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Famous Republicans Trivia Quiz

I will give you a brief description of a famous Republican and you will give me the name.

A multiple-choice quiz by operafan. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
operafan

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,970

Updated
Jan 19 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1694

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Question 1 of 10

1. She was a news writer for Dan Rather before joining the Reagan White House as a speech writer in 1984. Her bestselling books include "What I Saw at the Revolution" and "When Character Was King." Hint

Peggy Noonan

Helene Van Damm

Margaret Tutwiler

Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Question 2 of 10

2. He served two terms as Attorney General and before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994 he served two terms as Governor of Missouri. Hint

Trent Lott

John Ashcroft

J.C. Watts

George Voinovich

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Question 3 of 10

3. The first time he ran for public office was in 1966 when he was elected Governor of California. He was re-elected in 1970 and went on to serve two terms as president. Hint

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Richard Nixon

Ronald Reagan

Barry Goldwater

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Question 4 of 10

4. He was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 1995, the same year he was sworn in as a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Hint

Joe Namath

J.C. Watts

Steve Largent

Joe Montana

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Question 5 of 10

5. He served as U.S. Ambassador to China and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency before serving two terms as Vice President and one term as President. Hint

Richard Nixon

Teddy Roosevelt

Calvin Coolidge

George H. W. Bush

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Question 6 of 10

6. He served as Ronald Reagan's first chief of staff, second Secretary of the Treasury and as George H. W. Bush's Secretary of State. Hint

James Baker III

Don Regan

Howard Baker

Ken Duberstein

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Question 7 of 10

7. This former four star general was one of Ronald Reagan's many National Security Advisors as well as serving a stint as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hint

William Buckley

Oliver North

Bud MacFarlane

Colin Powell

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Question 8 of 10

8. She served as US Secretary of Transportion and Secretary of Labor before her husband ran for President in 1996. She then ran for President herself in 2000 and U.S. Senate (NC) in 2002. Hint

Marilyn Quayle

Wendy Gramm

Alma Powell

Elizabeth Dole

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Question 9 of 10

9. She is the former Florida Secretary of State who was in charge of certifying the 2000 presidential election results. Hint

Tillie Fowler

Deborah Pryce

Jennifer Dunn

Katherine Harris

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Question 10 of 10

10. He became the Speaker of the House in 1995, but resigned in 1998 after the Republican party unexpectedly lost several seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Hint

Bob Livingston

J. Dennis Hastert

Tom Foley

Newt Gingrich

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Peggy Noonan

Peggy Noonan is a fabulous writer and her op-eds can frequently be found in the Wall Street Journal.

2. He served two terms as Attorney General and before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994 he served two terms as Governor of Missouri.

Answer: John Ashcroft

Ashcroft lost re-election in 2000 to Mel Carnahan, who was actually dead when elected. Carnahan's widow, Jean, was appointed to fill his vacant seat.

3. The first time he ran for public office was in 1966 when he was elected Governor of California. He was re-elected in 1970 and went on to serve two terms as president.

Answer: Ronald Reagan

The first time Reagan ran for president was in 1968. He entered the race very late. He tried again in 1976 and nearly wrested the nomination away from Gerald Ford.

4. He was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 1995, the same year he was sworn in as a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.

Answer: Steve Largent

Steve Largent (#80, Seattle Seahawks) was elected to Congress in the Class of 1994. He left his seat in Congress to run for Governor of Oklahoma in 2002.

5. He served as U.S. Ambassador to China and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency before serving two terms as Vice President and one term as President.

Answer: George H. W. Bush

Bush (41) first ran for president in 1980.

6. He served as Ronald Reagan's first chief of staff, second Secretary of the Treasury and as George H. W. Bush's Secretary of State.

Answer: James Baker III

James Baker is considered by some to be one of the best White House Chiefs of Staff in the history of the presidency.

7. This former four star general was one of Ronald Reagan's many National Security Advisors as well as serving a stint as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Answer: Colin Powell

The late historian Stephen Ambrose very much wanted Powell to run for president in 1996.

8. She served as US Secretary of Transportion and Secretary of Labor before her husband ran for President in 1996. She then ran for President herself in 2000 and U.S. Senate (NC) in 2002.

Answer: Elizabeth Dole

Elizabeth Dole is also the former president of the American Red Cross. She is the reason our cars now all have those nifty brake lights in the rear windows.

9. She is the former Florida Secretary of State who was in charge of certifying the 2000 presidential election results.

Answer: Katherine Harris

Katherine Harris resigned from her position as Secretary of State in 2002 to run for the U.S. Congress.

10. He became the Speaker of the House in 1995, but resigned in 1998 after the Republican party unexpectedly lost several seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Answer: Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich represented the 6th District of Georgia. He took responsibility upon himself for the Republicans losses in 1998. His presumed successor, Bob Livingston (LA) resigned his House seat on December 19, 1998 during the House impeachment debate.

Source: Author operafan

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