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NAFTA Trivia Quiz

Something different to quiz yourself on. A NAFTA quiz, there's nothing better!

A multiple-choice quiz by altosax82. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
altosax82

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
121,378

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
649

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Question 1 of 10

1. What does NAFTA stand for? Hint

North African Free Trade Act

North American Free Trade Agreement

New Arkansas Free Transam Act

North American Transportation Association

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who signed NAFTA when it was first implemented (subject to approval by the legislatures of the countries concerned)? Hint

Carter, Gortari, Mulroney

Mulroney, Gortari, Nixon

Mulroney, Gortari, George H. W. Bush

Mulroney, Kennedy, Gortari

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which American president actually signed the NAFTA following approval by Congress? Hint

Bill Clinton

George H. Bush

George W. Bush

Jimmy Carter

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Question 4 of 10

4. Reagan first called NAFTA a ________ American accord?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What presidential candidate opposed NAFTA? Hint

Al Gore

Ross Perot

Richard Nixon

Bill Clinton

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Question 6 of 10

6. NAFTA was welcomed without opposition.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What transportation carries two-thirds of the trade with NAFTA? Hint

boats

airplanes

jets

trucks

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Question 8 of 10

8. Since 1993, America's economy has boomed because of NAFTA.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did United States, Mexico, and Canada sign the NAFTA? Hint

January 20, 1993

December 17, 1992

July, 30 1992

November 25, 1992

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Question 10 of 10

10. The State Department opposed NAFTA because it was a _____________
_________.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does NAFTA stand for?

Answer: North American Free Trade Agreement

NAFTA stands for North American Free Trade Agreement. NAFTA was very much misunderstood for quite a while, after it was implemented. This was the first "North American accord", Reagan said.

2. Who signed NAFTA when it was first implemented (subject to approval by the legislatures of the countries concerned)?

Answer: Mulroney, Gortari, George H. W. Bush

Mexico, United States, and Canada benefited greatly from this North American free trade agreement. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signed the agreement for Canada, President George H. W. Bush for the United States, and President Carlos Salinas de Gortari signed for Mexico.

3. Which American president actually signed the NAFTA following approval by Congress?

Answer: Bill Clinton

At the very beginning, George H. Bush did the negotiating for the NAFTA, but Bill Clinton was the president who actually signed the agreement itself.

4. Reagan first called NAFTA a ________ American accord?

Answer: North

When Ronald Reagan was running for president he said that the United States, Canada and Mexico needed to have a closer international relationship with each other. He called the NAFTA a North American accord because it was between the United States, Mexico and Canada.

5. What presidential candidate opposed NAFTA?

Answer: Ross Perot

Ross Perot, at the time, was running for president. He was so opposed that he wrote a book called "Save Our Jobs, Save Our Country". Ross wasn't the only one against NAFTA though. Many labor unions were against NAFTA.

6. NAFTA was welcomed without opposition.

Answer: False

There were many objections to. Many labor unions said that NAFTA was a bad idea because they feared a loss of jobs. They also said that NAFTA was a bad idea because of safety issues.

7. What transportation carries two-thirds of the trade with NAFTA?

Answer: trucks

Most of the trade with NAFTA is taken by trucks. In fact, one of the issues of opposition for NAFTA, was safety issues. The truck drivers from Canada, United States, and Mexico had to meet different regulations than the other two countries. Regulations like driving hours, resting hours, age.

8. Since 1993, America's economy has boomed because of NAFTA.

Answer: True

NAFTA's passage in 1993, brought about the longest experience of peacetime expansion every, in the history of America.

9. When did United States, Mexico, and Canada sign the NAFTA?

Answer: December 17, 1992

Canada, Mexico, and the United States signed the North American Free Trade Agreement December 17, 1992. On December 17, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada, President Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mexico, and the President of the United States George H. Bush signed the North American Free Trade Agreement.

10. The State Department opposed NAFTA because it was a _____________ _________.

Answer: drug threat

The State Department said that Mexico posed an immediate drug threat for the United States, than any of the other countries. A report that was aired on tv said that the Clinton administration was hiding information on NAFTA and drug smuggling during the NAFTA debate in 1993.

Source: Author altosax82

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