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Quiz about 2012 US Presidential Election
Quiz about 2012 US Presidential Election

2012 U.S. Presidential Election Quiz

A quiz on the 2012 U.S. Presidential election. Best of luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by bjs501. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
bjs501
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
344,971
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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530
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Question 1 of 10
1. Republican primary candidate Mitt Romney served as Governor of which state? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. One of the minor Republican primary candidates in the 2012 race was Jimmy McMillan. What other party was he strongly associated with? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Which candidate left the Republican primary race in December 2011 to run for the Libertarian Party nomination? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Which well-known Republican Governor considered a presidential run for months, only to rule it out in October 2011? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following candidates was an incumbent Senator? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. President Barack Obama hoped to win a second term in 2012, but which former Republican presidential candidate did he defeat in his U.S. Senate bid in Illinois in 2004? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich became the national frontrunner for his party in November 2011. However, he received criticism earlier that year for his reaction to a medicare reform plan introduced by Republican House member Paul Ryan. Gingrich described the plan as being which of the following? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the Republican primary race in August 2011 after a disappointing straw poll result. In which state was the straw poll held? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. In what city was the 2012 Democratic National Convention planned to be held? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. What state had the most electoral votes up for grabs in 2012? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Republican primary candidate Mitt Romney served as Governor of which state?

Answer: Massachusetts

 He served from 2003-2007. He also ran for the U.S. Senate there in 1994. In that race, he gave incumbent Senator Ted Kennedy arguably the toughest re-election battle of his career, but ultimately lost by a 58%-41% margin.
2. One of the minor Republican primary candidates in the 2012 race was Jimmy McMillan. What other party was he strongly associated with?

Answer: Rent is Too High Party

 He was in fact the leader of that party, and ran on its ticket in several New York races. During the 2010 New York gubernatorial election, he took part in a televised debate, where he hardly talked about anything but the rent. His answers received millions of views on YouTube.
3. Which candidate left the Republican primary race in December 2011 to run for the Libertarian Party nomination?

Answer: Gary Johnson

 An avid triathlete, Johnson served as Governor of New Mexico from 1995-2003. He left the Republican primaries because he was excluded from most of the televised debates. One of his core issues was the decriminalization of marijuana.
4. Which well-known Republican Governor considered a presidential run for months, only to rule it out in October 2011?

Answer: Chris Christie

 Christie was elected New Jersey Governor in 2009, and became known nationally for his staunch fiscal conservative policies and his 'in-your-face' manner of governing. He later went on to endorse Mitt Romney for the presidency.
5. Which of the following candidates was an incumbent Senator?

Answer: There were no incumbent Senators running

 For the first time since 1900, not a single incumbent Senator was a White House hopeful. There were several Senators who were speculated to run, such as Marco Rubio and John Thune, but ultimately, they decided against it.
6. President Barack Obama hoped to win a second term in 2012, but which former Republican presidential candidate did he defeat in his U.S. Senate bid in Illinois in 2004?

Answer: Alan Keyes

 Obama defeated Keyes by a large margin of 70%-27%, after the original Republican candidate, Jack Ryan, dropped out due to a scandal involving a divorce. Keyes served as an diplomat under President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s.
7. Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich became the national frontrunner for his party in November 2011. However, he received criticism earlier that year for his reaction to a medicare reform plan introduced by Republican House member Paul Ryan. Gingrich described the plan as being which of the following?

Answer: Right-wing social engineering

 He made the remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press" program. He received much criticism for them from people such as Rush Limbaugh, and his poll numbers dipped for several months. Several strong debate performances later in the year began to revive his campaign.
8. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the Republican primary race in August 2011 after a disappointing straw poll result. In which state was the straw poll held?

Answer: Iowa

 Pawlenty placed third in the Ames straw poll with 13.6% and 2,292 raw votes. Michele Bachmann placed first, while Ron Paul placed second. He endorsed Mitt Romney shortly afterwards.
9. In what city was the 2012 Democratic National Convention planned to be held?

Answer: Charlotte, North Carolina

 Tampa, Florida was chosen to be the venue for the 2012 Republican National Convention. Both North Carolina and Florida were considered 'battleground states', so holding conventions in those states could pick up a few extra votes for the respective parties.
10. What state had the most electoral votes up for grabs in 2012?

Answer: California

 California has 55, Texas has 37, and New York and Florida each had 29. A total of 270 electoral votes are needed to win the presidency, so if one candidate wins all four of these states, he or she would have 150 electoral votes in the bag - more than halfway to the required total.
Source: Author bjs501

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