Can you name the Vice Presidents by their factoid? created by BigBob Enter a Name that VP in the box below Correctly named Name that VPs will show up below Click any empty Clue or Vice President to answer for that location So, you think you know the Vice Presidents? Here are 47 factoids about each of the United States' number twos. See how many you can figure out... This quiz has not been verified by Sporcle

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Clue Vice President Extra Info He's the namesake for Texas' second most populous county... ...whether he's the namesake for the city of Dallas is debated. After four years as Vice President, he headed west. He ended up getting charged with treason. In spite of Thomas Jefferson's desire for conviction, Burr was acquitted. As Governor of Massachusetts, he was accused of redrawing legislative districts to favor his party. Did you ever wonder why they call it a 'Gerry'mander? He was the first dubbed 'Veep'. Tell me you didn't type 'Veep'... shame on you if you did... In 1912, he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Griffith Stadium. Four other Vice Presidents have followed in Sherman's footsteps. Raised in a Dutch household, this Vice President spoke with a Dutch accent until the day he died. English was his second language. Ever been in the second largest city in Alaska? It's named for this Hoosier. I really hope you didn't try 'Vice President Wasilla'... With his running mate running a 'front porch' campaign, it was up to this future Vice President to make appearances on behalf of their ticket. It worked. Vice President Coolidge's father would swear him in as President after Warren Harding's death in October 1923. He was the first Greek-American Vice President. Agnew went from county executive to Vice President in six years time. Not too shabby! Tommy Lee Jones was a housemate of this future Vice President while both attended Harvard. I find it pretty interesting, myself. This Republican was a Congressman, CIA director, head of the Republican National Committee and Special Liaison to China before becoming Vice President. Of course, Bush succeeded Ronald Reagan as President. He was First Father from 2001-2009. This future Vice President received a majority of his party's electoral votes for President in 1872... ...but 42 electoral votes were well below the 286 Ulysses Grant carried. He was the first Governor of New York. He served seven terms (1777-1795, 1801-1804). This Vice President wrote the melody for 'It's All In The Game', an influential pop standard. Dawes had been dead for seven years before it blew up. As a US Senator from Tennessee during the Civil War, he refused to resign as all of his Southern colleagues had... ...and it's why he was picked for the National Union ticket in 1864. This former Vice President was nominated for his old job in 1900, four years after leaving office. The Bryan-Stevenson ticket was soundly defeated. He was the father of the University of Buffalo. Today, it's known as the State University of New York at Buffalo. He was only out of law school for four years before becoming Minnesota Attorney General at age 32. He was appointed to the US Senate at 36 and was Vice President at 49. This future Vice President was so unknown that his running mate didn't recognize his name upon being informed of his placement on the ticket... He grew close to President Hayes, often attending the alcohol-free luncheons at the White House. Ever seen the Vikings play at home? You've been in a stadium named for him. The Twins played at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome from 1982-2009. While Governor of Indiana, he laid the final brick at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1909. Marshall was up against a fellow Hoosier, former Vice President Fairbanks, in the election of 1916. In December 1832, he was the first Vice President to resign. Calhoun resigned to enter the Senate where his tenure was quite distinguished if somewhat controversial. He was the father of the University of Virginia. That achievement was noted on his tombstone. Being Vice President (and President)? Nope. This Vice President lived longer than any other, dying just short of his 99th birthday. President Kennedy called him on the morning of his 95th birthday to wish him well. This was November 22, 1963.

Clue Vice President Extra Info This future Vice President drove the first rivet into the Statue of Liberty. Morton was Minister to France at the time. It was into Lady Liberty's big toe on her left foot. He served as Speaker of the House for six years (1863-1869) before becoming Vice President. Swallowed up by the Credit Mobilier scandal, he wasn't renominated for his office. Reports stated that he was the soldier who killed Tecumseh... ...whether or not he did, Johnson certainly rode it to a somewhat successful political career. He was the first Roman Catholic Vice President. He's also the fourteenth longest serving US Senator, too. He was the first Vice President selected under the 25th Amendment. Ford was President within a year. Too bad he pardoned Nixon... He introduced the Honeydew melon to China. If you're in China, ask for a 'Wallace' melon when you get a craving for a Honeydew He was the last Vice President to wear facial hair while in office. Curtis was also the first with acknowledged non-European ancestry (he was part Kaw, Osage and Pottawatomie). He was Governor of New York. His brother was Governor of Arkansas. His nephew was Governor of West Virginia. With a net worth of a billion dollars, Rockefeller was also the richest man to become Vice President. He and his wife were the first two recipients of a Medicare card. The cards were in recognition of Truman's attempts at health care reform while President. For 175 years, he was the only Vice President to have been the father of a President. Both he and George Bush were President, too... This Vice President was born a dual citizen. His detractors claimed he was born in Canada. The detractors' claims fell on deaf ears. Arthur was born quite close to the Vermont-Quebec border, though. The US Vice Presidential Museum is located at the Center named for him. The museum's in Quayle's hometown of Huntington, Indiana. He ran for Governor of California the year after leaving the Vice Presidency. Nixon lost, 52-47. He returned six years later to win the Presidency. This Vice President was referred to as 'Assistant to the President'. His wife often filled in at state dinners for the epileptic First Lady. Hobart also had substantial interests in baseball. Previously White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense, this Vice President was no stranger to the Executive Branch. He was arguably the most powerful Vice President in American history. The Republicans put him on the 1900 ticket to get him out of the spotlight... ...but an assassin's bullet in Buffalo in September 1901 stopped that. This Vice President was the only sitting Senate Majority Leader to become Vice President. To date, Johnson's the only Majority Leader to go on to become President. He served as a brigadier general and major general in the Civil War... ...for the Confederacy. He was the only Vice President sworn in on foreign soil... That foreign soil was Havana, Cuba. He died at his plantation less than two months later. Like his father, he served as Governor of Virginia... ...unlike his father, he went on to the Vice Presidency and, a month later, the Presidency. Having already served as a US Senator from Maine for over twelve years, he returned after an eight-year absence. All together, he served nearly a quarter century as Senator. The desk of this Vice President, whose adopted surname was the same as a future President, ended up in the Oval Office during the Nixon and Ford years. Nixon had requested Woodrow Wilson's desk. He served as Governor of New York during the War of 1812. Tompkins was considered one of the more effective governors.

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