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Quiz about The Assassination of President William McKinley

The Assassination of President William McKinley Quiz

A quiz on the third U.S. president to be assassinated, William McKinley.

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

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
206,145

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
421

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Question 1 of 15

1. On what day of the week was President McKinley shot? Hint

Tuesday

Saturday

Thursday

Friday

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who shot William McKinley? Hint

Charles Guiteau

Leon Guiteau

Charles Czolgosz

Leon Czolgosz

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Question 3 of 15

3. In what building at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo was McKinley when he was shot? Hint

Abundance Park

Court of Lilies

Temple of Music

Tower of Light

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Question 4 of 15

4. What city was President McKinley headed to after his appearance in Buffalo? Hint

Cleveland

New York City

Washington D.C.

St. Louis

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Question 5 of 15

5. How many shots did the assassin fire at the president? Hint

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Question 6 of 15

6. At whose home did McKinley die? Hint

P.M. Rixey

Eugene Wasdin

Matthew Marn

John Milburn

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Question 7 of 15

7. Where was Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt at the time that the president was shot? Hint

Sagamore Hill

South Dakota

Washington D.C.

Lake Champlain

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Question 8 of 15

8. How many days after being shot did McKinley die? Hint

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Question 9 of 15

9. Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt was in Buffalo when McKinley died.

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was the presiding judge at the trial of President McKinley's assassin? Hint

Allan Hamilton

Loran Lewis

Truman White

Robert Titus

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who swore in Theodore Roosevelt in Buffalo as the 26th president? Hint

Lewis Gould

Ansley Wilcox

John Hazel

Augustus van Wyck

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Question 12 of 15

12. How many days after the death of McKinley was the assassin executed? Hint

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Question 13 of 15

13. How was McKinley's assassin executed? Hint

Electric chair

Hanging

Gas chamber

Firing squad

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Question 14 of 15

14. In what city was McKinley buried? Hint

Massillon

Akron

Canton

Cleveland

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Question 15 of 15

15. In what year were McKinley's remains re-interred in the McKinley National Memorial from their original resting place? Hint

1905

1911

1907

1914

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On what day of the week was President McKinley shot?

Answer: Friday

McKinley was shot on Friday, September 6, 1901 in Buffalo, NY.

2. Who shot William McKinley?

Answer: Leon Czolgosz

Leon Czolgosz was a factory worker and an avowed anarchist who shot McKinley because he felt "I don't believe that one man should have so much service and another should have none".

3. In what building at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo was McKinley when he was shot?

Answer: Temple of Music

The Temple of Music was the intended place for speeches by visiting dignitaries. Organ recitals and concerts were also held there.

4. What city was President McKinley headed to after his appearance in Buffalo?

Answer: Cleveland

McKinley was scheduled to visit a Grand Army of the Republic reunion in Cleveland after leaving Buffalo.

5. How many shots did the assassin fire at the president?

Answer: 2

One bullet struck the president in the breastbone but went no further. The second tore into the left side of his abdomen and perforated the front and back of his stomach. It also nicked the top of one of his kidneys.

6. At whose home did McKinley die?

Answer: John Milburn

John Milburn was the president of the Pan-American Exposition.

7. Where was Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt at the time that the president was shot?

Answer: Lake Champlain

Roosevelt was having lunch with the Vermont Fish and Game League on Lake Champlain when he was informed that the president had been shot.

8. How many days after being shot did McKinley die?

Answer: 8

McKinley was shot at 4:07pm on September 6, 1901. He died eight days later, at 2:15am, September 14, 1901.

9. Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt was in Buffalo when McKinley died.

Answer: False

After it had appeared that the president was recovering, Roosevelt left Buffalo to join his family, who were camping at Camp Tahawas in the Adirondacks. Upon getting word that the president's condition was worse, Roosevelt returned to Buffalo. He arrived there about twelve hours after the president had died.

10. Who was the presiding judge at the trial of President McKinley's assassin?

Answer: Truman White

Truman White was a justice of the New York State Supreme Court at the time of Czolgosz's trial. White served on the court from 1900 to 1903.

11. Who swore in Theodore Roosevelt in Buffalo as the 26th president?

Answer: John Hazel

Hazel, a U.S. District Court judge, swore in Roosevelt at the home of Buffalo attorney Ansley Wilcox at 3:35pm on the afternoon of September 14th.

12. How many days after the death of McKinley was the assassin executed?

Answer: 45

Czolgosz was executed on October 29, 1901 at Auburn State Prison, 45 days after the president's death.

13. How was McKinley's assassin executed?

Answer: Electric chair

Czolgosz was the 50th person executed in New York State's electric chair. There is supposedly a film of the execution made by Thomas Edison but this is only a re-enactment of the execution.

14. In what city was McKinley buried?

Answer: Canton

Canton was the hometown of McKinley's wife Ida and their home after their marriage in 1871.

15. In what year were McKinley's remains re-interred in the McKinley National Memorial from their original resting place?

Answer: 1907

McKinley was originally buried at Westlawn Cemetery in Canton. In 1907, his body was re-interred in the national memorial, which was dedicated on September 30, 1907. President Theodore Roosevelt attended the dedication.

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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