Politics Trivia

10

According to the constitution, what determines the exact number of electoral votes permitted to each state?

17

There are seven countries which the U.S. State Department maintains as supporting state terrorism. Some of them are Iran, Iraq and Libya. Can you name the four others?

11

Presidential aspirant Gary Hart was forced to drop his 1988 presidential bid due to publicized allegations of marital infidelity. What was the name of the woman he was allegedly messing around with, and the name of the boat on which the couple supposedly

12

Can you name the three members of the US Supreme Court whose last names begin with S?

5

If H. Ross Perot is ever elected President, he will undoubtedly be the richest man ever elected to this office. Who were the two wealthiest people to become President in the 20th Century?

1

In 1981, which person defeated Giscard d'Estaing to become the first left-wing French president since Charles de Gaulle?

14

In the 1992 Presidential election, what was the name of H. Ross Perot's running mate?

18

BONUS: What particular position did Robert Dole hold longer than anyone else who ever lived?

18

Who were Richard Nixon's two Vice Presidents?

8

At the end of World War II, the victorious allies divided Berlin, the German capital, into what four sectors?

9

In what year was Edward Kennedy first elected Senator from Massachusetts?

18

If, after the Presidential election, no candidate would have a majority of the electoral votes, how would the President be determined?

16

Since it first happened in 1910, who is the only President of the United States not to have opened a baseball season by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch during his administration?

17

If H. Ross Perot is ever elected President, he will undoubtedly be the richest man ever elected to this office. Who were the two wealthiest people to become President in the 20th Century?

20

In 1958, Russian poet and novelist Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, but negative Soviet reaction forced him to refuse the honor. For which novel was Boris Pasternak awarded the Nobel Prize?