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A Binder Full of Romney Trivia Quiz

This quiz tests your knowledge of the U.S. politician Mitt Romney. Thank you to BRY2K for the Challenge. Best of luck!

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

Author
Triviaballer

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
364,377

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Mitt Romney was the youngest child of Lenore Romney and George Romney, an influential automobile executive. Near what industrious city was Mitt Romney born on March 12, 1947? Hint

Detroit, Michigan

New York City, New York

Los Angeles, California

Dallas, Texas

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Question 2 of 10

2. From 1966 to 1968 Mitt Romney worked as a Mormon missionary in France. It seems only fitting that when he returned to the United States he attended which of the following universities? Hint

Brigham Young University

Stanford University

University of Notre Dame

Loyola University

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Question 3 of 10

3. What conflict fills in the blank of the following Mitt Romney quote from 1970? "If it wasn't a political blunder to move into _______, I don't know what is". Hint

Grenada

Cambodia

Vietnam

Korea

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Question 4 of 10

4. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann started their family soon after getting married. Which of the following is a true statement regarding their children? Hint

They had three children and all were girls.

They did not birth children of their own but they adopted two children.

They had four children including two sets of twins.

They had five children and all were boys.

5. Shortly after graduating with a J.D. and MBA from Harvard, Romney took a job with an influential consulting firm. What company, famous for its growth-share matrix, did Romney work for from 1975 to 1977? Hint

Accenture

McKinsey & Company

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What private equity investment firm, co-founded by Mitt Romney in 1984, brought about both great personal wealth and controversy for Romney? Hint

Romney Enterprises

Bain Capital

Accuride Corporation

Brookstone

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Question 7 of 10

7. In addition to his executive roles at successful companies, what sporting event in 2002 was Mitt Romney both the President and CEO of the Organizing Committee for? Hint

Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans

2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City

2002 World Series in Anaheim and San Francisco

2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan

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Question 8 of 10

8. Mitt Romney was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 2002. Of the following, what is something that he accomplished while governor? Hint

Economic stimulus programs through increased government spending on infrastructure that helped lower the unemployment rate in the state to under 2%.

Health care reform legislation that promoted universal health insurance by way of state subsidies and individual mandates to purchase insurance.

He won the governorship by receiving more than 70% of the vote in both 2002 and 2006.

Strict gun control legislation including requiring background checks on all sales, magazine limits, and reclassifying more firearms as automatic.

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Question 9 of 10

9. While Mitt Romney had great success in his business career and politics he may be best remembered for coming up short in national elections. On February 7th, 2008, Romney withdrew from the Republican Party presidential primary after John McCain dominated on Super Tuesday. What governors of California and Texas endorsed John McCain before Super Tuesday in 2002 essentially ending Romney's chances for the Republican nomination? Hint

George W. Bush & Jerry Brown

Arnold Schwarzenegger & Rick Perry

Bill Clements & Gray Davis

Mark White & Pete Wilson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Mitt Romney became the Republican presidential nominee in 2012 and he faced incumbent President Barack Obama in the general election. Of the seven states with at least 18 electoral votes how many did Mitt Romney win the 2012 election? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mitt Romney was the youngest child of Lenore Romney and George Romney, an influential automobile executive. Near what industrious city was Mitt Romney born on March 12, 1947?

Answer: Detroit, Michigan

Mitt Romney's siblings include two sisters named Margo and Jane and one brother named George. Outside of his work with American Motors Corporation, Mitt's father George was also Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969 and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973.

2. From 1966 to 1968 Mitt Romney worked as a Mormon missionary in France. It seems only fitting that when he returned to the United States he attended which of the following universities?

Answer: Brigham Young University

In addition to his Mormon faith, another big factor in Romney's decision to attend BYU was that the love of his life, Ann Davies, was enrolled there. Romney actually started his college education at Stanford University before he engaged in his missionary work.

3. What conflict fills in the blank of the following Mitt Romney quote from 1970? "If it wasn't a political blunder to move into _______, I don't know what is".

Answer: Vietnam

Interestingly during Romney's time at Stanford and while doing his missionary work in France he was actually involved in counter-protest movements regarding Vietnam seeming to show support for U.S. involvement. Romney obtained both a student deferment and a ministerial deferment that exempted him from being drafted to serve in Vietnam.

4. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann started their family soon after getting married. Which of the following is a true statement regarding their children?

Answer: They had five children and all were boys.

Their children include Taggart in 1970, Matthew in 1971, Joshua in 1975, Benjamin in 1978, and Craig in 1981. Similar to his father, Taggart also attended Brigham Young University for undergraduate studies and Harvard for graduate school.

Answer: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

The growth-share matrix is often called the BCG-matrix and as its name implies groups companies based on their growth rate and market share. Companies with high growth rates and high market shares are stars, companies with high growth rates and low market shares are question marks, companies with low growth rates and high market shares are cash cows, and companies with low growth rates and low market shares are dogs.

6. What private equity investment firm, co-founded by Mitt Romney in 1984, brought about both great personal wealth and controversy for Romney?

Answer: Bain Capital

Bain Capital's namesake, Bill Bain, founded the management consulting firm Bain & Company in 1973 and assisted Romney in starting Bain Capital in 1984. Bain Capital was instrumental in financially backing Staples, Inc. in 1986, and their return on investment for this venture was almost 700%. Controversy regarding Romney's time at Bain Capital came about when it was unclear when exactly Romney stopped being actively 'involved' in the operations of the company.

7. In addition to his executive roles at successful companies, what sporting event in 2002 was Mitt Romney both the President and CEO of the Organizing Committee for?

Answer: 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City

Mitt Romney is very candid about his decision to accept the leadership role for the 2002 Olympics and Paralympics was heavily motivated by his wife Ann's encouragement who herself had been battling multiple sclerosis. One big challenge for the games was to ensure that proper security measures were taken as the nation was still on edge from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

8. Mitt Romney was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 2002. Of the following, what is something that he accomplished while governor?

Answer: Health care reform legislation that promoted universal health insurance by way of state subsidies and individual mandates to purchase insurance.

The Massachusetts health reform law came into effect in 2006 and was commonly called Romneycare. This law was the first of its kind in the nation effectively paving the way for full health coverage in the state. Many Republicans took issue with Romney backing this legislation, particularly after it became a key policy position for Barack Obama.

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger & Rick Perry

As of February 6th, 2008, McCain had a total of 680 delegates to Romney's 270. McCain went on to face Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. presidential election where he lost receiving 45.7% of the popular vote and 173 of 538 electoral votes.

Answer: 1

Barack Obama won the following big states with their electoral votes in parentheses: California (55), New York (29), Florida (29), Pennsylvania (20), Illinois (20), Ohio (18). Romney's big state pickup was in Texas with its 38 electoral votes. Romney's inability to win swing states like Florida and Ohio paved the way for Obama's re-election.

In total Barack Obama won 26 states as well as the District of Columbia while Mitt Romney won 24 states.

Source: Author Triviaballer

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