

Coolidge was governor of Massachusetts from 1919 to 1920.

7. Coolidge was nominated for vice-president by the Republican Party in 1920 in what city?

Answer: Chicago

The convention that nominated Warren Harding in the famous "Smoked-filled room" was held in June 1920 in Chicago. San Francisco was the site of the 1920 Democractic convention that nominated James Cox and Franklin Roosevelt. New York was the site of the 1924 Republican Convention that nominated Coolidge for his own term as president and Cleveland is where the Democrats met in 1924 to nominate John W. Davis and Charles W. Bryan.

8. Upon the death of Warren Harding on August 3, 1923, who swore in Coolidge as president?

Answer: his father

Coolidge was vacationing at his father's home in Plymouth Notch, Vermont when he was awoken with the news that President Harding had died in San Francisco. Coolidge's father was a justice of the peace and a notary public so he gave his son the oath of office.

A district court judge swore in LBJ upon John Kennedy's assassination and a state supreme court judge swore in Chester Arthur upon the death of James Garfield.

9. The Republican convention of 1924 first nominated this man for vice-president but he declined.

Answer: Frank Lowden (Gov.-Illinois)

The convention nominated Lowden on the second ballot but he sent word that he declined the nomination.

10. John W. Davis was the Democratic nominee for President in 1924. On what ballot did he get the nomination?

Answer: 103

Al Smith and William McAdoo fought for over 100 ballots to get the nomination but neither man could. Finally, both withdrew and John W. Davis, who at the time was the president of the American Bar Association, was nominated on the 103rd ballot.

11. Which of these historical events did not take during the Coolidge Administration?

Answer: Japan invades Manchuria

Japan invaded Manchuria on September 18, 1931. Sacco and Vanzetti were executed on August 22, 1927. Woodrow Wilson died on February 3, 1924 and Scopes Evolution Trial took place from July 10-21, 1925.

12. The Kellogg-Brand Pact of 1928 renounced war as a means of settling international disputes. Which of these nations were not among the first 15 countries to sign the pact?

Answer: Norway

The fifteen nations that signed the Pact in 1928 were the United States, France, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Italy, Japan, Poland and Czechoslovakia.

13. How many men did Calvin Coolidge appoint to the US Supreme Court?

Answer: 1

Harlan Stone was the only man that Coolidge appointed to the Court. That took place in 1925. In 1941, FDR made Harlan Stone the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

14. In what city did Calvin Coolidge die?

Answer: Northampton, Massachusetts

Coolidge was found dead by his wife at their home in Northampton, Massachusetts on January 5, 1933. He died from a coronary thrombosis.

15. Given the date that Calvin Coolidge died, if he had run for re-election in 1928, he would not have survived the term.

Answer: True

Calvin Coolidge died January 5, 1933. If he had run and been re-elected in 1928, he would have had to serve till March 4, 1933. He would have died with two months left in his term.

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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