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Quiz about Those Behind the Watergate Scandal

Those Behind the Watergate Scandal Quiz

Here is a quiz on the scandal that destroyed the presidency of Richard Nixon.

A multiple-choice quiz by gtafan. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gtafan

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
227,201

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. The five Watergate burglars were caught on June 17th of which year? Hint

1969

1971

1972

1968

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who of the following was not one of the five Watergate burglars caught in the Watergate Hotel? Hint

James McCord

Emilio Martinez

Frank Sturgis

Gordon Liddy

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Question 3 of 10

3. When the five Watergate burglars were caught it was the second time they had broken in. In which month of 1972 had they previously broken in? Hint

March

February

May

April

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Watergate Hotel was being used by the Democratic National Committee. Who supposedly had ties with the DNC? Hint

Howard Hughes

Terrorists

Fidel Castro

The Mob

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the judge who presided over the Watergate trials? Hint

Larry O'Brien

Sam Ervin

John Sirica

W. Mark Felt

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote a letter to the judge, explaining the involvement of the White House in the Watergate burglary? Hint

James McCord

John Mitchell

G. Gordon Liddy

John Dean

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Question 7 of 10

7. On April 30th 1973, President Nixon appeared to the whole nation and announced the departure of which member of the White House? Hint

Rosemary Woods

Spiro T. Agnew

Alexander P. Butterfield

John Dean

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Question 8 of 10

8. Frank Sturgis was one of the Watergate burglars caught. In what other crime was Sturgis supposedly involved? Hint

Election fraud in 1968

JFK Assassination

The assassination of Martin Luther King

None of these

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did President Nixon make his "I am not a crook statement"? Hint

Interview with the "San Francisco Chronicle"

Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee

Interview with the "Washington Post"

Press conference

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Question 10 of 10

10. Richard Nixon resigned in which month of 1974? Hint

August

November

September

July

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The five Watergate burglars were caught on June 17th of which year?

Answer: 1972

1972 was election year between President Nixon, and Senator McGovern. Nixon won by a landslide. The Watergate Hotel was the Democratic Headquarters.

2. Who of the following was not one of the five Watergate burglars caught in the Watergate Hotel?

Answer: Gordon Liddy

Liddy was convicted for his role in Watergate break-in, but was not one of the five Watergate burglars caught in the building. The five caught in the Watergate Hotel were James McCord, Frank Sturgis, Emilio Martinez, Bernard Baker, and Virgilio Gonzales.

3. When the five Watergate burglars were caught it was the second time they had broken in. In which month of 1972 had they previously broken in?

Answer: May

They had broken into the Watergate Hotel in May of 1972 to install bugging equipment. In June they were attempting to remove them, but got caught.

4. The Watergate Hotel was being used by the Democratic National Committee. Who supposedly had ties with the DNC?

Answer: Howard Hughes

In 1977 Frank Sturgis told the "San Francisco Chronicle" that the motive for the Watergate break-in was to see if Howard Hughes had supplied finances to the DNC.

5. Who was the judge who presided over the Watergate trials?

Answer: John Sirica

Sam Ervin was the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate Watergate. Mark Felt was "deep throat", an informant of the "Washington Post". Larry O'Brien was the guy the five Watergate burglars were trying to record.

6. Who wrote a letter to the judge, explaining the involvement of the White House in the Watergate burglary?

Answer: James McCord

James McCord, wrote a letter to John Sirica, saying that the White House, had forced those who pleaded guilty to keep quiet about the role the White House had in Watergate!

7. On April 30th 1973, President Nixon appeared to the whole nation and announced the departure of which member of the White House?

Answer: John Dean

That same night president Nixon announced, the resignations of Haldeman and Erlichman. Woods never left. Butterfield was the one who provided information about certain tapes. Vice-President Agnew stayed in office a little longer.

8. Frank Sturgis was one of the Watergate burglars caught. In what other crime was Sturgis supposedly involved?

Answer: JFK Assassination

Sturgis was rumored to have ties with Lee Harvey Oswald and been part of the assasination conspiracy. Sturgis was never tried. Oswald was assasinated before he could make it to trial.

9. Where did President Nixon make his "I am not a crook statement"?

Answer: Press conference

This statement was made on November 17th, 1973.

10. Richard Nixon resigned in which month of 1974?

Answer: August

That day Gerald Ford became president of the U.S. President Nixon died in 1994. At his funeral four of his succssors sat up front. They were Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush. President Clinton and Senator Bob Dole addressed the mourners.

Source: Author gtafan

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