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Kennedys in Politics

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Introduction:
"Join Jack, Bobby, Teddy, Sargent, Kathleen, Arnold and the whole family for a quiz on Kennedy (extended) family politics."


1. The first generation of Kennedy politicians (JFK and his siblings) were quite successful in politics. What was the first electoral loss suffered by one of them?
    Bobby Kennedy's loss in the 1968 Oregon presidential primary
    Teddy Kennedy's loss in the 1980 New Hampshire presidential primary
    JFK's loss of a congressional seat in 1946
    JFK's loss of the vice-presidency in 1956


2. Robert Kennedy served as U.S. senator from what state?
    Massachusetts
    New York
    Rhode Island
    Connecticut


3. JFK's maternal grandfather, John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, held which of the following offices?
    U.S. senator
    U.S. vice-president
    Governor of Massachusetts
    Mayor of Boston


4. Kennedy in-law Sargent Shriver replaced this man as the vice-presidential nominee on the 1972 Democratic ticket.
    George McGovern
    Thomas Eagleton
    Ed Muskie
    Robert Kennedy


5. What position did Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (JFK's father) hold in the administration of Franklin Roosevelt?
    Secretary of state
    Secretary of the Navy
    Ambassador to Great Britain
    Ambassador to Ireland


6. Robert Kennedy's daughter, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, became the first woman in the family elected to office when she was elected lieutenant governor of this state in 1994.
    Massachusetts
    Maryland
    New York
    Rhode Island


7. Which Kennedy served the shortest term in the U.S. senate: John, Robert or Edward?
    Answer: ( One Word .. first name only)


8. Which Kennedy brother, John, Robert or Edward, never had a child elected to the U.S. congress?
    Answer: ( John, Robert or Edward ... J, R or E)


9. Which of the following is a correct statement about California Governor and "Terminator" Arnold Schwarzenegger's relationship to the Kennedy family?
    His mother-in-law is JFK's sister
    His wife is Edward Kennedy's daughter
    His father-in-law is JFK's brother
    His wife is Robert Kennedy's daughter


10. Which Kennedy said, "The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die"?
    Edward M. Kennedy
    Robert F. Kennedy
    John F. Kennedy
    John F. Kennedy, Jr.


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