Q 01/05

William McKinley was which number president of the United States?

A) 21st

B) 22nd

C) 24th

D) 25th

Answer · why

D) 25th

He served from March 1897 until his death in September 1901.

Q 02/05

In which Ohio town was McKinley born in 1843?

A) Canton

B) Poland

C) Lisbon

D) Niles

Answer · why

D) Niles

He was the seventh of nine children; the family moved to Poland, Ohio, for better schools in 1852.

Q 03/05

McKinley's family trade on both sides was what?

A) Shipbuilding

B) Tanning

C) Iron making

D) Brewing

Answer · why

C) Iron making

His father ran foundries across Ohio, ending up in Canton.

Q 04/05

McKinley was a lifelong member of which Christian denomination?

A) Presbyterian

B) Baptist

C) Episcopalian

D) Methodist

Answer · why

D) Methodist

He became active in his local church at sixteen; his wife Ida joined it after their Presbyterian wedding.

Q 05/05

McKinley enlisted in 1861 as a private in which regiment?

A) 23rd Ohio Infantry

B) 7th Ohio Cavalry

C) 16th Ohio Infantry

D) 2nd Ohio Artillery

Answer · why

A) 23rd Ohio Infantry

Its first commander was William Rosecrans; a major in the regiment, Rutherford B. Hayes, became his lifelong friend.