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Hawaiian Politics Trivia Quiz

History and politics of the 50th State.

A multiple-choice quiz by sku. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
sku

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,175

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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402

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the last ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii? Hint

King Kamehameha

King Kalakaua

King Kamehameha V

Queen Liliuokalani

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the president of the Republic of Hawaii, which succeded the monarchy?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname )

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Question 3 of 10

3. What American president called for a restoration of the Hawaiian monarchy? Hint

Franklin Roosevelt

Benjamin Harrison

Grover Cleveland

Theodore Roosevelt

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Question 4 of 10

4. What year was Hawaii annexed by the United States? Hint

1893

1959

1958

1898

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Question 5 of 10

5. Since statehood, how many Republicans have represented Hawaii in Congress (House and Senate) during the four decades 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first Asian American to serve in the United States Senate? Hint

Daniel Inouye

Patsy Mink

Dalip Singh Saund

Hiram Fong

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Question 7 of 10

7. Born in Hawaii, who made a brief run for President as an anti-Vietnam war candidate? Hint

Daniel Inouye

Hiram Fong

Patsy Mink

Tom Gill

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what year did the United States officially apologize for its role in the overthrow of the Hawiian Kingdom? Hint

1977

Never

1993

1945

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Question 9 of 10

9. Since statehood, in how many presidential elections has Hawaii voted for the Republican? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first woman governor of Hawaii?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname )

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the last ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii?

Answer: Queen Liliuokalani

Liliuokalani reigned from 1891 until she was overthrown in 1893.

2. Who was the president of the Republic of Hawaii, which succeded the monarchy?

Answer: Sanford Dole

Dole had been a justice on Hawaii's supreme court and was actually not a supporter of the revolution, though he accepted the presidency. He was Hawaii's only president, serving from 1893 to 1898, when Hawaii was annexed by the United States, after which he served as Governor of the Territory of Hawaii.

3. What American president called for a restoration of the Hawaiian monarchy?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

His predecessor, Benjamin Harrison, had supported the 1893 coup which overthrew the Hawiian royal family. Cleveland, who came to office just months after the coup, called it a "substantial wrong" and resisted American annexation of Hawaii through his term.

4. What year was Hawaii annexed by the United States?

Answer: 1898

Once President Grover Cleveland, an opponent of annexation, was replaced by William McKinley, Hawaii was annexed by the United States.

5. Since statehood, how many Republicans have represented Hawaii in Congress (House and Senate) during the four decades 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s?

Answer: 2

Only Senator Hiram Fong (1959-1977) and Congresswoman Patricia Saiki (1987-91).

6. Who was the first Asian American to serve in the United States Senate?

Answer: Hiram Fong

Fong was elected in 1959. Dalip Singh Saund, who represented California, was the first Asian-American to serve in the U.S. Congress; he was elected to the House three years earlier, in 1956. Inouye became Hawaii's first member of the House of Representatives in 1959 and later, became the first Japanese-American in the U.S. Senate (Fong was Chinese-American). Patsy Mink, elected in 1964, was the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress.

7. Born in Hawaii, who made a brief run for President as an anti-Vietnam war candidate?

Answer: Patsy Mink

Mink's 1972 Democratic primary candidacy was brief but spirited. Fong ran as a "favorite son" candidate for the Republican nomination in 1964 and 1968. Tom Gill, like Mink an opponent of the Vietnam War, ran an insurgent campaign for Governor in 1970, but was defeated.

8. In what year did the United States officially apologize for its role in the overthrow of the Hawiian Kingdom?

Answer: 1993

The apology was passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton on the hundreth anniversary of the overthrow.

9. Since statehood, in how many presidential elections has Hawaii voted for the Republican?

Answer: 2

Hawaii voted for Nixon in 1972 and Reagan in 1984; every other year, its votes went to the Democrat.

10. Who was the first woman governor of Hawaii?

Answer: Linda Lingle

Elected in 2002, Lingle was only the second Republican governor of Hawaii.

Source: Author sku

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