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1. Who was President of the United States at the time of the 'Whiskey Ring Scandal'?
2. In what State were the Teapot Dome government-owned Navy oil reserves located?
3. For what crime was Albert Bacon Fall, former Secretary of the Interior, convicted in 1929 involving the Teapot Dome Scandal?
4. Who was President of the USA at the time that the Senate Public Lands Committee uncovered the illegal leasing of government-owned oil reserves to a private company?
5. Which military organization took control of Nicaragua from the Somoza Government?
6. Which man was NOT included in the initial indictment of 4 persons, by a Grand Jury, for illegal operational conspiracy in the Iran Contra affair?
7. Of the 11 persons charged and tried by the Independent Prosecutor, Lawrence Walsh, with serious criminal acts in the Iran-Contra affair, who was the only one that served time in prison?
8. Who planned and directed the break-in of the Democratic National Headquarters in the Watergate building, which led to the 'Watergate scandal' and the resignation of President Nixon?
9. Who fired Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox during the Watergate investigation on orders from President Nixon, that resulted in the so-called 'Saturday Night Massacre'?
10. Who testified before the Senate committee to investigate the Watergate scandal and revealed the presence of voice activated tape recorders in President Nixon's office?
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