Quiz: Rod Blagojevich
15 Questions I 529 Attempts I Created By tnywebedit 1034 days ago
Test your knowledge of Rod Blagojevich, the
former Illinois governor, whom David
Mendell wrote about in the July 26, 2010, issue of The New Yorker.
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What did Blagojevich, known for his thick mop of
brown hair, call his ever-present hairbrush while on the campaign trail? |
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| Q.2) |
Executives
of a Chicago children's hospital who were seeking additional state funding in
2008 had someone call and lobby the Governor. Who was that lobbyist? |
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| Q.3) |
Who
didn’t Blagojevich consider to fill
Barack Obama’s Senate seat? |
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| Q.4) |
To
which of the following people has Blagojevich refrained from comparing himself? |
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| Q.5) |
Which
writer or writers has Blagojevich publicly quoted since he was arrested? |
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| Q.6) |
What
nickname did the Chicago tabloid Redeye
often use for Blagojevich? |
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| Q.7) |
In
the F.B.I. tapes, what does Blagojevich speculate might be his destiny? |
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| Q.8) |
What,
according to the tapes, did Rod Blagojevich give your grandmother? |
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| Q.9) |
Which
is not one of the possible reasons
that Blagojevich lost “Celebrity Apprentice”? |
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| Q.10) |
Who
compared Rod to his brother by saying, “Robert is like a Boy Scout—organized
and hardworking. The other is disorganized and just isn’t made the same way.” |
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| Q.11) |
The first time Blagojevich appeared on “The Late
Show with David Letterman” in February of last year, what song did Paul Shaffer
and the orchestra play when he walked on stage? |
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| Q.12) |
What
did Blagojevich say he was “probably overqualified” for? |
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| Q.13) |
What
did Blagojevich’s wife, Patti, eat on an episode of “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me
Out of Here!”? |
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| Q.14) |
Who
chased Blagojevich in the parking lot of “The View”? |
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| Q.15) |
What does the phrase
"What's she thinking?” refer to? |
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