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Warren Harding Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the 29th president of the United States, Warren G. Harding.

A multiple-choice quiz by AdmiralShark. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
AdmiralShark

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
186,095

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
539

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (20/20), Guest 173 (19/20), Guest 24 (15/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. In what year was Warren Harding born? Hint

1861

1868

1870

1865

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Question 2 of 20

2. From what college did Harding graduate? Hint

Ohio Teachers

Cleveland State

Ohio Central

Miami of Ohio

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Question 3 of 20

3. By how many years did Harding's father survive him? Hint

father died first

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Question 4 of 20

4. What event took place in Harding's life when he was 24? Hint

mother died

nervous breakdown

severly injured in train wreck

nearly drowned

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Question 5 of 20

5. For how much did Harding purchase the newspaper "Marion Star" in 1884? Hint

$300

$5000

$2372

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Question 6 of 20

6. Harding served as Lt. Governor of Ohio from 1903 to 1905. Who was Ohio's governor at that time? Hint

Andrew Harris

Judson Harmon

Myron Herrick

George Nash

7. Harding was nominated by the Republicans for president at their 1920 convention in Chicago. The choice of Harding was made by the party bosses in the famous "smoke-filled room". Where was the "smoke-filled room"? Hint

Blackstone Hotel

Chicago Lakefront Hotel

Chicago Stadium

Windy City Hotel

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Question 8 of 20

8. What political office did James Cox, the Democratic nominee in 1920 to oppose Harding, hold when he received the nomination? Hint

Governor of Ohio

US Senator from Illinois

Governor of New York

no political office at that time

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which of the following did not take place in the 1920 presidential election? Hint

First president to receive 400 electoral votes

women in all 48 states voted for the first time in a presidential election

First president to receive 60% of the total popular vote

Cox won only one state outside of the old Confederacy

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Question 10 of 20

10. Will Hays, who would later become famous for the Hays Code, which drew up the moral conduct in US motion pictures, served in Harding's cabinet in what office? Hint

Secretary of the Labor

Secretary of the Navy

Postmaster General

Secretary of the Interior

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Question 11 of 20

11. Because the US Congress had rejected the Treaty of Versailles, the state of war with Germany still existed. The war formally ended in 1921 when the US Congress passed a joint resolution. What was Harding doing when he was called on to sign the resolution? Hint

playing golf in New Jersey

waiting in his White House office

playing poker in Washington

sleeping

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Question 12 of 20

12. As a result of the Washington Conference for the Limitation of Armaments, the US entered into the Four Power Pact, which agreed to respect each other's holding in the Pacific. Which of the following four countries was not a member of the Four Power Pact? Hint

Great Britian

Japan

France

Netherlands

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Question 13 of 20

13. In 1921, Harding became the first sitting president since the Civil War to support equal rights in a speech on southern soil. Where did Harding give the speech? Hint

Memphis

Atlanta

Birmingham

New Orleans

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Question 14 of 20

14. The Harding administration is famous for the "Teapot Dome" scandal, where the nation's oil reserves were sold for personal gain. In what state was "Teapot Dome" located? Hint

Wyoming

Montana

Texas

Oklahoma

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who was the personal aide to Attorney General Harry Daugherty that served as the bagman for the Teapot Dome scandal? Hint

James J. Davis

Charles Cramer

Jess Smith

Thomas Dixon

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who was the only Harding cabinet member to go to jail because of his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal? Hint

Albert Fall

Harry Daugherty

Edwin Denby

Hubert Work

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Question 17 of 20

17. Beside his affair with Nan Britton, what other woman did Harding have a long affair with? Hint

Louisa Kling

Maria Halpin

Ellen Axson

Carrie Phillips

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Question 18 of 20

18. In what city did Harding die on August 2, 1923? Hint

San Francisco, CA

Washington DC

Los Angeles, CA

Marion, OH

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who wrote the book "The Strange Death of President Harding" that claimed that Harding's wife Florence had poisoned the president? Hint

Samuel Blythe

James J. Davis

Charles Sawyer

Gaston Means

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Question 20 of 20

20. For how long after the death of the president did his wife Florence survive? Hint

5 years

23 years

12 years

16 months

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year was Warren Harding born?

Answer: 1865

Harding was born on November 2, 1865 in Corsica, Ohio.

2. From what college did Harding graduate?

Answer: Ohio Central

Harding graduated from Ohio Central College in 1882 with a B.S. Degree.

3. By how many years did Harding's father survive him?

Answer: 5

Warren Harding died in 1923. His father George Tyron Harding died in 1928 and was the first father of a president to survive his son.

4. What event took place in Harding's life when he was 24?

Answer: nervous breakdown

Harding spent several weeks at a Battle Creek, MI sanitarium run by Dr. J.P. Kellogg (yes, that Kellogg).

5. For how much did Harding purchase the newspaper "Marion Star" in 1884?

Answer: $300

The "Marion Star" was nearly out of business when Harding, along with John Warwick and John Sickle, bought the paper.

6. Harding served as Lt. Governor of Ohio from 1903 to 1905. Who was Ohio's governor at that time?

Answer: Myron Herrick

Herrick served only one term as governor of Ohio. He would later serve as the American ambassador to France during World War I. The other three men also served as governors of Ohio (Harmon from 1909-13, Nash from 1900-04 and Harris from 1906-09). Harding himself would run for governor in 1910 but he was defeated by Harmon.

Answer: Blackstone Hotel

The meeting was held on the 13th floor, in suite 404-6 of the Blackstone Hotel.

8. What political office did James Cox, the Democratic nominee in 1920 to oppose Harding, hold when he received the nomination?

Answer: Governor of Ohio

Cox served as Governor of Ohio from 1913 to 1915 and again from 1917 to 1921.

9. Which of the following did not take place in the 1920 presidential election?

Answer: First president to receive 400 electoral votes

Harding was the second presidential candidate to get more than 400 electoral votes. In 1912, Woodrow Wilson won 435 electoral votes in defeating Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Harding received 61% of the popular vote in the 1920 election, the previous high was Andrew Jackson's 56.5% in defeating Henry Clay in 1832. Of course, women voted in the presidential election of 1920 thanks to the 19th Amendment.

In the 1920 presidential election, Cox only won the states of the old confederacy plus Kentucky.

10. Will Hays, who would later become famous for the Hays Code, which drew up the moral conduct in US motion pictures, served in Harding's cabinet in what office?

Answer: Postmaster General

Hays served as Postmaster General from 1921 to 1922. The position of Postmaster General stopped being a cabinet level office in 1971.

Answer: playing golf in New Jersey

Harding was playing golf in New Jersey when he was notified that the resolution was ready for his signature. Harding left the golf course and went to the home of New Jersey senator Joseph Frelinghuysen. Harding signed the resolution there and then returned to the golf course.

Answer: Netherlands

The Washington Conference was held from November 1921 to February 1922.

13. In 1921, Harding became the first sitting president since the Civil War to support equal rights in a speech on southern soil. Where did Harding give the speech?

Answer: Birmingham

Harding gave the speech on October 26, 1921 in Birmingham. He had gone to Alabama to receive an honorary degree from the University of Alabama.

14. The Harding administration is famous for the "Teapot Dome" scandal, where the nation's oil reserves were sold for personal gain. In what state was "Teapot Dome" located?

Answer: Wyoming

Teapot Dome is located near Casper, Wyoming.

15. Who was the personal aide to Attorney General Harry Daugherty that served as the bagman for the Teapot Dome scandal?

Answer: Jess Smith

Smith was ordered to resign by President Harding because of his role in the brewing scandal. Smith then destroyed his papers and committed suicide. Cramer was an aide to Charles Forbes who skimmed funds from the Veterans Bureau during the Harding administration.

He too committed suicide. James Davis was Harding's Secretary of Labor and was not linked to any scandal. Dixon was the co-author of a book with Harry Daugherty about the Harding administration in 1932.

16. Who was the only Harding cabinet member to go to jail because of his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal?

Answer: Albert Fall

Fall spent ten months in the New Mexico State Prison for conspiracy in 1929. Daughtery went to trial twice but both ended with hung juries. He actually served for a while in the Coolidge administration before the president dismissed him in 1924. Denby was the Secretary of the Navy that transferred the oil reserves at Teapot Dome from the control of the Navy Department to Interior but he was innocent of any wrong doing.

He was basically taken advantage of. Work succeeded Fall as Secretary of the Interior and later served as the campaign manager for Herbert Hoover's 1928 presidential bid.

17. Beside his affair with Nan Britton, what other woman did Harding have a long affair with?

Answer: Carrie Phillips

Phillips was the wife of James Phillips, a long time friend of Harding. The affair between the two lasted from 1905 to 1920. It came to light in love letters that Harding wrote to her that were discovered in 1963. The affair ended when Harding won the Republican nomination. To keep her silence, Phillips and her husband (who had, by this time, learned of the affair) were sent by the Republicans on a long trip to Japan and then received monthly payments in exchange for their silence. Those payments ended upon Harding's death.

18. In what city did Harding die on August 2, 1923?

Answer: San Francisco, CA

Harding was on a tour of the west at the time of his death. During the tour, Harding had become the first president to visit Alaska. Harding would die at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.

19. Who wrote the book "The Strange Death of President Harding" that claimed that Harding's wife Florence had poisoned the president?

Answer: Gaston Means

Means wrote the book in 1930 in which he made the claims. Since Mrs. Harding refused to allow an autopsy at the time of the president's death, there was no way to dispute Means' claims but most historians believe that Harding died because of a stroke.

20. For how long after the death of the president did his wife Florence survive?

Answer: 16 months

Florence Harding died November 21, 1924 from kidney disease. She was buried beside her husband in Marion, Ohio.

Source: Author AdmiralShark

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