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15 William McKinley Questions | U.S. Presidents Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the 25th president of the United States, William McKinley.

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

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
180,175

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
526

Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (8/15), Guest 174 (15/15), Guest 65 (8/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. When McKinley's great-great grandfather came to America, what colony did he settle in? Hint

Massachusetts

Pennsylvania

Virginia

Maryland

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Question 2 of 15

2. In what Ohio city was McKinley born? Hint

Canton

Point Pleasant

North Bend

Niles

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Question 3 of 15

3. While president, William McKinley was a renowned outdoorsman.

True

False

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Question 4 of 15

4. What condition did McKinley's wife Ida suffer from while he was president? Hint

cancer

gout

epilepsy

vertigo

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Question 5 of 15

5. What future president was McKinley's commanding officer during the Civil War? Hint

Benjamin Harrison

Grover Cleveland

James Garfield

Rutherford B. Hayes

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Question 6 of 15

6. What governmental position did McKinley hold when he was nominated for the presidency in 1896? Hint

US Senator from Ohio

Ambassador to Great Britian

US Representative, Ohio 18th

Governor of Ohio

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Question 7 of 15

7. The official Republican Party platform of 1896, when McKinley first ran for president, supported the gold standard.

True

False

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Question 8 of 15

8. McKinley's Democratic opponent in the general election in 1896 was who? Hint

Grover Cleveland

William Jennings Bryan

Arthur Sewall

Alton B. Parker

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Question 9 of 15

9. McKinley's vice-presidential running mate in 1896 was who? Hint

Levi P. Morton

Theodore Roosevelt

Garrett Hobart

John Sherman

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Question 10 of 15

10. In what year did McKinley sign the resolution annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the US? Hint

1900

1897

1898

1899

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Question 11 of 15

11. When the US declared war on Spain in 1898, what was the final tally in the senate? Hint

90-0

67-23

79-1

42-35

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Question 12 of 15

12. McKinley's first secretary of the interior was Cornelius Bliss. Why did Bliss eventually leave the cabinet? Hint

died

bored

appointed ambassador to Colombia

appointed to the supreme court

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Question 13 of 15

13. Where was the peace treaty signed that ended the Spanish-American War? Hint

Brussels

Washington DC

London

Paris

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Question 14 of 15

14. How many days after Leon Czolgosz shot McKinley did the president die? Hint

died same day

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Question 15 of 15

15. In which city did McKinley not lie in state between the time of his death and burial? Hint

Canton

Washington DC

New York City

Buffalo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When McKinley's great-great grandfather came to America, what colony did he settle in?

Answer: Pennsylvania

David McKinley came to America from Ireland and settled in York County, Pennsylvania.

2. In what Ohio city was McKinley born?

Answer: Niles

McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio (near Youngstown) on January 29, 1843. Canton is where McKinley lived most of his life. North Bend, Ohio is where William Henry Harrison is buried and Point Pleasant, Ohio was the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant.

3. While president, William McKinley was a renowned outdoorsman.

Answer: False

McKinley took an occasional stroll or buggy ride but spent most of his free time playing cribbage, smoking cigars and at the theatre.

4. What condition did McKinley's wife Ida suffer from while he was president?

Answer: epilepsy

McKinley would place a napkin or hankerchief over his wife when she suffered an attack.

5. What future president was McKinley's commanding officer during the Civil War?

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

Hayes felt that McKinley served well under him during the Civil War.

6. What governmental position did McKinley hold when he was nominated for the presidency in 1896?

Answer: Governor of Ohio

McKinley was governor of Ohio from 1892 to 1896.

7. The official Republican Party platform of 1896, when McKinley first ran for president, supported the gold standard.

Answer: True

The gold standard was a part of the Republican party but western members of the party supported free coinage of silver.

8. McKinley's Democratic opponent in the general election in 1896 was who?

Answer: William Jennings Bryan

Bryan was also McKinley's opponent in the 1900 general election. Bryan was also William Howard Taft's opponent in the 1908 general election.

9. McKinley's vice-presidential running mate in 1896 was who?

Answer: Garrett Hobart

Hobart was McKinley's first vice-president but he died in office in 1899. Roosevelt was, of course, McKinley's vice-president for the second term. Sherman was Taft's vice-president and Morton was Benjamin Harrison's vice-president.

10. In what year did McKinley sign the resolution annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the US?

Answer: 1898

McKinley signed the resolution annexing Hawaii in July of that year.

11. When the US declared war on Spain in 1898, what was the final tally in the senate?

Answer: 42-35

The vote in the House was not as close. The tally there was 310-6 in favor of war. McKinley, of coures, wholeheartedly supported the declaration of war.

12. McKinley's first secretary of the interior was Cornelius Bliss. Why did Bliss eventually leave the cabinet?

Answer: bored

Bliss just didn't find cabinet life interesting. He left the cabinet to return to private business.

13. Where was the peace treaty signed that ended the Spanish-American War?

Answer: Paris

The treaty was signed in Paris on December 10, 1898. The treaty was ratified on February 6, 1899. It was a complete victory for McKinley, as Spain handed over Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States.

14. How many days after Leon Czolgosz shot McKinley did the president die?

Answer: 8

McKinley appeared to rally in the days after the shooting on Sept. 6, 1901 but gangrene developed around the path of the bullet and McKinley died on Sept. 14, 1901.

15. In which city did McKinley not lie in state between the time of his death and burial?

Answer: New York City

After his death in Buffalo, McKinley would first lie in state there. Then his body was returned to Washington for a state funeral. Then, McKinley was transported to Canton for burial.

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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