The Not So Secret ...U.S. Secret Service

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. In what year was the Secret Service created? 1860 1865 1888 1902

2. What was the primary mission of the Secret Service when it was created? To suppress counterfeit currency To locate and arrest federal fugitives Presidential security and protection The protection of currency and gold shipments from the Federal Reserve Bank

3. Due to the nature of their work assignments, all Secret Service personnel wear plainclothes-attire that is appropriate for their surroundings. Yes No

4. When did the Secret Service assume full-time responsibility for protection of the President? 1902 1900 1899 1905

5. Who was the first Secret Service agent to be killed in the line of duty? Mark J. Sullivan James T. West William Craig Frank Hurricane

6. How many members of the Secret Service have died while actually defending the president from an assassination attempt? none fourteen three one

7. Under which federal department's jurisdiction does the Secret Service operate? Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Department of Treasury Department of Interior

8. What are persons under the protection of the Secret Service referred to as, by the agency? Subjects Protectees They are known by personal code names Sitting ducks

9. What significant role did Timothy J. McCarthy play in the history of the Secret Service? Only agent to survive a bullet wound during a presidential assassination attempt Wrote the official "Agent's Operating Procedures" for the Secret Service. First director of the Secret Service Was the agency's director when the Secret Service assumed full-time presidential protection duties

10. Due to the exacting and complex logistical nature of providing protection for the president when he travels, the Secret Service works alone in carrying out this mission. Yes No