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Controversial U.S. Politicians Quiz

Many American politicians have said some pretty controversial things.

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
GoodVibe

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
196,663

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 2003, a congressman from what state blamed Jewish leaders for the Iraq War? Hint

West Virginia

Virginia

Ohio

Kentucky

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Question 2 of 10

2. What female senator was accused of praising Osama bin Laden to high school students? Hint

Hillary Clinton

Patty Murray

Maria Cantwell

Barbara Boxer

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Question 3 of 10

3. What longtime Senator said a racial slur during a television interview in 2001? Hint

Patrick Leahy

Robert Byrd

Chuck Schumer

Evan Bayh

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Question 4 of 10

4. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) once called minority court nominees "neanderthals."

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What congresswoman made news when she said in February 2004 that "Whites and Latinos looked alike?" Hint

Corrine Brown

Barbara Lee

Maxine Waters

Cynthia McKinney

6. Who was accused of being a racist for saying in December 2002: "I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years, either."? Hint

Trent Lott

Bill Frist

Chuck Grassley

Zell Miller

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Question 7 of 10

7. Complete this Hillary Clinton phrase: "I met Mahatma Gandhi. He works at a gas station in ________." Hint

Cleveland

Philadelphia

St. Louis

San Francisco

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Question 8 of 10

8. Days before the 2004 Democratic National Convention, a delegate from what state accused Boston of being racist? Hint

New York

California

Illinois

Michigan

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Question 9 of 10

9. What conservative senator said: "If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual [gay] sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything." Hint

Mitch McConnell

Saxby Chambliss

Jon Kyl

Rick Santorum

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what state did one candidate say that voting for his opponent would be a "mortal sin" and that he held a "wicked and evil position?" Hint

Illinois

Iowa

Ohio

Pennsylvania

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 2003, a congressman from what state blamed Jewish leaders for the Iraq War?

Answer: Virginia

The offending congressman was Jim Moran (D-VA). Moran has been heavily criticized for ethical problems, anti-Semitism, and abusing his ex-wife, but won re-election in 2004 by beating Lisa Cheney, whose husband is a distant relative of the Vice President.

2. What female senator was accused of praising Osama bin Laden to high school students?

Answer: Patty Murray

Murray, a senator from Washington, was re-elected over former Congressman George Nethercutt in 2004. She was also criticized for holding a fundraiser on September 11th 2003, nine months after the Osama speech.

3. What longtime Senator said a racial slur during a television interview in 2001?

Answer: Robert Byrd

Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat and an ex-Klansman, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1959.

4. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) once called minority court nominees "neanderthals."

Answer: True

Senator Kennedy said this in November 2003. Some of the nominees were Hispanic and African-American.

5. What congresswoman made news when she said in February 2004 that "Whites and Latinos looked alike?"

Answer: Corrine Brown

The Florida congresswoman accused the Bush administration of being racist because of the Haiti crisis.

Answer: Trent Lott

The Mississippi senator later resigned as the Senate Majority Leader. Thurmond was a South Carolina senator and once ran for President as a segregationist candidate.

7. Complete this Hillary Clinton phrase: "I met Mahatma Gandhi. He works at a gas station in ________."

Answer: St. Louis

Clinton was fundraising for Democrat Senatorial Candidate Nancy Farmer in 2004. Farmer lost to Kit Bond.

8. Days before the 2004 Democratic National Convention, a delegate from what state accused Boston of being racist?

Answer: New York

The delegate later apologized for his comment. Boston was once considered a troubled spot for minorities. Among them was a major murder case where a black man was framed and the Boston Red Sox being the last team to sign a black player.

Answer: Rick Santorum

The Pennsylvania Republican made the comments in light of the Lawrence v. Texas case, or "the Texas sodomy case."

10. In what state did one candidate say that voting for his opponent would be a "mortal sin" and that he held a "wicked and evil position?"

Answer: Illinois

The 2004 Illinois Senate race saw Republican and perennial political candidate Alan Keyes make such comments about his opponent, Barack Obama. In the end, the Democrat rising star Obama won 70% of the vote, compared to the 27% who supported Keyes. It marked the first time two African-Americans ran against each other in a Senate race.

Source: Author GoodVibe

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