Test Your Knowledge On Rod Blagojevich!
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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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Julie Blagojevich, Robert’s wife
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Mike Ettinger, Robert’s defense attorney
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Ed Gensen, Rod’s initial defense attorney, who resigned last January
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Mila Govedarica, Rod and Robert’s mother
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This quiz explores the intriguing political career of Rod Blagojevich, focusing on unique anecdotes and decisions. Assess your knowledge on key events and quotes associated with this controversial figure, enhancing your understanding of recent American political history.
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What, according to the tapes, did Rod Blagojevich give your grandmother?
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A chance to have health care, damn it
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A golden fucking ticket
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A free fucking ride on a bus
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Freedom
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A. A free fucking ride on a busExplanation
The full quote: "I fucking busted my ass and pissed people off and gave your grandmother a free fucking ride on a bus, Okay? I gave your fucking baby a chance to have health care."Rate this question:
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To which of the following people has Blagojevich refrained from comparing himself?
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Sherlock Holmes
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Jimmy Stewart
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Mahatma Gandhi
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A. Sherlock HolmesExplanation
But his lawyers did give what is being called the “Sherlock Holmes Defense," quoting the series' author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." Blagojevich’s wife, Patti, later said that she has been reading Sherlock Holmes stories on her cell phone.Rate this question:
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What nickname did the Chicago tabloid Redeye often use for Blagojevich?
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G-Rod
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Rodney Danger
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Golden Guv
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Big Blag
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A. G-RodExplanation
He was also dubbed "Governor Sunshine" by Chicago Magazine.Rate this question:
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What did Blagojevich’s wife, Patti, eat on an episode of “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!”?
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A tarantula
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A worm
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A hundred-dollar bill
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Forty-nine hot dogs
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A. A tarantulaExplanation
She said it had a "musty, yeasty" flavor.Rate this question:
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Which is not one of the possible reasons that Blagojevich lost “Celebrity Apprentice”?
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He fell asleep when he should have been working.
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He doesn’t know how to use e-mail.
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He showed favoritism toward Poison singer Bret Michaels.
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He made a pass at rival the project manager for the women’s team, the Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks.
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A. He made a pass at rival the project manager for the women’s team, the Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks.Explanation
Despite the other answers and his mangling of "Harry Potter" details when he had to promote a ”Wizarding World” theme-park attraction, Donald Trump did say, while firing Blagojevich, “I have great respect for you.”Rate this question:
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What does the phrase "What's she thinking?” refer to?
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Public speculation as to why Patti has stayed with Rod
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Blagojevich’s speculation as to why Patti ate the tarantula
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Blagojevich's frequent question, recorded on the tapes, regarding whether Valerie Jarrett would want the Senate seat
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An old Blagojevich ad campaign that played up the tactlessness of his opponent
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A. An old Blagojevich ad campaign that played up the tactlessness of his opponentExplanation
To read more about the ad campaign and Blagojevich, check out David Mendell's article in The New Yorker.Rate this question:
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Who chased Blagojevich in the parking lot of “The View”?
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Whoopi Goldberg
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Diane Sawyer
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Geraldo Rivera
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David Mendell, who wrote about Blagojevich in The New Yorker
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A. Geraldo RiveraExplanation
Rivera managed to get a quick interview, even though Blagojevich's publicist had cancelled the official one.Rate this question:
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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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Fabio
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Dusty Baker
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Michael Jordan
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta
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A. Dusty BakerExplanation
An avid Cubs fan, Blagojevich was swayed by a call from the team’s former manager. According to documents filed as part of the federal investigation, he told his chief of staff, "Dusty Baker called me. I'm going to do $8 million for them. I want to get Magoon for 50," which John Wyma, a former Blagojevich fund-raiser, says meant that the governor wanted Patrick Magoon, the Children's Memorial Hospital C.E.O., to contribute fifty thousand dollars to his campaign in exchange for boosting donations to the hospital.Rate this question:
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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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The savior
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The hedgehog
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The football
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The beast
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A. The footballExplanation
The nickname is an allusion to the "nuclear football," the black briefcase that must always be within reach of the President so he can authorize a nuclear attack.Rate this question:
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What did Blagojevich say he was “probably overqualified” for?
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Obama’s Senate seat
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A guest-host position on “The View”
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A spot on “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!”
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White House Chief of Staff
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A. A spot on “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!”Explanation
But that's not what kept him off the show; a judge in Chicago told him he couldn't go to Costa Rica for filming.Rate this question:
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In the F.B.I. tapes, what does Blagojevich speculate might be his destiny?
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To be a U.N. ambassador
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To be the Commander in Chief
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To go to jail
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To deliver pizza
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A. To deliver pizzaExplanation
The full quote: "I mean, I could be and I could sti—, end up still maybe delivering pizzas somewhere. Maybe that's where my destiny is, right? And I'm over here fucking, where I could make myself a U.S. senator for this job, for that job for two years. Or stay on as governor. I don't know but what that's like but, and, you know, the president of the United States is somebody I know."Rate this question:
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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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“Treat Me Nice”
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“My Way”
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“It Wasn’t Me”
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“I’ve Got a Golden Ticket”
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"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair"
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A. “My Way”Explanation
"Treat Me Nice," of course, is the song that Blagojevich sang at a street fair in Chicago, where he was joined on stage by a Fabio impersonator.Rate this question:
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Who didn’t Blagojevich consider to fill Barack Obama’s Senate seat?
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Oprah Winfrey
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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His brother, Robert Blagojevich
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Himself
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A. His brother, Robert BlagojevichExplanation
He also considered Valerie Jarrett, President Obama's close friend and adviser. According to tapes played at his trial, Blagojevich thought she might offer a quid pro quo: “She’s holding Health and Human Services, and I’m holding the U.S. Senate seat,” he told an adviser. “I’m willing to trade for the thing I have tightly held for something she holds not as tightly.”Rate this question:
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Which writer or writers has Blagojevich publicly quoted since he was arrested?
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Rudyard Kipling
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Robert Frost
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Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Emily Dickinson
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A. Rudyard Kipling
A. Alfred Lord TennysonExplanation
At a press conference in December, 2008, shortly after his arrest, he read from Rudyard Kipling's "If." The next month, following the House vote to impeach, he read Lord Alfred Tennyson's "Ulysses."Rate this question:
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