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3 Election 2016 quizzes and 30 Election 2016 trivia questions.
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  Election 2016: Relive the Fun (or Horror)   popular trivia quiz  
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A quiz about the dramatic roller-coaster ride that was the historic 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. It will cover all aspects of the election from the campaign to the results.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Jan 18 17
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  The 2016 US Election for Dummies    
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A quiz regarding the United States presidential election of 2016.
Average, 10 Qns, omar7812, Jan 29 17
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  Trump or No Trump    
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Love him or hate him, you have to give Donald Trump some respect for his fearlessnes in taking risks and his ability to recover from financial difficulties.
Average, 10 Qns, unterkircher, Nov 13 13
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Election 2016 Trivia Questions
1. The 2016 US presidential election was held on November 8, 2016 to decide who would succeed the 44th President of the United States. Who was that person?

From Quiz The 2016 US Election for Dummies

Answer: Barack Obama

Since Barack Obama served two terms, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution forbade him from running for a third term. While the election was held on November 8, Obama's term did not expire until 12:00 pm on January 20, 2017.

2. When Trump was thirteen, what step did his parents take to resolve the problems he was having at school?

From Quiz Trump or No Trump

Answer: sent him to military school

Trump was attending Kew-Forest School in Forest Hill, New York, where his energetic and assertive ways often got him into trouble. He was sent to New York Military Academy where he excelled in academics, sports, and was promoted to Cadet Battalion Logistics Officer in his senior year.

3. In his book "Trump: The Art of the Deal," Trump revealed that before he entered college he briefly considered a career in what area?

From Quiz Trump or No Trump

Answer: film

Trump even attended film school in California for a short time before entering New York City's Fordham University, which he attended for two years. He then transferred to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and received a BS in Economics in 1968.

4. As the colloquially named "primary season" continued, Donald Trump quickly became the front-runner; more and more Republican hopefuls were forced to suspend their campaign. After losing which primary did Marco Rubio suspend his campaign?

From Quiz The 2016 US Election for Dummies

Answer: Florida

The Florida primary had a winner-take-all allocation; if a candidate wins the most votes, they get all 99 of the state's delegates. Since Marco Rubio was a Senator from the state of Florida, it was a must-win state for him. After Trump's win in Florida, Rubio suspended his campaign on the same night. The Democrats did not have any winner take all contests; all of their contests had a proportional allocation, with a 15% threshold required to obtain any delegates.

5. In 2010 Trump appeared on TV shows and criticized Project 51 claiming "the imam was using religion to get a good price for the real estate." The land in question was near what famous New York City site?

From Quiz Trump or No Trump

Answer: Ground Zero

Project 51 is a plan to build an Islamic mosque and community near the site of Ground Zero in New York City. Trump wrote a letter to one of the investors offering to buy the site for $8m because "it will end a very serious, inflammatory, and highly divisive situation." Project 51 investors refused Trump's offer and said it was "a cheap attempt to get publicity and get in the limelight."

6. After winning the Indiana primary in May, Donald Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee. John Kasich was the last Republican to suspend his campaign, although he only won one primary contest. Which was it?

From Quiz The 2016 US Election for Dummies

Answer: Ohio

Ohio governor John Kasich was generally expected to win his home state's primary in March, and won all 66 delegates in another winner-take-all contest. The Republican National Convention would also be held in his home state of Ohio; he would not attend the convention.

7. About one third of the U.S. Senate was also up for election along with the presidency. How many states split their vote, by voting for one party for President and the other for Senator?

From Quiz Election 2016: Relive the Fun (or Horror)

Answer: 0

Not a single state voted one way for President and the other for Senator; the first time this had happened in a US election. Members of the media speculated that there could be an unprecedented large number of split ticket voting since both Trump and Clinton were unpopular. Indeed, Republican Senate candidates tended to do better than Trump nationwide but it was not enough for a single state to split tickets. There were dozens of House districts that split tickets but that is not unusual.

8. In 1986 Trump took over the renovation of an area in Central Park known by the name of Wollman. In what sporting activity can one participate at this area?

From Quiz Trump or No Trump

Answer: ice skating

Wollman Rink, as it was known, was closed in 1980 with promises that renovations would be completed in two and a half years. When they were not finished by 1986, Trump persuaded the city of New York and Mayor Ed Koch to let him take over the project. The renovations were completed in three months, and the skating facility is now known as Trump Skating Rink.

9. Both the DNC and the Republican National Convention (RNC) were held in the summer. At the RNC, both the president and vice president are formally nominated. Who was the RNC's official vice presidential nominee?

From Quiz The 2016 US Election for Dummies

Answer: Mike Pence

Mike Pence, who was at the time the Governor of Indiana, was nominated for Vice President at the RNC by acclamation. Hillary Clinton selected Tim Kaine, a senator from Virginia as her running mate; he was also nominated by acclamation at the DNC.

10. Percentage-wise, which US state had the closest result for the presidency in 2016?

From Quiz Election 2016: Relive the Fun (or Horror)

Answer: Michigan

Donald Trump won Michigan by just .22% or just over 10,000 votes. New Hampshire was the closest state by total votes. Clinton won New Hampshire by just under 3,000 votes or .37%.

11. In November 2013, Trump was invited to celebrate the birthday of what iconic television evangelist?

From Quiz Trump or No Trump

Answer: Billy Graham

Trump and other conservatives, such as Sarah Palin and Rupert Murdoch, were guests at the celebration of Graham's 95th birthday. In regard to his religious beliefs, Trumps says that he believes in God and is a Christian, but it is difficult to classify him as a member of a specific denomination. He's been associated with the Catholic, Dutch Reformed, and Presbyterian churches.

12. Third parties also held a nominating convention to determine their nominees. For example, at the Libertarian National Convention in Orlando, FL, delegates nominated which former state governor for President?

From Quiz The 2016 US Election for Dummies

Answer: Gary Johnson

The Libertarian Party nominated Gary Johnson, the former Governor of New Mexico for President, with Bill Weld, a former Governor from Massachusetts as his running mate. It would be Johnson's second consecutive bid for President. The Green Party would also nominate Jill Stein (a doctor from Massachusetts) and Ajamu Baraka (a human rights activist from Chicago) as her running mate. This would also be Stein's second consecutive run for President.

13. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would face off against each other in a series of three debates in the latter half of 2016. These were arranged by which organization?

From Quiz The 2016 US Election for Dummies

Answer: Commission on Presidential Debates

From 1976 to 1988, the League of Women Voters oversaw the presidential debates. In 1988, they chose to pull out of the debates between George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis. The Commission on Presidential Debates, chaired by influencers in the Democratic and Republican parties have been responsible for overseeing the debates up to and including 2016.

14. In 1978, what member of Trump's family was named vice president in charge of design in the Trump Organization?

From Quiz Trump or No Trump

Answer: his wife Ivana

Ivana, who had been an alternate on the Czech Olympic Ski Team in 1977, was a New York fashion model. She played a major role in one of Trump's early projects, the renovation of the Commodore Hotel.

15. Which states/districts provided the largest percentage win for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump respectively?

From Quiz Election 2016: Relive the Fun (or Horror)

Answer: District of Columbia for Clinton and Nebraska's 3rd District for Trump

The District of Columbia had never voted for the Republican candidate for president prior to the 2016 election. Hillary Clinton won 90.48% of the vote while Trump won just 4.07%. Nebraska and Maine were the only states who awarded electoral votes by congressional district. Nebraska's 3rd District was by far and away the most Republican and rural in the state. It gave Trump 73.92% of the vote and Clinton just 19.73%.

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