The New Hampshire Primary

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1. Since the advent of the New Hampshire primary, no candidate has been elected president of the United States without winning the New Hampshire primary. True False

2. Which of the following candidates won the New Hampshire primary? Eugene McCarthy in 1968 Gary Hart in 1984 Pat Buchanan in 1992 Barry Goldwater in 1964

3. In what year did the first New Hampshire primary take place? 1920 1916 1940 1956

4. During the 1972 New Hampshire primary campaign, this candidate allegedly cried during a speech defending his wife from attacks by the Manchester Union-Leader, who had called her "emotionally unstable". George McGovern Edmund Muskie Richard Nixon Edward Kennedy

5. Through the 2004 election, which two candidates have appeared on the most New Hampshire primary ballots? Harold Stassen and Pat Paulsen Harold Stassen and Lyndon LaRouche Pat Paulsen and Lyndon LaRouche Richard Nixon and Pat Paulsen

6. This President never appeared on a New Hampshire primary ballot. Dwight Eisenhower Harry Truman Gerald Ford Lyndon Johnson

7. As of 2004, who has won the most New Hampshire primaries? Adlai Stevenson George H.W. Bush Ronald Reagan Richard Nixon

8. This state traditionally holds its caucus prior to the New Hampshire primary. Answer: (corn-fed)

9. This candidate received 5% of the vote in New Hampshire's 1984 Democratic primary. Ronald Reagan Pat Paulsen Ralph Nader Ross Perot

10. Has a candidate from New Hampshire ever won the New Hampshire primary? Yes No