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20 Questions about Theodore Roosevelt | World

Here's a challenging quiz that I'm sure will test your knowledge about the 26th president of the United States.

A multiple-choice quiz by mkp51. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
mkp51

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,682

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
10 / 20

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1547

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Question 1 of 20

1. Theodore Roosevelt (TR) won the Medal of Honor for his actions on Kettle Hill and San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. In which year was the Medal of Honor conferred on him, and by which U.S. President? Hint

1915, Wilson

1898, McKinley

2001, Clinton

1899, McKinley

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Question 2 of 20

2. What was the name of TR's home at Oyster Bay, New York? Hint

Sycamore Hill

Sagamore Hill

The Hermitage

Oak Hill

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Question 3 of 20

3. During his lifetime, TR wrote 38 books. The title of his first book was: Hint

The Winning of the West

Hunting Trips of a Ranchman

Thomas Hart Benton

The Naval War of 1812

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Question 4 of 20

4. In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt stated an important new doctrine regarding United States relations with its neighbors in the Western Hemisphere. Roosevelt's statement became known as: Hint

the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

the Latin America and Caribbean Doctrine

the Roosevelt Big Stick Doctrine

the Roosevelt Doctrine

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Question 5 of 20

5. What was the name of the Democrat who defeated TR in the 1886 New York City mayoral race? Hint

Henry George

Frank S. Black

Augustus van Wyck

Abram S. Hewitt

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Question 6 of 20

6. What was the symbol used to brand cattle belonging to TR at his ranch in the Dakota Badlands? Hint

Maltese Cross

Star and Diamond overlapping

Crescent Moon

Circle above two bars

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Question 7 of 20

7. TR's mother and his first wife died on the same day in the same house.

True

False

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Question 8 of 20

8. The maiden name of TR's first wife: Hint

Anna Hathaway Lee

Edna Kendall Lee

Alva Lee Hathaway

Alice Hathaway Lee

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Question 9 of 20

9. The maiden name of TR's second wife: Hint

Edna Kerwin Carow

Edith Kermit Carow

Ellen Kendall Caron

TR was never married a second time.

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Question 10 of 20

10. The name of TR's first Attorney General: Hint

William H. Moody

Philander C. Knox

Elihu Root

John Hay

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who was Vice President of the United States during TR's first term as President? Hint

Mark Hanna

John D. Long

The office of Vice President was vacant

George B. Cortelyou

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Question 12 of 20

12. During TR's term as president of the New York City Police Board, one of the other Police Board members was the son of a former U.S. President. What was that Police Board member's name? Hint

Robert Lincoln

Frederick D. Grant

Chester Alan Arthur, Jr.

Charles G. Garfield

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who was boss of the Republican party's political "machine" in New York City during TR's term as president of the Police Board? Hint

Thomas C. Platt

Henry George

Richard Croker

Chauncey Depew

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Question 14 of 20

14. Where was TR when he first heard that President McKinley had been shot? Hint

At Mount Marcy, in upstate New York

At Isle La Motte, in Lake Champlain, Vermont

At his home in Oyster Bay, New York

At his Vice Presidential residence in Washington, DC

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Question 15 of 20

15. The name of the 1903 treaty in which the newly independent Republic of Panama granted permission to the United States to build the Panama Canal: Hint

Hay-Herran Treaty

Panama Canal Treaty

Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

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Question 16 of 20

16. Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize.

True

False

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Question 17 of 20

17. Theodore Roosevelt graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University.

True

False

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Question 18 of 20

18. What was the name of the exclusive social club at Harvard University to which TR belonged? Hint

Fly

Porcellain

Medallion

Alpha Omega

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who was Vice President of the United States during TR's second term as President? Hint

William Howard Taft

George B. Cortelyou

Charles W. Fairbanks

Philander C. Knox

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who was TR's choice to succeed him as President of the United States? Hint

Charles W. Fairbanks

Elihu Root

William Howard Taft

Cecil Spring Rice

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: 2001, Clinton

It took over 100 years and a lot of lobbying by the Roosevelt family for TR to finally be awarded the United States' highest military decoration. President Bill Clinton conferred TR's posthumous Medal of Honor to his great-grandson, Tweed Roosevelt, in a White House ceremony on January 16, 2001.

2. What was the name of TR's home at Oyster Bay, New York?

Answer: Sagamore Hill

Sagamore Hill was the large, ramshackle, sprawling house that Roosevelt loved.

3. During his lifetime, TR wrote 38 books. The title of his first book was:

Answer: The Naval War of 1812

"The Naval War of 1812" was TR's first published book. It received critical acclaim in its day, and is still in print today.

4. In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt stated an important new doctrine regarding United States relations with its neighbors in the Western Hemisphere. Roosevelt's statement became known as:

Answer: the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

Basically, the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine says that the United States reserves the right to *intervene* in the affairs of Latin American and Caribbean nations, whenever those nations "fail to keep order, pay their obligations, and act with decency in industrial and political matters."

5. What was the name of the Democrat who defeated TR in the 1886 New York City mayoral race?

Answer: Abram S. Hewitt

TR finished third behind Hewitt, a middle-of-the-road Democrat, and Henry George, the Labor Party candidate.

6. What was the symbol used to brand cattle belonging to TR at his ranch in the Dakota Badlands?

Answer: Maltese Cross

7. TR's mother and his first wife died on the same day in the same house.

Answer: True

True. On February 14, 1884, TR's first wife died from Bright's disease, and his mother from acute typhoid fever. They died eleven hours apart, at the Roosevelt town house in New York City.

8. The maiden name of TR's first wife:

Answer: Alice Hathaway Lee

Alice Hathaway Lee came from a wealthy Boston family. She was the great love of TR's life.

9. The maiden name of TR's second wife:

Answer: Edith Kermit Carow

Edith Kermit Carow was a childhood friend of TR's. She and TR were married on December 2, 1886, almost three years after Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt died.

10. The name of TR's first Attorney General:

Answer: Philander C. Knox

Philander C. Knox is regarded by many historians as one of the best Attorneys General in United States history.

11. Who was Vice President of the United States during TR's first term as President?

Answer: The office of Vice President was vacant

The office of Vice President was vacant. TR succeeded William McKinley, his assassinated predecessor, as President. At the time, there was no provision in the U.S. Constitution to fill the office of Vice President when it became vacant.

12. During TR's term as president of the New York City Police Board, one of the other Police Board members was the son of a former U.S. President. What was that Police Board member's name?

Answer: Frederick D. Grant

Frederick D. Grant was the son of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.

13. Who was boss of the Republican party's political "machine" in New York City during TR's term as president of the Police Board?

Answer: Thomas C. Platt

Thomas C. Platt was known as the "Easy Boss." He and TR were bitter political enemies.

14. Where was TR when he first heard that President McKinley had been shot?

Answer: At Isle La Motte, in Lake Champlain, Vermont

TR was attending a luncheon hosted by the Vermont Fish and Game League at Isle La Motte when he heard the news of McKinley's shooting.

15. The name of the 1903 treaty in which the newly independent Republic of Panama granted permission to the United States to build the Panama Canal:

Answer: Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

Secretary of State John Hay and Panama's "Envoy Extroardinary," Philippe Bunau-Varilla, signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty on November 13, 1903.

16. Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Answer: True

True. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906, for his work in mediating the end of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.

17. Theodore Roosevelt graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University.

Answer: False

False. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, 21st in a class of 177 students.

18. What was the name of the exclusive social club at Harvard University to which TR belonged?

Answer: Porcellain

At the time TR was enrolled at Harvard, Porcellain was the most prestigious of the university's social clubs. His cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (the 32nd President of the United States) aspired to join the Porcellain Club when he attended Harvard, but he was not accepted.

19. Who was Vice President of the United States during TR's second term as President?

Answer: Charles W. Fairbanks

Charles W. Fairbanks was the 26th man to hold the nation's second highest office.

20. Who was TR's choice to succeed him as President of the United States?

Answer: William Howard Taft

Taft, who weighed over 300 pounds, did not really aspire to be President. His great ambition was to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, an ambition he realized after his term as President.

Source: Author mkp51

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