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1. "There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense. In other words a good offense wins." This quote was an attempt by Dan Quayle to compare the offensive capabilities of the Warsaw Pact with the defensive system of NATO". Who was the inspiration for Dan's "offense over defensive" theory?
2. According to Dan Quayle, "Republicans understand the importance of ______ between a mother and child." One of these answers fills in the blank.
3. "I want to be Robin to Bush's Batman." Did Dan Quayle said this?
4. Which of the following is NOT a quote from Dan Quayle?
5. "Maybe you guys will get lucky this year and face the Orioles in the World Series?" Who was Dan Quayle addressing when he stated this?
6. "I have made good judgments in the ______.
I have made good judgments in the _______."
7. "_______ has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is IN the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here." What was Dan talking about?
8. "Target prices? How that works? I know quite a bit about farm policy. I come from Indiana, which is a farm state. Deficiency payments - which are the key - that is what gets money into the farmer's hands. We got loan, uh, rates, we got target, uh, prices, uh, I have worked very closely with my senior colleague, (Indiana Sen.) Richard Lugar, making sure that the farmers of Indiana are taken care of." Dan's press secretary then cut the press conference short in order to stop Dan from continuing to stumble over his words. How long did the press conference last?
9. Dan Quayle was given an empty box as a gift from a sailing team in South America. He was told that the gift was not ready yet and would be presented to him in the United States. Which of the following quotes was Dan's response?
10. Which quote came out of Dan's mouth at a press conference in San Francisco after the 1989 earthquake?
11. "You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be." Who was Dan talking to?
12. In a speech after a huge layoff in which 74,000 Americans lost their jobs, Dan uttered the following quote:
13. In a speech a few days after that and enduring some criticism, Dan Quayle stated that America was NOT in a recession. "We've had growth and people need to know that. They need to be more upbeat and positive." Who are "they"?
14. Who did Dan Quayle blame for the riots in Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict?
15. "I don't watch it, but I know enough to comment on it." What was Dan referring to?
16. "Speaking as a man, it's not a woman's issue. Us men are tired of losing our women." To what issue was Dan referring to?
17. "The real question for 1988 is whether we're going to go forward to tomorrow or past to the ________?"
18. "I could take this home, Marilyn. This is something teenage boys might find of interest." What was Dan referring to?
19. "I would not have married Marilyn Quayle had I not thought she was an equal to me." Did Dan Quayle make this statement?
20. In a speech to the Christian coalition, Dan made the following statement: "My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is _______"
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