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U.S. Political Figures Trivia Quiz

This quiz will focus on political figures from modern U.S. Government. The questions are quite diverse. This is my first quiz. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by yankeegirl742. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
yankeegirl742

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
278,598

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
695

Question 1 of 10

1. Which governor lost the U.S. presidential election of 1948 to Harry Truman? Hint

Nelson Rockefeller

Joe McCarthy

Herbert Lehman

Thomas Dewey

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Question 2 of 10

2. Whose investigation led to the downfall of NYC Mayor Jimmy Walker in 1932? Hint

Fiorello Laguardia

Bill Dwyer

Thomas Crain

Samuel Seabury

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who shepherded John Roberts through the Supreme Court confirmation process when he succeeded Chief Justice William Rehnquist? Hint

Fred Thompson

Bill Bennett

Dick Cheney

Mark Levine

4. This U.S. senator in 2007 wrote a letter to a media personality's company which was later auctioned on eBay for millions of dollars by that media personality. Who were these two individuals involved in this matter? Hint

Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey

Ted Kennedy and Jerry Springer

Harry Reid and Rush Limbaugh

Hillary Clinton and Al Sharpton

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which presidential candidate spoke before the Church Committee in the 1970s? Hint

Hillary Clinton

Bill Clinton

John Kerry

George Bush

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Question 6 of 10

6. Dutch Schultz planned to kill which NY political figure? Hint

Franklin Roosevelt

George Pataki

Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas Dewey

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Question 7 of 10

7. This man from the East Coast won a senate seat in the 2006 congressional elections by defeating the Republicans number three man in the U.S. senate? Hint

Bob Menendez

John Spencer

Bob Casey

Arlen Specter

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the 1980s, which NYC city politician committed suicide largely due to the Parking Violations Bureau (PVB) scandal? Hint

Stanley Friedman

Donald Manes

Meade Esposito

Bess Myerson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which president, according to a New York tabloid, told NYC to "Drop Dead"? Hint

Jimmy Carter

Richard Nixon

Gerald Ford

Ronald Reagan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Southern District U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani chose to pass on the opportunity to prosecute what mobster in 1987 because of a run for mayor of NYC? Hint

Paul Castellano

John Gotti

Frank Lucas

Paulie Walnutz

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which governor lost the U.S. presidential election of 1948 to Harry Truman?

Answer: Thomas Dewey

Dewey thought that putting away all of those mobsters away like Lepke Buchalter and Jacob Shappiro would have turned the cards in his favor; he was wrong.

2. Whose investigation led to the downfall of NYC Mayor Jimmy Walker in 1932?

Answer: Samuel Seabury

Seabury was motivated by a strong paternal concern for the public's welfare. Seabury's reputation made him a political kingmaker in NYC.

3. Who shepherded John Roberts through the Supreme Court confirmation process when he succeeded Chief Justice William Rehnquist?

Answer: Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson has had a very interesting career starting from when he worked with the Nixon administration.

Answer: Harry Reid and Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh made the Marine Corp Law Enforcement Foundation over four million dollars by donating the proceeds of the auction to them and matching the amount bid for the letter himself. Harry Reid (D-Nv) contributed nothing to the foundation out of the money raised for them by Rush.

5. Which presidential candidate spoke before the Church Committee in the 1970s?

Answer: John Kerry

John Kerry was not a big fan of the Vietnam War and because of this a lot of veterans felt that he betrayed there trust by talking ill of them before Congress.

6. Dutch Schultz planned to kill which NY political figure?

Answer: Thomas Dewey

Dutch was a disciple of Arnold Rothstein's. He controlled the numbers racket up in Harlem. He was taken out by Lepke and the gang before he could act.

7. This man from the East Coast won a senate seat in the 2006 congressional elections by defeating the Republicans number three man in the U.S. senate?

Answer: Bob Casey

Casey's dad was also a big shot in Pennsylvania. This helped contribute to the downfall of conservative stalwart Rick Santorum and the collapse of the Republican control of Congress.

8. In the 1980s, which NYC city politician committed suicide largely due to the Parking Violations Bureau (PVB) scandal?

Answer: Donald Manes

Manes was known as the "King of Queens". His suicide was linked to the scandal. Manes was a big shot in the Koch administration. The man who was once so mighty got brought so low.

9. Which president, according to a New York tabloid, told NYC to "Drop Dead"?

Answer: Gerald Ford

NYC had become greedy. Ford told the city that the government would not bail them out of the fiscal mess that they had gotten into again. The city was not happy with the president.

10. Southern District U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani chose to pass on the opportunity to prosecute what mobster in 1987 because of a run for mayor of NYC?

Answer: John Gotti

Those RICO cases are time consuming endeavors. Andrew Maloney of the Eastern District took over the case. However, if Giuliani had wanted to prosecute he would have taken jurisdiction away from Maloney. Giuliani had good connections in the Justice Department.

Source: Author yankeegirl742

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