Barack Obama Trivia Quiz

Answer: Honolulu, Hawaii

Barack Hussein Obama II was born on August 4, 1961. His parents, Barack Obama, Sr. and Ann Dunham, were married on February 2, 1961. Ann and Barack Obama, Sr. wouldn't stay together long, they would divorce in 1964. His father moved back to Kenya, where he would die in a car crash in 1982; he was only 46. Ann would then marry Lolo Soetoro in 1967, only to divorce thirteen years later. Ann would later be diagnosed with ovarian and uterine cancer; she died in 1995, due to those cancers.

Answer: Two years

Obama moved to Los Angeles, following his completion of high school. He went to Occidental College while in Los Angeles. After he went there for two years he transferred to Columbia University, an Ivy League school in NY city. Obama majored in political science and specialized in international relations. He graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Answer: Editor

Obama went back to college in 1988. He then began to work for the Harvard Law Review. He was then selected as editor at the end of his first year. At the end of his second year attending Harvard, Barack Obama reached president of the journal. He soon became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review.

Answer: Magna cum laude

Obama graduated in 1991 from Harvard. He graduated with a Juris Doctor, a degree. Magna cum laude is Latin for "with great praise." Summa cum laude translates to "with highest praise." Cum laude is Latin for "with praise." After graduating Barack returned to Chicago.

Answer: The 13th district

In 1996 Barack Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate. He succeeded Alice Palmer as Member of the Illinois Senate from the 13th district. Once, elected he sponsored a law that increased tax credits for low-income families. Barack Obama was reelected in 1998. Obama would maintain that position until November 4, 2004.

Answer: Peter Fitzgerald

Peter was an Illinois Senator from January 6, 1999 - January 3, 2005. On January 3, 2005 Barack Obama took office as an Illinois Senator. Obama become the fifth African-American senator in U.S. history. He would remain in that position until November 16, 2008, when he resigned his senate seat, to focus on his transition to becoming President of the United States.

Answer: Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. was born on November 20, 1942. Joe was elected to the New Castle County Council in 1970. Joe would stay on the council until 1972, when he was elected to the U.S. Senate representing the state of Delaware. Joe would stay a senator from January 3, 1973 until January 15, 2009. On January 20, 2009 Joe Biden became the 47th Vice President, preceded by Dick Chaney.

Answer: Map Room

On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama and John Roberts both misspoke during the Presidential oath of office. Obama interrupted John during the first sentence. John misplaced "faithfully" in one of the lines. The line should have read, "that I will execute the Office of President to the United States faithfully." Roberts said this "that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States." At the request of the White House Counsel, Obama and Roberts agreed to redo the Presidential oath of office. During the evening of January 21, 2009 Obama and Roberts recited the Presidential oath of office.

Answer: 1992

Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson first met while attending Harvard. Barack Hussein Obama married Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama married in 1992. After marrying the two settled down in Hyde Park. In 1996 Michelle Obama became the Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago.

In 2002 Michelle started working for the University of Chicago Hospitals. Soon she rose through the ranks, becoming Vice President for Community and External Affairs.

Answer: Malia & Natasha (Sasha)

Malia Ann Obama was born on July 4, 1998. Natasha Obama was born on June 10, 2001. Natasha is more commonly known as Sasha. A few days before Barack Obama's inauguration Obama had an open letter published in Parade magazine. The letter was to his daughters telling them that he ran for them and all the children of America. Also President Obama told his daughters that they would choose the dog for the White House.