Anyone up for a trivia game?

[leyton]

I'll start with a question; if you know the answer (and are certain of it) post it and then pose a question of your own.

I'm not sure how this'll work with the threaded format but hey, let's give it a shot.

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We'll begin with some medium-difficulty Presidential trivia. George H.W. Bush was a sitting Vice-President when he was elected President in 1988. Who was the last sitting Vice-President to accomplish the same thing, and in what year did he do it?

[DrGonzoLives]

1. Martin Van Buren

1836

[leyton]

2. Yup.

Anybody want to pose a question?

[NYC Liberal]

3. In which election was the vice-presidential winner decided by the Senate,

and who was chosen?

[Lithos]

4. I'm assuming

You meant the election of 1800, though it was the House of Representatives who cast the votes which decided the winner, in this case Aaron Burr as Vice-President (Jefferson won the Presidency). I think the Senate just confirmed the results at best.

Also, Ford was elected by the Senate to be Vice-President in 1973 and Rockefeller in 1974, which were the last times the Vice-President was decided by the Senate (or Congress in this case), though these weren't elections.

[NYC Liberal]

5. I was thinking of 1836,

Some of the electors (Virginia, I think) refused to vote for Richard Johnson, Van Buren's running mate, thus leaving him short of a majority of electoral votes. The Senate voted and Johnson easily won.

[Lithos]

6. Looked it up

And you are right. I would suggest you put up a new question if you are wanting to continue.

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