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8 Election 2008 quizzes and 85 Election 2008 trivia questions.
1.
  The 2008 Presidential Election    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 2008, Illinois senator Barack Obama defeated Arizona senator John McCain to become the 44th President of the United States. This quiz series covers the number of electoral votes the candidates won in each state, and some fun facts about the states.
Average, 10 Qns, cubswin2323, Feb 06 11
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  2008 U.S. Presidential Candidates   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A basic quiz on many of the 2008 United States Presidential candidates.
Easier, 10 Qns, jaknginger, May 25 11
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  2008 Presidential Candidate Punch-Out    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Imagine the 2008 United States Presidential candidates about to enter the boxing ring. Professional ring announcer Joemc37 is going to give you statistics on some of the candidates, you must decide who is being described!
Easier, 10 Qns, joemc37, Feb 07 08
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  The 2008 US Presidential Candidates   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Are you a political junkie? Do you watch C-SPAN for hours at a time? Let's see how much you know about the major-party 2008 United States presidential candidates, both former and current!
Tough, 15 Qns, frogthoven, Sep 08 21
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  2008 Presidential Candidates    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 2008 Presidential Election is wide open with many experienced and well-qualified candidates. Get to know some background information on some of them.
Average, 10 Qns, rebel6141, Feb 08 08
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  Obama, Biden: Not Osama Bin Laden!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These were unfortunate names for the 2008 Democratic ticket, but how much do you really know about the President and Vice-President of the United States?
Tough, 10 Qns, popeye91, Jun 09 10
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  Meet Your 2008 Presidential Candidates    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you know the 2008 presidential primary candidates?
Tough, 10 Qns, sku, Nov 21 18
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  2008 U.S. Third Party Presidential Candidates    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We all know that Barack Obama became President after beating John McCain, but what about everyone else?
Tough, 10 Qns, GoodVibe, Dec 29 09
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trivia question Quick Question
Barack Obama won the state of Maryland. How many electoral votes was winning Maryland worth?

From Quiz "The 2008 Presidential Election"





Election 2008 Trivia Questions
1. Barack Obama won the small state of Vermont. How many electoral votes was it worth?

From Quiz The 2008 Presidential Election

Answer: 3

Vermont is known as The Green Mountain State. Famous for its yummy maple syrup, it was the first state to join the union after the original 13 states.

2. Obama first then. We know he was a relatively young president, but when was he actually born?

From Quiz Obama, Biden: Not Osama Bin Laden!

Answer: August 4, 1961

I was surprised to find he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii!

3. Ralph Nader took a distant third in the Presidential race. What party was his running mate Matt Gonzalez when he ran for mayor of San Francisco?

From Quiz 2008 U.S. Third Party Presidential Candidates

Answer: Green

Nader earned 735,000 votes in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Nader ran as an Independent; his running mate was Matt Gonzalez. Gonzalez lost to Gavin Newsom in a race for mayor of San Francisco while running as a member of the Green Party.

4. What is 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's maiden name?

From Quiz 2008 U.S. Presidential Candidates

Answer: Rodham

First Lady and United States President? That would definitely be a U.S. first! Hillary is the wife of former U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton.

5. Who among the following has never served in either the U.S. House of Representatives or U.S. Senate?

From Quiz The 2008 US Presidential Candidates

Answer: Mike Huckabee

Huckabee served as both Arkansas's Lt. Governor and Governor over a period of more than 13 years, though he has never held an elected office at the national level. Mike Gravel and Fred Thompson have served as U.S. senators from Alaska and Tennessee, respectively. While he is arguably best known for serving as the governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson in fact served his state in the U.S. House from 1983 to 1997; he also served as UN Ambassador and U.S. Secretary of Energy in former President Bill Clinton's second administration.

6. Who was NOT running for president in the 2008 U.S. presidential election?

From Quiz 2008 Presidential Candidates

Answer: Michael Moore

Brian Moore was running as a Socialist, Frank Moore as an Independent, and Gravel, a former Alaskan senator, as a Democrat.

7. Which vociferously anti-war candidate once ran for president on a third party ticket?

From Quiz Meet Your 2008 Presidential Candidates

Answer: Ron Paul

Ron Paul, a Republican congressman from Texas, was the 1988 Libertarian nominee for president. The lone anti-war candidate in the Republican field, he opposes the Iraq War based on his libertarian principles.

8. The state of Kentucky has 8 electoral votes. Who won the state?

From Quiz The 2008 Presidential Election

Answer: John McCain

Kentucky is known as The Bluegrass State. The birthplace of President Abraham Lincoln and boxing great Muhammad Ali.

9. Mr Biden is significantly older than Obama, as he came into the world in 1942. In which state was the Vice-President born?

From Quiz Obama, Biden: Not Osama Bin Laden!

Answer: Pennsylvania

Mr Biden was born on November 20, 1942, in the town of Scranton. He became the Senator for Delaware early on in his political career.

10. In 2008, Barack Obama was a U.S. senator for which state?

From Quiz 2008 U.S. Presidential Candidates

Answer: Illinois

He was first elected Senator of Illinois in 1996. His father was from Kenya and mother was an American. He is of the Christian faith, not Muslim regardless of the many rumors. Must be the name that makes the rumors rampant!

11. Who is the only major-party 2008 presidential candidate to have previously represented either the Democratic or Republican Party on a national presidential ticket?

From Quiz The 2008 US Presidential Candidates

Answer: John Edwards

Although former North Carolina Senator John Edwards lost the Democratic nomination in 2004 to Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, Kerry subsequently selected Edwards as his vice-presidential running mate. The two were ultimately unsuccessful in their White House bid, losing to Republican incumbents George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

12. Which 2008 presidential candidate was born 1950 in New York City, was interim president of Alabama A&M University in 1991, and is a notable diplomat?

From Quiz 2008 Presidential Candidates

Answer: Alan Keyes

Alan Keyes, one of the most well-spoken candidates, ran for president in 1996 and 2000. Richardson was born in Pasadena, CA. Giuliani was born in Brooklyn and Fred Thompson was born in Sheffield, Alabama.

13. Which candidate was mayor of Cleveland, Ohio in the 1970s?

From Quiz Meet Your 2008 Presidential Candidates

Answer: Dennis Kucinich

Kucinich served as Cleveland mayor from 1977 to 1979. He is currently a congressman from the Cleveland area. This is his second presidential campaign, having run in the 2004 Democratic primary as well.

14. South Carolina also had 8 electoral votes up for grabs in 2008. Which candidate won the state?

From Quiz The 2008 Presidential Election

Answer: John McCain

South Carolina is called The Palmetto State. The first shots of the Civil War were exchanged in South Carolina at Fort Sumter, which is located in Charleston harbor.

15. Obama's upbringing was unconventional as he lived with his grandparents for the majority of his childhood. After moving to Los Angeles, and then New York, he majored at Columbia University...but in which subject?

From Quiz Obama, Biden: Not Osama Bin Laden!

Answer: Political Science

Considering what he is doing now, it shouldn't come as a surprise to find out that he majored, with a specialization in international relations. He graduated in 1983.

16. How many states had Chuck Baldwin on their ballots?

From Quiz 2008 U.S. Third Party Presidential Candidates

Answer: 37

Baldwin ran as a member of the Constitution Party as the Vice-Presidential candidate in 2004 and as the Presidential candidate in 2008. The Florida Baptist pastor and Memphis attorney Darrell Castle managed 199,000 votes.

17. In 1996, Mike Huckabee was elected as the governor of what state?

From Quiz 2008 U.S. Presidential Candidates

Answer: Arkansas

In addition to being a governor, he is an author, and plays the bass guitar. Do you know the name of the rock band he performed in? It was called Capital Offense. Catchy isn't it?

18. Which candidate was first elected to the U.S. Senate at age 29?

From Quiz Meet Your 2008 Presidential Candidates

Answer: Joe Biden

Joe Biden was elected U.S. Senator from Delaware in 1972. He turned 30, the minimum age to serve in the Senate, a few weeks after the election. He previously ran for president in the 1988 Democratic primary. Barak Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois in 2004 at age 42. John McCain was elected to the U.S. Senate from Arizona in 1986 at age 50.

19. In 2008, Barack Obama won Pennsylvania. How many electoral votes did he win?

From Quiz The 2008 Presidential Election

Answer: 21

Pennsylvania is The Keystone State. It was founded by William Penn in 1681. The land charter was granted to him by England's Charles II as a repayment for a debt of 16,000 pounds owned to Penn's late father, Admiral Sir William Penn.

20. Mr Biden enjoyed a more orthodox childhood than Obama, and he went to the University of Delaware to study history and political science. However, what position did he play in the freshman football side?

From Quiz Obama, Biden: Not Osama Bin Laden!

Answer: Halfback

Joe played for the Blue Hens freshman team. He was close to playing for the varsity team as a defensive back, but decided to drop the idea. (Information from wikipedia.org)

21. Cynthia McKinney was a controversial former Democrat Congresswoman who ran under the Green Party ticket in 2008. What city did she represent in Congress?

From Quiz 2008 U.S. Third Party Presidential Candidates

Answer: Atlanta

The Green Party got 162,000 votes in 32 states. McKinney's running mate was hip-hop activist and journalist Rosa Clemente.

22. Ron Paul ran for U.S. President on what political party ticket in 1988?

From Quiz 2008 U.S. Presidential Candidates

Answer: Libertarian

Although he remained a registered Republican, he ran on the Libertarian ticket. That's funny how that works! Congressman Paul is also a physician. He was a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon during the Vietnam war.

23. Which 2008 presidential candidate was running as a Democrat?

From Quiz 2008 Presidential Candidates

Answer: Bill Richardson (New Mexico)

Richardson was New Mexico's governor since 2003 and a career diplomat. He was in the President's Cabinet as Secretary of Energy from 1998-2001. He also served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 1997-1998.

24. Which candidate's father ran for president?

From Quiz Meet Your 2008 Presidential Candidates

Answer: Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney's father, George, served as governor of Michigan and ran for the Republican nomination in 1968. Chris Dodd's father was a U.S. senator from Connecticut, but he never ran for president.

25. When John McCain won the state of Tennessee in 2008, how many electoral votes did he garner?

From Quiz The 2008 Presidential Election

Answer: 11

Tennessee is known as The Volunteer State. It was the home of colorful political figures such as Andrew Jackson, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston. The Scopes Monkey Trial was held in the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. It inspired the making of the play "Inherit the Wind". The film adaptation starred Spencer Tracy and Fredric March.

26. After attending Harvard Law School, and taking part in minor political activities, Barack ran for the Illinois State Senate in 1996. Who was the incumbent senator at the time, a person whom Barack ultimately succeeded?

From Quiz Obama, Biden: Not Osama Bin Laden!

Answer: Alice Palmer

Kwame Raoul took the seat in 2004 when Obama vacated it to move over to the U.S Senate.

27. What state did Alan Keyes not have ballot status?

From Quiz 2008 U.S. Third Party Presidential Candidates

Answer: Texas

Keyes is a controversial conservative, author, and frequent political candidate. He ran as a member of the America's Independent Party, which was intended to provide an alternative to the two major parties and to advocate a return to America's founding principles. With ballot status in California, Florida, and Kentucky, and write-in status in four states, Keyes got almost 48,000 votes.

28. What was Ron Paul's political party affiliation in 2008?

From Quiz 2008 U.S. Presidential Candidates

Answer: Republican

Ron Paul is a Republican U.S. congressman for the state of Texas. He served sporadic terms in the 70s, 80s, 90s and the first 8 years of the 2000s.

29. Which 2008 Republican candidate was an obstetrician and ran for President as an anti-war (Iraq) candidate?

From Quiz 2008 Presidential Candidates

Answer: Ron Paul

Ron Paul ran as a Libertarian during the 1988 Presidential election. He represents Texans from Galveston, among other cities in the 14th District, in the House of Representatives. He went to Duke University for his medical degree and served in the Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force.

30. Prior to his/her candidacy in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, which candidate had never lost an election for public office?

From Quiz Meet Your 2008 Presidential Candidates

Answer: Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton has twice been elected to the U.S. Senate from New York, the only office she has stood for. Rudy Giuliani lost his first race for Mayor of New York City in 1989. Barack Obama lost a primary challenge to Chicago Congressman Bobby Rush in 2000. Mitt Romney lost his candidacy for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts to Ted Kennedy in 1994.

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