James Madison Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
James Madison, Jr. was an American statesman,
political
theorist and the what?
A: Fourth President of the United States.
Madison is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for
being instrumental in the drafting of the what?
A: United States Constitution.
James Madison was the key champion and author of the what?
A: United States Bill of Rights.
Where was James Madison Jr. born?
A: Belle Grove Plantation near Port Conway,
Virginia.
James Madison was a terrible public what?
A: Speaker.
When was James Madison born?
A: On March 16, 1751.
After the Constitution was developed by the convention in
Philadelphia, Madison was a leader in what effort?
A: The ratification effort.
Madison was the oldest of how many children?
A: Twelve.
How many of James Jr.'s brothers died as infants?
A: Three.
During the summer of 1775, James's sister Elizabeth and
his brother Reuben died in what kind of epidemic?
A: Dysentery.
Who was James Madison's father?
A: James Madison, Sr. was a tobacco planter.
Who was James Madison's mother?
A: Nelly Conway Madison, the daughter of a prominent planter and tobacco
merchant.
At age 16, he began a two-year course of study under the
Reverend Thomas Martin in preparation for what?
A: College.
In 1769, Madison enrolled at what school?
A: College of New Jersey, now Princeton University.
Madison helped found what society?
A: The American Whig Society.
In what language did Madison become fluent in?
A: Hebrew.
How tall was James Madison?
A: Five feet, four inches.
In May 1794, Madison asked their mutual friend Aaron Burr
to arrange a meeting between himself and who?
A: Dolley Todd.
How much did James Madison weigh?
A: Never more than 100 pounds.
In October 1775 Madison was commissioned as the colonel of
what?
A: The Orange County militia.
During the American Revolutionary War, Madison served in
the Virginia state legislature where he became known as a protégé of whom?
A: Thomas Jefferson.
Madison worked with Jefferson to draft the Virginia Statute
for what?
A: Religious Freedom, which was finally passed in 1786.
Madison persuaded Virginia to give up its claims to what?
A: The northwestern territories.
Madison was elected a second time to the Virginia what?
A: House of Delegates, serving from 1784 to 1786.
Partly at Madison's instigation, a what was called in 1787?
A: National convention.
During the course of the Convention of 1787, how many times
did Madison speak?
A: Over two hundred times.
James Madison viewed black slaves as a what?
A: "unfortunate race" and believed their true
nature was both human and
property.
Madison believed that slaves, as property, would be
protected by what?
A: Both their masters and the government.
Madison wanted to be elected as what in the new government?
A: Senator.
On June 8, 1789, James Madison introduced a bill proposing
amendments consisting of what?
A: What would become the bill of rights.
James Madison was first elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives with what percentage of the vote?
A: 57.37% of the vote.
Madison was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
with what percentage of the vote?
A: 97.79%.
In 1794, Madison was elected as a Fellow to what
body?
A: The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
How old was Madison when he married for the first time?
A: 43.
On September 15, 1794, who did James Madison marry?
A: Dolley Payne Todd, a 26 year old widow.
Madison had no children, but after he married Dolley Todd
he did what?
A: Adopted Todd's son John Payne Todd.
