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1 trivia quiz  Remember Watergate?
Watergate was a while ago - but the legend lives on.
Average 10Q
1656 plays
Aug 24 00
robert362
2 trivia quiz  Watergate--The Fall of Richard M. Nixon
Ready for another look at America's greatest (or worst) political scandal? This is a pretty tough one, so good luck!
Tough 15Q
1371 plays
Jul 27 00
scipio23
3 trivia quiz  Nixon and the Watergate Scandal
During 1972-1974, the Nixon administration was destroyed by the infamous Watergate scandal.
Average 10Q
921 plays
May 09 02
holysheep
4 trivia quiz  Those Behind the Watergate Scandal icon
Here is a quiz on the scandal that destroyed the presidency of Richard Nixon.
Tough 10Q
204 plays
Mar 22 06
gtafan

Some sample questions from this category:

* What ex-FBI man was in charge of planning and executing the Watergate break-in?
* Who was the target of the break-in?
* How many men were arrested by D.C. police for breaking into the Democratic National HQ?
* Who was Nixon's first Chief of Staff?
* On March 21, 1973 John Dean tried to warn Nixon of the dangers of covering up the break-in. What memorable metaphor did he use?
* What position did Dean occupy in the Nixon White House?
* Who sent a letter to Judge John Sirica during the break-in trial, asserting that there was pressure from the White House to keep silent about the burglars' higher-ups who were involved?
* In the 'smoking gun' tape, Nixon is heard telling Haldeman to get the CIA to turn the FBI off the investigation. What reason does Nixon tell Haldeman to give the CIA?
* What was the one state which Nixon did not carry in the election?
* Spiro Agnew resigned over a scandal that occurred while he was governor of what state?
* Who revealed the existence of the taping system in the Oval Office?
* Who replaced Haldeman after he resigned?
* Who carried out Nixon's order to fire Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox in 'the Saturday Night Massacre'?
* What reason did Nixon give as his reason for resigning?
* At the time of the Watergate break-in the apparent front-runner for the democratic candidacy was ...
* The head of the Committee to Re-elect the President - appropriately called 'CREEP' - was:
* This individual warned Nixon that there was 'a cancer on the Presidency'
* The disclosure that Nixon kept tapes was made by:
* Nixon's secretary offered a bizarre explanation for the disappearance of 18 and a half minutes of material on one of the tapes. Her name was:
* The individual who was NOT a player in the Watergate scandal:

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