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Who was in the 2000 Cabinet? Trivia Quiz

Everyone should know at LEAST two of the members of the cabinet. See how many you know!

A multiple-choice quiz by ladymacb29. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ladymacb29

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,487

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
2092

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Who was the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Acting)? Hint

Hershel Gober

Jennifer Flowers

Stanley Addams

Helen Atkinson

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who was the Secretary of Commerce? Hint

Walter Mondale

Barry Goldwater

Norman Mineta

Katherine Hedstein

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who was the Secretary of Treasury? Hint

John Rockefeller

Amy McNamera

Barry Goldstein

Lawrence Summers

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who was the Attorney General? Hint

Madeleine Albright

Janet Reno

Monica Lewinsky

Elian Gonzalez

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who was the Secretary of HHS (health and human services)? Hint

Donna Shalala

Jack Kemp

Kerry Lightgow

George Bush

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was the Secretary of State? Hint

Madeleine Albright

Sporty Spice

Janet Reno

Hiram Banks

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who was the Secretary of Labor? Hint

Steve Forbes

Alexis Herman

Julie K. Krupps

Robert Mitchell

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who was the Secretary of the Interior? Hint

Herbert Hoover

John Wayne Bobbit

Bruce Babbitt

Karyn Pryce

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who was the Secretary of Energy? Hint

Bruce Wayne

Antonio Guerro

Gloria Stevens

Bill Richardson

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was the Secretary of Education? Hint

Carrie Bliss

Steven Mayer

Kiri Te Kanawa

Richard Riley

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who was the Secretary of Defense? Hint

Josiah Bartlet

William Cohen

Oscar Mayer

Hollie West

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who was the Secretary of Transportation? Hint

Frank Fontana

Rodney Slater

Al Lewis

Sherman Wright

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who was the Secretary of Agriculture? Hint

Sandra Day O'Connor

Conner Matthews

Geraldine Farrar

Dan Glickman

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who was the Secretary of HUD (housing and urban development)? Hint

Andrew Cuomo

Margaret Thatcher

John Major

Joe Lieberman

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Question 15 of 15

15. True or false: The people of the United States elect the members to the cabinet.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Acting)?

Answer: Hershel Gober

He was the former Deputy Secretary and was asked to be the acting Secretary after Secretary West stepped down.

2. Who was the Secretary of Commerce?

Answer: Norman Mineta

He was in the US House of Representatives from 1988-1992.

3. Who was the Secretary of Treasury?

Answer: Lawrence Summers

BS from MIT.

4. Who was the Attorney General?

Answer: Janet Reno

She holds a BA from Cornell.

5. Who was the Secretary of HHS (health and human services)?

Answer: Donna Shalala

Ms. Shalala has a BA from Western College for Women.

6. Who was the Secretary of State?

Answer: Madeleine Albright

She has a MA from Wellesley College and was first appointed on 1-23-97. She was also the first female Secretary of State - then followed by the first African-American Secretary of State (Colin Powell).

7. Who was the Secretary of Labor?

Answer: Alexis Herman

BA from Xavier, which is in Ohio.

8. Who was the Secretary of the Interior?

Answer: Bruce Babbitt

He holds a BS from Notre Dame.

9. Who was the Secretary of Energy?

Answer: Bill Richardson

BA from Tufts.

10. Who was the Secretary of Education?

Answer: Richard Riley

BA from Furman.

11. Who was the Secretary of Defense?

Answer: William Cohen

BA from Bowdoin College.

12. Who was the Secretary of Transportation?

Answer: Rodney Slater

BA from Eastern Michigan.

13. Who was the Secretary of Agriculture?

Answer: Dan Glickman

BA from University of Michigan.

14. Who was the Secretary of HUD (housing and urban development)?

Answer: Andrew Cuomo

BA from Fordham.

15. True or false: The people of the United States elect the members to the cabinet.

Answer: False

Cabinet members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

Source: Author ladymacb29

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