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George Dallas Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the 11th vice-president of the United States, George M. Dallas.

A multiple-choice quiz by AdmiralShark. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
208,482

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
224

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was George Dallas's middle name? Hint

Montgomery

Milhouse

Mifflin

Mintor

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Question 2 of 10

2. From what university did Dallas graduate? Hint

Pennsylvania

Princeton

Harvard

Yale

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the first name of Dallas's wife? Hint

Mary

Alexandria

Sophia

Victoria

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who did Dallas first support for president in 1824? Hint

Andrew Jackson

John C. Calhoun

John Quincy Adams

William Crawford

5. Dallas was named to the U.S. Senate in 1831. At the same time, the Pennsylvania legislature named William Wilkins to the other U.S. Senate seat. What was the relation between Dallas and Wilkins? Hint

half-brother

cousin

none, just friends

brother-in-law

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Question 6 of 10

6. What country was Dallas named minister to in 1837? Hint

Great Britain

Prussia

France

Russia

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was first named as the Democratic nominee for vice-president to run with James Polk in 1844 but refused? Hint

James Buchanan

John Fairfield

Silas Wright

Levi Woodbury

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the vice-presidential nominee of the Whig Party in 1844 that ran with Henry Clay that lost to the Democratic ticket of Polk and Dallas? Hint

Millard Fillmore

William Carroll

Newton Cannon

Theodore Frelinghuysen

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Question 9 of 10

9. During whose administration did George Dallas die? Hint

Andrew Johnson

Abraham Lincoln

James Buchanan

Ulysses S. Grant

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where was George Dallas buried? Hint

Dallas, TX

Harrisburg, PA

Washington DC

Philadelphia, PA

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was George Dallas's middle name?

Answer: Mifflin

Born July 10, 1792, George Dallas was given the middle name of Mifflin. He was named after Thomas Mifflin, a family friend who was governor of Pennsylvania at the time of George Dallas' birth.

2. From what university did Dallas graduate?

Answer: Princeton

Dallas graduated from Princeton in 1810 as class valedictorian.

3. What was the first name of Dallas's wife?

Answer: Sophia

Dallas married Sophia Chew Nicklin in 1817. Nicklin was the daughter of a local businessman. They were married for almost 50 years before George Dallas died in 1864.

4. Who did Dallas first support for president in 1824?

Answer: John C. Calhoun

Dallas first supported Calhoun for president but, when it became apparent that Calhoun's effort was collapsing, he switched his support to Jackson late. Jackson carried Pennsylvania in the 1824 general election but lost the presidency to Adams when the election was thrown into the House of Representatives.

Answer: brother-in-law

Wilkins was married to Dallas's sister Mathilda in 1818. Dallas served in the U.S. Senate from 1831 to 1833. Wilkins served from 1831 to 1834, when he resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia. Wilkins died in 1865 and is buried in Pittsburgh.

6. What country was Dallas named minister to in 1837?

Answer: Russia

In fact, Dallas replaced his brother-in-law, William Wilkins, as the U.S. Minister of Russia. Dallas would serve in the post from 1837 to 1839.

7. Who was first named as the Democratic nominee for vice-president to run with James Polk in 1844 but refused?

Answer: Silas Wright

Wright, a New Yorker, declined the nomination because he was unhappy with the fact that Martin Van Buren, a fellow New Yorker, had lost the Democratic nomination to Polk. The convention then selected Dallas for vice-president on the second ballot, defeating Maine governor John Fairfield.

8. Who was the vice-presidential nominee of the Whig Party in 1844 that ran with Henry Clay that lost to the Democratic ticket of Polk and Dallas?

Answer: Theodore Frelinghuysen

In a close general election, Polk and Dallas defeated Clay and Frelinghuysen 170-105 in the electoral college to win.

9. During whose administration did George Dallas die?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

In the last years, Dallas remained a Democrat, voting for George McClellan against Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Dallas suffered a heart attack and died December 31, 1864.

10. Where was George Dallas buried?

Answer: Philadelphia, PA

Dallas is buried in Saint Peter's Churchyard in Philadelphia.

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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