Trivia Quiz About William Henry Harrison
Who was the 9th president of the United States?
A: William Henry Harrison.
Who was Harrison’s Vice President?
A: John Tyler.
William Henry Harrison was the first
US President to do
what?
A: Die in office.
How old was Harrison when he was inaugurated?
A: 68 years, the oldest president to take office until
Ronald Reagan in
1981.
Harrison died on his 32nd day in office of complications
from what?
A: Pneumonia.
Harrison’s death sparked a brief what?
A: Constitutional crisis.
William Henry Harrison was the grandfather of whom?
A: Benjamin Harrison, who was the 23rd President from 1889 to 1893.
Harrison gained national fame for leading U.S. forces
against American Indians at what
Battle?
A: Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.
As a general in the War of 1812, Harrison’s most notable
action was in what Battle?
A: The Battle of the Thames in 1813.
After the war, Harrison moved to
Ohio, where he was elected
to the what?
A: United States House of Representatives. In 1824 the state legislature
elected him to the U.S. Senate.
In Colombia, Harrison spoke with Simón Bolívar urging his
nation to do what?
A: Adopt American-style democracy.
Harrison lived in relative retirement until he was
nominated for the presidency in what year?
A: 1836.
William was elected president in 1840, and died of
pneumonia in what month?
A: April 1841, a month after taking office.
On what date was William Henry Harrison was born?
A: February 9, 1773.
Harrison was the youngest of how many children?
A: Seven.
Who was Harrison’s father?
A: Benjamin Harrison V.
Who was William Henry Harrison’s mother?
A: Elizabeth.
Harrison was the last president born as a British subject
before what?
A: American Independence.
William’s father was a delegate to the Continental Congress
(1774–1777), who signed the what?
A: Declaration of Independence.
During what period was the senior Harrison governor of
Virginia?
A: Between 1781 and 1784.
William's older brother Carter Bassett Harrison was elected
to what?
A: The United States House of Representatives from Virginia.
In 1787, at the age of 14, Harrison entered what school?
A: Presbyterian Hampden-Sydney College.
Harrison attended the school until what year?
A: 1790, becoming well-versed in Latin and basic
French.
Harrison next entered the University of
Pennsylvania where
he studied medicine under who?
A: Dr. Benjamin Rush.
Governor Henry Lee of Virginia, a friend of Harrison's
father persuaded him to join the what?
A: Army.
Within 24 hours of meeting Governor Lee, Harrison was
commissioned as a what in the U.S. Army?
A: Ensign.
After his mother died in 1793, Harrison inherited about
3,000 acres of land and several what?
A: Slaves.
Together the Harrisons had how many children?
A: 10.
How many of William Henry Harrisons 10 children lived into
adulthood?
A: Nine.
Harrison’s wife Anna was frequently in poor health during
the marriage, primarily due to her what?
A: Many pregnancies.
Anna outlived William by how many years?
A: 23 years, dying at age 88 on February 25, 1864.
