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U.S. Vice Presidents 1789-2001 Quiz

Test your knowledge of history and politics with this VP quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by lsugirl98. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
lsugirl98

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
53,197

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1621

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Question 1 of 10

1. George Clinton is the name of a U.S. vice president.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. What state have most vice presidents come from? Hint

California

Pennsylvania

New York

Massachusetts

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is the only vice president in the 20th Century to be elected president immediately after serving his vice presidential term? Hint

Richard Nixon

George Bush

Lyndon B. Johnson

Franklin Roosevelt

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Question 4 of 10

4. On the grounds of which of these locations does the vice president live? Hint

Naval Academy

White House

Naval Observatory

Capitol Hill

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Question 5 of 10

5. Presidents have always been required to choose a vice-presidential candidate before being nominated by the party.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Up to the end of the twentieth century, how many US vice presidents had succeeded presidents who died or resigned before the end of their term of office? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. What song is played for the vice president? Hint

Hail to the Chief

Hail Vice President

Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here

Hail Columbia

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where is the vice president's ceremonial office located? Hint

Capitol Hill

East Wing

U.S. Embassy

Eisenhower Executive Office Building

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many vice presidents have failed to complete their terms? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Only one president has had two Vice Presidents die during his two terms. Who was he? Hint

Milard Fillmore

Theodore Roosevelt

James Buchanan

James Madison

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. George Clinton is the name of a U.S. vice president.

Answer: True

This George Clinton did not have dredlocks and play in Parliament Funkadelic. He served under James Madison.

2. What state have most vice presidents come from?

Answer: New York

Eleven vice presidents have hailed from New York.

3. Who is the only vice president in the 20th Century to be elected president immediately after serving his vice presidential term?

Answer: George Bush

Adams, Jefferson and Van Buren pulled off the same thing, but before the 20th century.

4. On the grounds of which of these locations does the vice president live?

Answer: Naval Observatory

The Naval Observatory is located near Embassy Row in D.C.

5. Presidents have always been required to choose a vice-presidential candidate before being nominated by the party.

Answer: False

It is more usual for them to choose a running-mate after their nomination.

6. Up to the end of the twentieth century, how many US vice presidents had succeeded presidents who died or resigned before the end of their term of office?

Answer: 9

7. What song is played for the vice president?

Answer: Hail Columbia

8. Where is the vice president's ceremonial office located?

Answer: Eisenhower Executive Office Building

The vice president also has offices in the West Wing, but his ceremonial office is in the EEOB located on the White House grounds.

9. How many vice presidents have failed to complete their terms?

Answer: 18

10. Only one president has had two Vice Presidents die during his two terms. Who was he?

Answer: James Madison

Source: Author lsugirl98

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