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Quiz about Seven Dwarves 1988 US Presidential Race

Seven Dwarves: 1988 US Presidential Race Quiz

The 1988 race for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States was a crowded field. The candidates that year were dubbed "Gary Hart and the Seven Dwarves" by the press.

A multiple-choice quiz by evenlater. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
evenlater

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
237,046

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first of the so-called "seven dwarves" who ran for US president in 1988 to withdraw from the race for reasons other than scandal? Hint

Dick Gephardt

Bruce Babbitt

Al Gore

Paul Simon

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who won the 1988 Democratic Iowa presidential caucus? Hint

Dick Gephardt

Michael Dukakis

Paul Simon

Jesse Jackson

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Question 3 of 10

3. The easy winner in the 1988 New Hampshire primary among the Democrats was the governor of neighboring Massachussetts, Michael Dukakis. Who finished second? Hint

Paul Simon

Al Gore

Jesse Jackson

Dick Gephardt

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Question 4 of 10

4. Gary Hart withdrew from the '88 presidential race when his affair with Donna Rice became public. Joe Biden was another victim of scandal. What was Biden's misdeed? Hint

campaign finance abuses

did drugs as a youth

plagiarized a speech

had an affair

5. In 1988, who adopted a campaign strategy that he summarized as follows? "When you go duck hunting you go where the ducks are. When you go delegate hunting, you go where the delegates are." Hint

Al Gore

Jesse Jackson

Bruce Babbitt

Dick Gephardt

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many of the Democrats' "seven dwarves" in 1988 (Bruce Babbitt, Joe Biden, Michael Dukakis, Dick Gephardt, Al Gore, Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson and Paul Simon) ran for president again in '92, '96, '00 and/or '04? Hint

two

three

one

four

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which campaign wife caused controversy by comparing Jesse Jackson's speaking ability to Adolf Hitler's? Hint

Hattie Babbitt

Jeanne Simon

Tipper Gore

Kitty Dukakis

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many of the 1988 Democratic candidates for president (Bruce Babbitt, Joe Biden, Michael Dukakis, Dick Gephardt, Al Gore, Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson and Paul Simon) finished first in at least one state? Hint

three

five

four

six

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many of the Democratic presidential candidates in 1988 (Bruce Babbitt, Joe Biden, Michael Dukakis, Dick Gephardt, Al Gore, Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson and Paul Simon) were US senators? Hint

three

four

five

six

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who were the two 1988 Democratic presidential hopefuls who admitted to having smoked pot in their youth? Hint

Bruce Babbitt and Al Gore

Dick Gephardt and Al Gore

Joe Biden and Dick Gephardt

Bruce Babbitt and Joe Biden

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first of the so-called "seven dwarves" who ran for US president in 1988 to withdraw from the race for reasons other than scandal?

Answer: Bruce Babbitt

Babbitt dropped out after New Hampshire. Hart and Biden had already been knocked out by scandal, though Hart re-entered the race in December, becoming the new 7th dwarf ("Sleazy", some cartoonists called him). But the scandal didn't go away and Hart exited again after Super Tuesday. Gephardt called it quits after losing Michigan, Simon after Wisconsin, and Gore after New York. Jackson stayed in the race until the convention, where Dukakis was nominated.

2. Who won the 1988 Democratic Iowa presidential caucus?

Answer: Dick Gephardt

Gephardt (31.3%) narrowly defeated Simon (26.7%). Dukakis laid claim to the "bronze medal" (22.2%) and Jackson finished fourth (8.8%), followed by Babbitt, Hart and Gore.

3. The easy winner in the 1988 New Hampshire primary among the Democrats was the governor of neighboring Massachussetts, Michael Dukakis. Who finished second?

Answer: Dick Gephardt

Dukakis had 36%. Gephardt rode the momentum from his Iowa victory to a 20% finish in New Hampshire. Simon was third with 17%, followed by Jackson (8%), Gore (6.9%), Babbitt (4.7%) and Hart (4%).

4. Gary Hart withdrew from the '88 presidential race when his affair with Donna Rice became public. Joe Biden was another victim of scandal. What was Biden's misdeed?

Answer: plagiarized a speech

Biden was driven from the nomination battle after delivering, without attribution, passages from a speech by British Labor party leader Neil Kinnock.

5. In 1988, who adopted a campaign strategy that he summarized as follows? "When you go duck hunting you go where the ducks are. When you go delegate hunting, you go where the delegates are."

Answer: Al Gore

That was Al Gore's favorite way of explaining his decision not to campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire, but instead to put all of his resources into winning Southern states in the Super Tuesday primary. (This was probably intended to emphasize his hunting credentials to NRA friendly Southern voters.)

Answer: two

Al Gore was the party nominee in 2000. Dick Gephardt tried again in 2004, eventually losing to John Kerry.

7. Which campaign wife caused controversy by comparing Jesse Jackson's speaking ability to Adolf Hitler's?

Answer: Jeanne Simon

Sen. Paul Simon's wife Jeanne admitted that Jackson was an exciting public speaker, but added the caveat "so was Hitler." (Her campaign memoir "Codename: Scarlett" conveniently omits this incident, but does include words of rapturous praise for Jackson's speaking abilities.)

Answer: five

Dukakis, Jackson, Gephardt, Gore and Simon all finished first in at least one state primary or caucus. Dukakis' victories were numerous on his way to the nomination. He split the Southern Super Tuesday spoils with Gore (six states) and Jackson (five). Gephardt won Iowa and Missouri. Simon won only his home state of Illinois.

9. How many of the Democratic presidential candidates in 1988 (Bruce Babbitt, Joe Biden, Michael Dukakis, Dick Gephardt, Al Gore, Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson and Paul Simon) were US senators?

Answer: four

Biden (DE), Gore (TN), Hart (CO) and Simon (IL) were US Senators. Dukakis (MA) and Babbitt (AZ) were governors. Gephardt (MO) was a member of the House of Representatives. The Rev. Jesse Jackson (IL) never held public office, aside from an honorary designation as "Shadow Senator" for Washington, DC.

10. Who were the two 1988 Democratic presidential hopefuls who admitted to having smoked pot in their youth?

Answer: Bruce Babbitt and Al Gore

Neither confession drew as much unwanted media attention as Bill Clinton's claim in 1992 that he had tried marijuana but "didn't inhale."

Source: Author evenlater

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