Question 1

True or false: Despite his wealth, Morgan Jr. personally sailed a lifeboat during the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.

Accepted Answer

False. He was not a passenger on the Titanic; the ship sailed without him. The story of a Morgan canceling a ticket refers to his father, J.P. Morgan Sr., not him.

Question 2

True or false: J.P. Morgan Jr. financed the Hall of the Age of Man at the American Museum of Natural History.

Accepted Answer

True. He provided funding for this hall, which opened in 1921 and focused on human evolution and prehistoric cultures, as part of his extensive philanthropy to the museum.

Question 3

True or false: John Pierpont Morgan Jr. inherited his father's fortune but gave away nearly all of it to charity before his death.

Accepted Answer

False. Morgan Jr. kept most of his inheritance and grew the family wealth; he donated modestly but not nearly all of it.

Question 4

True or false: Morgan Jr. secretly funded the construction of the original Yankee Stadium in 1923 as a favor to his friend Babe Ruth.

Accepted Answer

False. Yankee Stadium was built by the Yankees' owners, the Ruppert family; no evidence links Morgan Jr. to its financing.

Question 5

True or false: J.P. Morgan Jr.'s firm, J.P. Morgan & Co., arranged over $1.5 billion in loans to the Allied nations during World War I.

Accepted Answer

True. As the head of J.P. Morgan & Co., he oversaw the firm that organized loans exceeding $1.5 billion for the Allies, primarily Britain and France, by early 1917.

Question 6

True or false: John Pierpont Morgan Jr. was the head of J.P. Morgan & Co. during World War I, overseeing massive loans to the Allies.

Accepted Answer

True. He became senior partner of J.P. Morgan & Co. after his father’s death in 1913 and arranged billions in loans for the Allied powers, notably a $500 million Anglo-French loan in 1915.

Question 7

True or false: John Pierpont Morgan Jr. was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor for his philanthropic work after the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Accepted Answer

False. Morgan Jr. received no Medal of Honor; he was awarded the U.S. Distinguished Service Medal for his wartime financial efforts.

Question 8

True or false: Morgan Jr. successfully testified before Congress that he had not paid any federal income tax in 1913, citing legal loopholes.

Accepted Answer

False. The 1913 Pujo Committee hearings featured his father, J.P. Morgan Sr., not John Pierpont Morgan Jr. Morgan Jr. did not testify before Congress that year.

John Pierpont Morgan Jr. Trivia Questions