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Quiz about Controversial US Politicians
Quiz about Controversial US Politicians

Controversial U.S. Politicians Quiz

Many American politicians have said some pretty controversial things.

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
GoodVibe
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
196,663
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
456
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 2003, a congressman from what state blamed Jewish leaders for the Iraq War? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. What female senator was accused of praising Osama bin Laden to high school students? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. What longtime Senator said a racial slur during a television interview in 2001? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) once called minority court nominees "neanderthals."


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Question 5 of 10
5. What congresswoman made news when she said in February 2004 that "Whites and Latinos looked alike?" Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Who was accused of being a racist for saying in December 2002: "I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years, either."? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Complete this Hillary Clinton phrase: "I met Mahatma Gandhi. He works at a gas station in ________." Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Days before the 2004 Democratic National Convention, a delegate from what state accused Boston of being racist? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. What conservative senator said: "If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual [gay] sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything." Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. In what state did one candidate say that voting for his opponent would be a "mortal sin" and that he held a "wicked and evil position?" Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 2003, a congressman from what state blamed Jewish leaders for the Iraq War?

Answer: Virginia

 The offending congressman was Jim Moran (D-VA). Moran has been heavily criticized for ethical problems, anti-Semitism, and abusing his ex-wife, but won re-election in 2004 by beating Lisa Cheney, whose husband is a distant relative of the Vice President.
2. What female senator was accused of praising Osama bin Laden to high school students?

Answer: Patty Murray

 Murray, a senator from Washington, was re-elected over former Congressman George Nethercutt in 2004. She was also criticized for holding a fundraiser on September 11th 2003, nine months after the Osama speech.
3. What longtime Senator said a racial slur during a television interview in 2001?

Answer: Robert Byrd

 Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat and an ex-Klansman, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1959.
4. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) once called minority court nominees "neanderthals."

Answer: True

Senator Kennedy said this in November 2003. Some of the nominees were Hispanic and African-American.
5. What congresswoman made news when she said in February 2004 that "Whites and Latinos looked alike?"

Answer: Corrine Brown

 The Florida congresswoman accused the Bush administration of being racist because of the Haiti crisis.
6. Who was accused of being a racist for saying in December 2002: "I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years, either."?

Answer: Trent Lott

 The Mississippi senator later resigned as the Senate Majority Leader. Thurmond was a South Carolina senator and once ran for President as a segregationist candidate.
7. Complete this Hillary Clinton phrase: "I met Mahatma Gandhi. He works at a gas station in ________."

Answer: St. Louis

 Clinton was fundraising for Democrat Senatorial Candidate Nancy Farmer in 2004. Farmer lost to Kit Bond.
8. Days before the 2004 Democratic National Convention, a delegate from what state accused Boston of being racist?

Answer: New York

 The delegate later apologized for his comment. Boston was once considered a troubled spot for minorities. Among them was a major murder case where a black man was framed and the Boston Red Sox being the last team to sign a black player.
9. What conservative senator said: "If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual [gay] sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything."

Answer: Rick Santorum

 The Pennsylvania Republican made the comments in light of the Lawrence v. Texas case, or "the Texas sodomy case."
10. In what state did one candidate say that voting for his opponent would be a "mortal sin" and that he held a "wicked and evil position?"

Answer: Illinois

 The 2004 Illinois Senate race saw Republican and perennial political candidate Alan Keyes make such comments about his opponent, Barack Obama. In the end, the Democrat rising star Obama won 70% of the vote, compared to the 27% who supported Keyes. It marked the first time two African-Americans ran against each other in a Senate race.
Source: Author GoodVibe

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