You might know the presidents pretty well, but how well do you know their famous counterparts? Do you think you can name these 12 US vice presidents?
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Who was Vice President during the fall of the Berlin wall?
Oliver North
Dan Quayle
Nelson Rockefeller
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Who was Vice President when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon?
Spiro T. Agnew
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
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Who was Vice President when TWA Flight 800 exploded?
Walter Mondale
George H.W. Bush
Al Gore
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Who was Vice President when Thomas Edison filed for U.S. patent 223,898 for his Electric Lamp?
Chester Arthur
William A. Wheeler
Charles Fairbanks
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Who was Vice President for the passage of the 21st Amendment, repealing Prohibition?
John Nance Garner
Calvin Coolidge
John Quincy Adams
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Who was Vice President when heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her apartment?
Gerald Ford
Walter Mondale
Richard Nixon
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Who was Vice President when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" died in a plane crash in Iowa?
Lyndon Johnson
Happy Chandler
Richard Nixon
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Who was Vice President when members of the Lewis & Clark expedition became the first Americans to reach the Pacific Ocean?
Thomas Jefferson
George Clinton
Hannibal Hamlin
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Who is the current vice president of the United States?
Mike Pence
Al Gore
Joe Biden
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Who was Vice President on the day of the September 11th terrorist attacks?
Dick Cheney
Al Gore
Joe Biden
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Who was Vice President when baseball great Joe DiMaggio was born?
Woodrow Wilson
Garret Hobart
Thomas Marshall
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Who was Vice President when Super Bowl I was played?
John Gore
Hubert Humphrey
Dwight Eisenhower
Unfortunately, your knowledge on vice presidents is about average for that of a typical American. Unlike their presidential counterparts, most vice presidents seem to fall by the wayside in history. Given that you’re an intellectual with a strong love of knowledge, the fact that you don’t know these vice presidents proves that some of them were just a bit unremarkable.
C+, Vice President Poor
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Based on the results of this quiz, you’ve got the vice presidential power! There’s no ifs ands or buts about it, when it comes to the second in command, your memory is sharp. While you might not have known every question on this quiz, your knowledge soared about that of the average American.
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Based on the results of this quiz, you possess a high degree of vice presidential perfection! The average American tends to forget all about the vice presidential pick the moment they leave office, but not you. You’re different! You’ve taken to recognizing history’s unsung heroes for all of their accomplishments in office and out. Well done!
A+, Vice Presidential Perfection
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1
Who was Vice President during the fall of the Berlin wall?
Oliver North
Dan Quayle
Nelson Rockefeller
2
Who was Vice President when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon?
Spiro T. Agnew
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
3
Who was Vice President when TWA Flight 800 exploded?
Walter Mondale
George H.W. Bush
Al Gore
4
Who was Vice President when Thomas Edison filed for U.S. patent 223,898 for his Electric Lamp?
Chester Arthur
William A. Wheeler
Charles Fairbanks
5
Who was Vice President for the passage of the 21st Amendment, repealing Prohibition?
John Nance Garner
Calvin Coolidge
John Quincy Adams
6
Who was Vice President when heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her apartment?
Gerald Ford
Walter Mondale
Richard Nixon
7
Who was Vice President when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" died in a plane crash in Iowa?
Lyndon Johnson
Happy Chandler
Richard Nixon
8
Who was Vice President when members of the Lewis & Clark expedition became the first Americans to reach the Pacific Ocean?
Thomas Jefferson
George Clinton
Hannibal Hamlin
9
Who is the current vice president of the United States?
Mike Pence
Al Gore
Joe Biden
10
Who was Vice President on the day of the September 11th terrorist attacks?
Dick Cheney
Al Gore
Joe Biden
11
Who was Vice President when baseball great Joe DiMaggio was born?
Woodrow Wilson
Garret Hobart
Thomas Marshall
12
Who was Vice President when Super Bowl I was played?
John Gore
Hubert Humphrey
Dwight Eisenhower
