Q 01/05

John Tyler became president in 1841 when which man died just one month into his term?

A) Zachary Taylor

B) William Henry Harrison

C) Franklin Delano Roosevelt

D) James A. Garfield

Answer · why

B) William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison died 31 days after his inauguration, the first president to die in office. Nobody was sure a vice president could fully take ov...

Q 02/05

Which mocking nickname did John Tyler earn for becoming president without being elected to the office?

A) His Accidency

B) His Fraudulency

C) His Rotundity

D) The Little Magician

Answer · why

A) His Accidency

His Accidency stuck as an insult, yet Tyler's firm stand set the rule that every later vice president followed when a president died.

Q 03/05

In his final days in office, John Tyler signed a bill offering statehood to which republic?

A) California

B) Vermont

C) Texas

D) Oregon

Answer · why

C) Texas

Texas accepted the offer and joined the Union that December as the 28th state. Texans later named the city of Tyler in his honor.

Q 04/05

A Virginia chemical engineer who died in 2025 was what relation to John Tyler, born in 1790?

A) Great-grandson

B) Great-nephew

C) Step-grandson

D) Grandson

Answer · why

D) Grandson

The grandson was born in 1928 to Tyler's son Lyon, then 75, who was himself born when the former president was 63. The three generations spanned 235 y...

Q 05/05

John Tyler, who had two wives, holds which family record among all American presidents?

A) Most children

B) Longest marriage

C) Most siblings

D) Most stepchildren

Answer · why

A) Most children

Most children by a wide margin: Tyler is usually credited with 15, the last seven with his second wife. The youngest, Pearl, was born when he was 70.