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Whistleblowers and Leaks Trivia Quiz

Speaking up to tell secrets -- in some cases treason and in other cases, the highest duty to a nation. What do you know about these whistle blowers and leaks?

A multiple-choice quiz by kingmaxwell. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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kingmaxwell

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4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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340,527

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Name the Israeli nuclear technician who leaked the status of Israel's nuclear weapons program in 1986. He spent eighteen years in prison. Hint

Ariel Sharon

Mordachai Vanunu

Walter Benjamin

Julian Assange

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1989 Myron Mehlman warned the energy company that he worked for that the gasoline being sold in Japan contained dangerous amounts of benzene. Which company immediately fired him? Hint

Shell

Mobil

Chevron

3. Gary Webb documented the importation of cocaine into Los Angeles in his series of newspaper articles "Dark Alliance." Webb provided evidence that United States government agents had helped to ship cocaine into the United States to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras. Which agency facilitated the crack boom in L.A.? Hint

National Security Administration

DEA

CIA

FBI

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the US Army Chaplain who ministered to the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. This West Point graduate was arrested for sedition in 2003 and spent more than seventy days in solitary confinement until the charges against him were dropped. Hint

Yee Lin

James Lin

John James

James Yee

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Question 5 of 10

5. Thomas Drake worked for the National Security Agency. He leaked information to a reporter, and was charged under the Espionage Act, facing up to 35 years in prison. What issue caused Drake to speak up? Hint

Waste in government email snooping programs

Sexism in hiring at the NSA

Civil rights violations under the Patriot act

Illegal arrests of Guantanamo Bay detainees

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the common name of the document leaked by Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo. This collection of documents was a secret government history and analysis of the Vietnam War. "The New York Times" published excerpts from the document. Hint

Pentagon Papers

Vietnam Collection

Secret Tapes

The Truth

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Question 7 of 10

7. Chelsea (formerly) Bradley Manning released thousands of State Department cables to a web page project intended to distribute leaked information. What is the name of this web page? Hint

Freedom Leaks

Leak-a-thon

WikiLeaks

Let Every Access Know (LEAK)

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Question 8 of 10

8. While Private First Class Bradley Manning was copying the diplomatic cables later released by Wiki Leaks he pretended he was listening to which quirky pop artist? Hint

Paris Hilton

Prince

Lady Gaga

Nikki Minaj

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Question 9 of 10

9. Name the former New York City Police detective who criticized the NYPD for corruption. He was shot in the face during a drug raid and left to die by his police colleagues. Hint

Jake "the Snake" Roberts

Frank Serpico

Sam Serpenti

Serge Frank

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Question 10 of 10

10. Meryl Streep starred in this 1983 movie named after this famous whistleblower. The film is roughly biographical about a worker at a plutonium plant who is attempting to document corner cutting that is putting workers at risk. Name the title of the film. Hint

Poison

Radiation Jane

Erin Brockovich

Silkwood

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the Israeli nuclear technician who leaked the status of Israel's nuclear weapons program in 1986. He spent eighteen years in prison.

Answer: Mordachai Vanunu

Vanunu took photographs documenting Israeli weapons development. After his release, he was re-arrested for violating the conditions of his parole, most notably speaking to the press.

2. In 1989 Myron Mehlman warned the energy company that he worked for that the gasoline being sold in Japan contained dangerous amounts of benzene. Which company immediately fired him?

Answer: Mobil

Mehlman is a renowned toxicologist with a Ph.D. from M.I.T. Mobil appointed him to the National Academy of Sciences where he represented the energy company's interests (until he spoke out on benzene).

Mehlman sued Mobil, won, and was awarded $7 million.

Answer: CIA

For those hip hop fans out there -- the middleman drug dealer who ran between the CIA and street distributors was "Freeway" Ricky Ross -- the inspiration for former corrections officer-turned rapper Rick Ross.

Reporter Gary Webb died of two gunshot wounds to the head -- judged a suicide.

Answer: James Yee

James Yee wrote a book about his experiences called "For God and Country." The book documents not only his own struggles, but is one of the few first-hand reports on the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

Answer: Waste in government email snooping programs

Drake believed that several government email/data gathering and analysis programs were wasteful. He argued inside the NSA for a more precise version of the data sniffing programs, and when rebuffed turned to "The Baltimore Sun".

On June 9, 2011, all ten charges against Drake were dropped. He plead guilty to one minor charge and received one year probation and some community service.

Answer: Pentagon Papers

The Pentagon Papers showed in many cases that the government had been lying about casualties and prospects for victory. Nixon ordered Ellsberg's psychiatrists office robbed by the Watergate "plumbers."

Ellsberg and Russo were charged under the Espionage Act. The case collapsed when it came out the government had engaged in gross misconduct and illegal evidence gathering.

7. Chelsea (formerly) Bradley Manning released thousands of State Department cables to a web page project intended to distribute leaked information. What is the name of this web page?

Answer: WikiLeaks

The WikiLeaks cables were published in a collection of international newspapers. The disclosure of the diplomatic cables provided a number of embarrassing insights for US government leaders.

8. While Private First Class Bradley Manning was copying the diplomatic cables later released by Wiki Leaks he pretended he was listening to which quirky pop artist?

Answer: Lady Gaga

The "Guardian" reported Manning as explaining: "I listened and lip-synched to Lady Gaga's telephone while exfiltrating possibly the largest data spillage in American history."

9. Name the former New York City Police detective who criticized the NYPD for corruption. He was shot in the face during a drug raid and left to die by his police colleagues.

Answer: Frank Serpico

Serpico had a biography which sold millions of copies and a movie, starring Al Pacino made to commemorate his bravery. Both are entitled "Serpico" of course.

Answer: Silkwood

The film Silkwood is about Karen Silkwood -- a real life whistle blower who died in a suspicious car crash while en route to share documents with a reporter.

Source: Author kingmaxwell

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