John Conyers Trivia Quiz

Answer: Korean War

John Conyers served for a year in the Korean War as an officer in the Army Corps of Engineers.

Answer: Detroit

John Conyers's Congressional district changed over the years but it always contained parts of Detroit, Michigan.

Answer: Rosa Parks

Rosa Park had moved to Detroit years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott. During the 1964 congressional election she worked for Conyers's Congressional campaign and helped persuade Martin Luther King Jr to endorse Conyers. Conyers hired Rosa Parks for his Detroit office, where she worked until she retired in 1988.

Answer: Rashida Tlaib

While Brenda Jones immediately succeeded John Conyers after being elected to his congressional district to fill out his term in a special election, Rashida Tlaib was elected to a full term in the 2018 Congressional Election. Congresswomen Alexandria Ocassio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, along with Ayanne Pressley, are often referred to as "The Squad", as young, females of color on the left-wing of the Democratic party.

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr Day

John Conyers introduced legislation to make Martin Luther King Jr day a federal holiday only four days after Dr. King was assassinated. Because of the efforts of Conyers and other civil rights activists such as Congresswomen Shirley Chisholm, singer Stevie Wonder and millions of activists, Martin Luther King Jr day was declared a national holiday in 1986.

Answer: Accusations of sexual harassment

John Conyers resigned after several women accused him of sexual harassment and after some of his fellow Democrats in Congress asked him to resign. Right-wing blogger and political commentator Mike Cernovich helped to publicize the allegations, which Conyers continued to deny even after his resignation.

Answer: Mayor of Detroit

John Conyers made two unsuccessful runs for mayor of Detroit, but was defeated in the Democratic primary both times. His first mayoral run was against the incumbent mayor Coleman Young, the first Black mayor of Detroit.

Answer: Democratic Whip

John Conyers served as the chairman of the House Oversight Committee from 1989 to 1995 and the House Judiciary Committee from 2007 to 2011. Conyers held the symbolic post of Dean of the House, a title given to the longest continuously-serving House member, from 2015 to 2017.

Answer: Blue Dog Coalition

John Conyers helped found the Congressional Black along with many other African American members of Congress, including Charles Rangel, Shirley Chisholm and Ronald Dellums. The Democratic Socialists of America is a Left Wing advocacy group. The Congressional Progressive Caucus is made up of the more left wing Democrats.

The Blue Dog Coalition is made up of moderate and conservative Democrats.

Answer: Regulation of online gambling

John Conyers sponsored a bill in 2003 that would create a single payer or "Medicare For All" plan to replace the existing health insurance system. Conyers re-introduced the bill in each subsequent Congressional session and by 2017 it had 120 co-sponsors.

In 2005, John Conyers filed a resolution to create a committee to consider impeachment of George W Bush over alleged abuses of power. Conyers was able to get 38 co-sponsors but the resolution expired without being acted on.

Every year from 1989 to 2017 John Conyers proposed legislation to study the effects of slavery on the fabric of the United States.

John Conyers opposed regulation of online gambling.