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Kennedys in Politics Trivia Quiz

Join Jack, Bobby, Teddy, Sargent, Kathleen, Arnold and the whole family for a quiz on Kennedy (extended) family politics.

A multiple-choice quiz by sku. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sku

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
156,976

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1649

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first generation of Kennedy politicians (JFK and his siblings) were quite successful in politics. What was the first electoral loss suffered by one of them? Hint

Bobby Kennedy's loss in the 1968 Oregon presidential primary

Teddy Kennedy's loss in the 1980 New Hampshire presidential primary

JFK's loss of a congressional seat in 1946

JFK's loss of the vice-presidency in 1956

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Question 2 of 10

2. Robert Kennedy served as U.S. senator from what state? Hint

Massachusetts

Connecticut

Rhode Island

New York

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Question 3 of 10

3. JFK's maternal grandfather, John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, held which of the following offices? Hint

Secretary of state

Mayor of Boston

Governor of Massachusetts

U.S. vice-president

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Question 4 of 10

4. Kennedy in-law Sargent Shriver replaced this man as the vice-presidential nominee on the 1972 Democratic ticket. Hint

Robert Kennedy

George McGovern

Thomas Eagleton

Ed Muskie

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Question 5 of 10

5. What position did Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (JFK's father) hold in the administration of Franklin Roosevelt? Hint

Secretary of state

Secretary of the Navy

Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Ambassador to Ireland

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Question 6 of 10

6. Robert Kennedy's daughter, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, became the first woman in the family elected to office when she was elected lieutenant governor of this state in 1994. Hint

Massachusetts

Maryland

New York

Rhode Island

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Kennedy served the shortest term in the U.S. senate: John, Robert or Edward?

Answer: ( One Word - first name only)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Kennedy brother, John, Robert or Edward, never had a child elected to the U.S. congress?

Answer: ( John, Robert or Edward ... J, R or E)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following is a correct statement about California Governor and "Terminator" Arnold Schwarzenegger's relationship to the Kennedy family? Hint

He married JFK's niece

He married Edward Kennedy's daughter

He shared a room with JFK's brother

He dated Robert Kennedy's grand-daughter

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Kennedy said, "The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die"? Hint

John F. Kennedy, Jr.

John F. Kennedy

Edward M. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first generation of Kennedy politicians (JFK and his siblings) were quite successful in politics. What was the first electoral loss suffered by one of them?

Answer: Bobby Kennedy's loss in the 1968 Oregon presidential primary

Bobby lost the Oregon primary to Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy. JFK lost the vice-presidential nomination to Estes Kefauver on the floor of the 1956 Democratic convention, but it was a vote by the convention delegates, not a popular election. Many people think that if he had won that vote, and joined in Adlai Stevenson's ill-fated run for president that year, he may have been tarred as a loser and not won the nomination or the presidency in 1960.

2. Robert Kennedy served as U.S. senator from what state?

Answer: New York

New York has a long history of "carpet bagger" senators. Kennedy was elected in 1964, defeating incumbent Kenneth Keating.

3. JFK's maternal grandfather, John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, held which of the following offices?

Answer: Mayor of Boston

Fitzgerald served as mayor of Boston and a member of the U.S. house of representatives. Fitzgerald twice lost races for U.S. Senate, in 1916 and 1948. Interestingly, Fitzgerald lost his 1916 race to Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr. thirty-six years later, in 1952, Fitzgerald's grandson, JFK, defeated Lodge's grandson, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. for the same Senate seat.

4. Kennedy in-law Sargent Shriver replaced this man as the vice-presidential nominee on the 1972 Democratic ticket.

Answer: Thomas Eagleton

Originally, the 1972 Democratic ticket consisted of George McGovern and Missouri Senator Thomas Eagleton. After revelations emerged about Eagleton's electro-shock therapy, Eagleton withdrew from the ticket and was replaced by Shriver. Defeated by Richard Nixon, McGovern and Shriver lost every state in the nation except Massachusetts and D.C.

5. What position did Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (JFK's father) hold in the administration of Franklin Roosevelt?

Answer: Ambassador to the United Kingdom

He was appointed in 1937 and was controversial for isolationist views that some considered pro-Nazi.

6. Robert Kennedy's daughter, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, became the first woman in the family elected to office when she was elected lieutenant governor of this state in 1994.

Answer: Maryland

Townsend lost a race for governor of Maryland in 2002.

7. Which Kennedy served the shortest term in the U.S. senate: John, Robert or Edward?

Answer: Robert

Robert served a little more than three years; he took office in January 1965 and was assassinated in June 1968. John was elected in 1952 and left office to become president in 1961. Edward was elected in 1962 and served until his death from a brain tumour in August 2009.

8. Which Kennedy brother, John, Robert or Edward, never had a child elected to the U.S. congress?

Answer: John

Robert's son Joseph served in congress from Massachusetts and Edward's son Patrick served from Rhode Island. No child of John's ever ran for public office.

9. Which of the following is a correct statement about California Governor and "Terminator" Arnold Schwarzenegger's relationship to the Kennedy family?

Answer: He married JFK's niece

Schwarzenegger married reporter Maria Shriver in 1986 She was the daughter of Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver (JFK's sister), making her JFK's niece. She filed for divorce from Arnie in 2011 after revelations about an affair he had with one of their housemaids.

10. Which Kennedy said, "The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die"?

Answer: Edward M. Kennedy

In 1980, Edward Kennedy unsucessfully challenged President Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination. This quote came from his speech at the Democratic convention.

Source: Author sku

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