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Al Gore quotes Trivia Quiz

Many jokes have been told about quotes made by the likes of Dan Quayle, George W. Bush, etc, however few are ever told about the equally funny, and oft-times frighteningly revealing quotes from politicians on the left side of the aisle....

A multiple-choice quiz by pheil1. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
pheil1

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
198,386

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Finish the following quote by Al Gore, Jr.:

"When my sister and I were growing up," Mr. Gore told a small audience made up mostly of women, "there was never any doubt in our minds that men and women were equal, ________." Hint

If not more so

Even though some women are Republicans

Whether women want to admit it or not

Even in the military

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Question 2 of 10

2. True or false? Al Gore once said, "A tiger does not change its spots"?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Here's a gimme. What did Al Gore claim to have 'taken the initiative in creating?' Hint

Peace on earth

The movie Love Story

The internet

Global cooling

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Question 4 of 10

4. Al Gore, at a D.C fundraiser in June, 1998, was praising the exploits of NBA great Michael Jordan. Whose name did he utter, instead? Hint

Jesse Jackson

Michael Jackson

Magic Johnson

Phil Jackson

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Question 5 of 10

5. In a nationally televised political forum, Gore was asked to name a past US president who had inspired him. Whom did he cite?
Hint

James Knox

John Fitzgerald

Franklin Delano

Ronald Wilson

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Question 6 of 10

6. In September of 2000, in the midst of a very tight race for president, Al Gore was addressing the rank and file at a Teamsters Union rally. He spoke of recalling when he was a child, and his mother would sing him lullabies, and proceeded to sing one of them, "Look for the union label." What soon became very controversial about this statement? Hint

He got some of the song's words wrong

Gore was brought up by his father, and had no mother when he was a child

The song was written when Gore was already an adult.

It angered some members because the song was written for the Clothing and Textile Workers Union, who were currently at odds with the Teamsters

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Question 7 of 10

7. Al Gore ran into controversial rock star Courtney Love at a Hollywood function, and told her he was a huge fan of hers. Love asked him to name his favorite song. He couldn't. She then asked him to name any one of her songs. What was his response? Hint

I love Stairway to Heaven.

Let me go back and hear some more of your songs, and I'll let you know.

Sweet Home Alabama

I can't name a song, I'm just a really big fan.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Al Gore visited Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 12, 1998 and raised several hundred thousand dollars for DFL gubernatorial nominee Hubert Humphrey III and two Democratic congressmen. Complete the Gore gaffe... "They will be the education team that ________ needs to move into the 21st century." Hint

Maryland

Michigan

Mississippi

Missouri

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the spring of 1998, Gore called The Washington Post's executive editor to tip him off on an 'error' in the paper. 'I decided I just had to call because you've printed a picture of the Earth upside down on the front page of the paper,' Gore said.
What was particularly odd about that? Hint

He had been looking at the paper upside down

The picture wasn't on the front page, but on the back page

There is no 'up' or 'down' in space

He had called the wrong Washington newspaper

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Question 10 of 10

10. In May of 2000, while attending a reception in Los Angeles, how did Gore wind up with 'egg' on his face when he compared electing a Republican as president to rejecting an Oscar-winning team in favor of the producers of the Hollywood clunker "Howard the Duck?" Hint

One of the evening's hosts was a driving force behind 'Howard the Duck'

It was later revealed that 'Howard the Duck' was one of Al Gore's favorite movies

Some of the event's hosts were Republicans

Two of the actors who starred in the movie were scheduled to give speeches

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Finish the following quote by Al Gore, Jr.: "When my sister and I were growing up," Mr. Gore told a small audience made up mostly of women, "there was never any doubt in our minds that men and women were equal, ________."

Answer: If not more so

Mr. Gore actually said this while campaigning on 08/11/00! Source: NY Times, 8/12/00. Way to go, Al!

2. True or false? Al Gore once said, "A tiger does not change its spots"?

Answer: False

He actually said, "A zebra does not change its spots."
- Al Gore, attacking President George Bush in 1992

Tiger, zebra, whatever. They both have stripes, not spots.

3. Here's a gimme. What did Al Gore claim to have 'taken the initiative in creating?'

Answer: The internet

During an interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN on March 9, 1999, the good Senator was asked to describe what separated him from another Democratic presidential hopeful, former Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey. This was the funny, fateful answer he uttered.

He had supported a technology bill which had, among other things, helped spawn the internet, but so had many other politicians. For him to say that he helped create it is hard to swallow.

4. Al Gore, at a D.C fundraiser in June, 1998, was praising the exploits of NBA great Michael Jordan. Whose name did he utter, instead?

Answer: Michael Jackson

Gore's misquote: "I tell you that Michael Jackson is unbelievable, isn't he? He's just unbelievable!"

5. In a nationally televised political forum, Gore was asked to name a past US president who had inspired him. Whom did he cite?

Answer: James Knox

Unfortunately, there has never been a US president named James Knox. He most likely meant James Knox Polk, who was the first US President to hail from Gore's home state of Tennessee. You'd think he'd know the name well.

Answer: The song was written when Gore was already an adult.

The song was written in 1975, when Gore was 27.

Source: USA Today, Sept. 19, 2000

Answer: I can't name a song, I'm just a really big fan.

Err, okay. Courtney Love, as many of you may know, was the lead singer of a band named Hole, and was once married to Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain.

Answer: Missouri

Yes, Al Gore insulted the state of Minnesota by referring to it as Missouri.

Answer: There is no 'up' or 'down' in space

Al Gore, who considers himself to be a great environmentalist, should have known that the Earth could never be 'upside down', 'right side up', or 'inside out'! There is no 'up' or 'down' in space, only where maps of the Earth have oriented it north and south.

Answer: One of the evening's hosts was a driving force behind 'Howard the Duck'

Jeffrey Katzenberg, one of the event's hosts, was a major contributor to the box office bomb. (Source: USA Today - May 8, 2000)

Source: Author pheil1

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