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Remember Watergate? Trivia Quiz

Watergate was a while ago - but the legend lives on.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
14,503

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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2676

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Question 1 of 10

1. At the time of the Watergate break-in, the apparent front-runner for the democratic candidacy was who? Hint

Hubert Humphrey

Henry Jackson

George McGovern

Ted Kennedy

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Question 2 of 10

2. The head of the Committee for the Re-election of the President - appropriately called 'CREEP' - was: Hint

John Mitchell

John Ehrlichmann

HR Haldemann

Ron Ziegler

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Question 3 of 10

3. This individual warned Nixon that there was 'a cancer on the Presidency'. Hint

John Dean

G Gordon Liddy

Maurice Stans

Gordon Strachan

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Question 4 of 10

4. The disclosure that Nixon kept tapes was made by whom? Hint

Alexander Butterfield

Charles Colson

Jeb Magruder

Deep Throat

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Question 5 of 10

5. Nixon's loyal secretary offered a bizarre explanation for the disappearance of 18 and a half minutes of material on one of the tapes. Her name was: Hint

Rose Mary Woods

Martha Mitchell

Evelyn Lincoln

Fawn Hall

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following individuals was NOT a player in the Watergate scandal? Hint

Dwight Chapin

Herbert Kalmbach

Oliver North

Don Segretti

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Question 7 of 10

7. Watergate forced Nixon to step down from office in August of which year? Hint

1971

1974

1972

1973

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Question 8 of 10

8. Nixon's democratic opponent in the Watergate-tainted election was whom? Hint

George McGovern

John Anderson

Lyndon Johnson

Eugene McCarthy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Nixon was able to select Gerald Ford to be his successor because his previous Vice-President had stepped down previously for what reason? Hint

Business opportunity

Poor health

Criminal misconduct

Family scandal

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Question 10 of 10

10. Woodward and Bernstein broke the story for the Washington Post. That newspaper was run by whom? Hint

Ben Bradlee

C.L. Sulzberger

Tom Wicker

James Reston

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At the time of the Watergate break-in, the apparent front-runner for the democratic candidacy was who?

Answer: George McGovern

2. The head of the Committee for the Re-election of the President - appropriately called 'CREEP' - was:

Answer: John Mitchell

It was Attorney General Mitchell.

3. This individual warned Nixon that there was 'a cancer on the Presidency'.

Answer: John Dean

Dean was the man.

4. The disclosure that Nixon kept tapes was made by whom?

Answer: Alexander Butterfield

Butterfield's claim to fame.

5. Nixon's loyal secretary offered a bizarre explanation for the disappearance of 18 and a half minutes of material on one of the tapes. Her name was:

Answer: Rose Mary Woods

She claimed to have "accidentally" erased part of one of the tapes, but to do so would have required her to press buttons simultaneously that were several feet apart. Not very convincing.

6. Which of the following individuals was NOT a player in the Watergate scandal?

Answer: Oliver North

North was a major player in the Iran-Contra affair, which took place during the Reagan presidency.

7. Watergate forced Nixon to step down from office in August of which year?

Answer: 1974

Big day in U.S. History.

8. Nixon's democratic opponent in the Watergate-tainted election was whom?

Answer: George McGovern

McGovern got wiped out in the election.

9. Nixon was able to select Gerald Ford to be his successor because his previous Vice-President had stepped down previously for what reason?

Answer: Criminal misconduct

Spiro Agnew was forced out due to criminal problems.

10. Woodward and Bernstein broke the story for the Washington Post. That newspaper was run by whom?

Answer: Ben Bradlee

The three wrong choices are associated with the N.Y. Times.

Source: Author robert362

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