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U.S. Vice Presidential Trivia

It has been called "the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived". Nevertheless, try to guess these facts about the U.S. Vice Presidency and the people who have held it.
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The first Vice President of the U.S.
John Adams
The only female Vice President
Kamala Harris
Author of the book "Hillbilly Elegy"
J. D. Vance
The person that Aaron Burr shot in a duel while serving as our nation's third V.P.
Alexander Hamilton
Other than Aaron Burr, the only Veep to have shot someone while in office
Dick Cheney
Second lady who campaigned to have warning labels placed on music
with explicit lyrics
Tipper Gore
Food that Dan Quayle had trouble spelling
Potato
Veep who had the initials HHH
Hubert H. Humphrey
Al Gore's climate change documentary
An Inconvenient Truth
Politician whose famous "Checkers" speech helped him to be elected
Vice President in 1952
Richard Nixon
V.P. who avoided controversy by never meeting with women without
another person present
Mike Pence
Government agency that George H. W. Bush ran before becoming Veep
CIA
Former "Seinfeld" actress who starred in the TV series "Veep"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
State that Joe Biden represented when he was a Senator
Delaware
Vice President who resigned in 1973
Spiro Agnew
Vice President who succeeded the above
Gerald Ford
Former V.P. who ran who against Ronald Reagan in 1984 but lost 49 of 50 states
Walter Mondale
Far-left political party who endorsed former Vice President Henry A. Wallace
when he ran for President in 1948
American
Communist Party
Crime that both Aaron Burr and John Breckinridge were charged with
Treason
City in Alaska which is named after a Vice President
Fairbanks
33 Comments
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Level 74
Apr 18, 2020
Spelling: Potatoe
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Level 79
Apr 19, 2020
If I remember correctly, it was worse than just spelling it with an e. He was at a school and a pupil was asked to spell potato, which he did correctly, and Quayle corrected him by adding an e on the end.
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Level 61
Jun 30, 2020
True, but Quayle was going by list of "correct" spellings supplied to him by the school. It's a mistake a lot of people would make given the circumstances.
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Level 60
Apr 21, 2020
I've never once heard or seen a Vice President called a "Veep."
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Level 72
Jun 13, 2020
Really? It's very common
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Level 91
Jun 30, 2020
I haven’t really heard that term until three or four years ago.
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Level 73
Apr 28, 2020
Tough, but interesting, quiz for a non American.
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Level 65
May 1, 2020
On Wallace in 1948 the Communist Party of the United States of America (its proper title, not 'American Communist Party') was not the only left wing political party to support Wallace. The Progressive Party was the main Wallace party. The American Labor Party (active in New York) also supported Wallace.
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Level 81
Jun 30, 2020
Interesting quiz, some I had to ponder over for a while or guess at a bit, but got them all in the end.
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Level 55
Jun 30, 2020
Henry Wallace was a member of the Progressive Party and was endorsed by multiple other left-leaning parties in addition to the American Communist Party. Maybe specify what you mean by that question because there are multiple other answers that could be used.
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Level 71
Jun 30, 2020
Nice quiz! Although it seems odd to me that Burr got three clues, and Gore and Cheney got two. Also, including two pop culture clues in the mix (Vice and Veep) seemed a bit out of place to me. I mean, there have been 48 VPs in US history. Surely there's something to be said about at least half of them? That said, I liked that not all answers had to be the VPs names. Good variety! (Yeah, yeah, I know, make your own quizzes... What can I say. I like to put my efforts in complaining more than in creating. ;) )
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Level 73
Jul 1, 2020
Here you go, but it's pretty much impossible...

If you want quizzes that are more feasible, try this one about people on the most presidential tickets, or this one about presidential tickets since 1948, or this one about family members on presidential tickets.

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Level 67
Jun 30, 2020
If you liked this, you might like the vice president quizzes that I am putting out this week, Have Fun!
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Level 74
Jun 30, 2020
Missed the one about which veep shot someone while in office. I was thinking on purpose, didn't even consider an accidental shooting.
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Level 78
Jun 30, 2020
I'm pretty sure it was on purpose. And the guy he shot apologized. USA! USA!
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Level 69
Jun 30, 2020
If only Mondale had won another 20-30 states he could have won the election!
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Level 64
Feb 24, 2021
But he didn't, Reagan mopped the floor with him
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Level 91
Jan 23, 2025
Irony is lost on some people
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Level 81
Jul 3, 2020
Mrs. Gore?
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Level 58
Jul 5, 2020
I thought Mrs Gore's campaign against profanity in music was in the late 80s/early 90s before she was second lady?
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Level 91
Jun 1, 2022
Pence is a genius, he is un-me-tooable
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Level 77
Feb 28, 2023
Only if you are inclined to take a politician at his word. But you've outed yourself elsewhere on this subject.
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Level 94
Jul 19, 2022
fun quiz, maybe have a 2nd one. Possible ideas first female VP, Jackson's VP who he told ""If you secede from my nation I will secede your head from the rest of your body" when South Carolina seceded, VP during WW1, only president to have had 3 VPs (FDR).
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Level 31
Jan 21, 2025
Andrew Jackson was crazy. He is the reason the donkey is the symbol for the Democratic party. All because someone called him a name that starts with Jack and I can't say the rest.
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Level 94
Feb 28, 2023
Thought the HHH question was Hannibal Hamlin man.
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Level 75
Mar 3, 2023
17/20, I didn't know about the Mike Pence policy. Thanks for the quiz!
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Level 71
Jan 20, 2025
Wow, a lot of interesting stuff I don't hear about all the time but am vaguely familiar with
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Level 72
Jan 20, 2025
6 hours into Trump's term as the 47th President, and I could not come up with our only female VP. Pretty well sums up the last 4 years.
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Level 31
Jan 21, 2025
YES IT DOES! Watch Biden's 50 Greatest Bloopers on YouTube. It is hilarious!
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Level 67
Jan 23, 2025
i think it sums up your ignorance? although i think you're not telling the truth.
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Level 91
Jan 24, 2025
I find that almost impossible to believe
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Level 31
Jan 21, 2025
What is a veep? Aaron Burr was not the only veep to have shot someone in office. What is a VEEP?
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Level 85
Jan 24, 2025
Vice President = V.P.

If Vice President is too many syllables, you might be inclined to simply pronounce "VP" by saying the name of the first letter (Vee) and tacking on the "P", resulting in the nickname "VeeP".