Quiz: Sarah Palin And Alaska
Test your knowledge of Sarah Palin and Alaska.
- 1.In this week’s magazine, Nancy Franklin writes about “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” a reality-television show premiering on November 14th on TLC, the channel that is home to all of the following shows EXCEPT which one?
- A.
“Obese and Pregnant”
- B.
“I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant”
- C.
“Little and Pregnant”
- D.
“Paralyzed and Pregnant”
- 2.The show is produced by Mark Burnett, who also produced which of the following?
- A.
“The Real World”
- B.
“Road Rules”
- C.
“Survivor”
- D.
“The Crocodile Hunter”
- 3.Palin was the first female Vice-Presidential candidate on the Republican ticket. Who was the first for Democrats?
- A.
Bella Abzug
- B.
Geraldine Ferraro
- C.
Cynthia McKinney
- D.
Shirley Chisholm
- 4.Which other Alaskan was a candidate in the 2008 Presidential election?
- A.
Ted Stevens
- B.
Mike Gravel
- C.
Lisa Murkowski
- D.
Frank Murkowski
- 5.Palin was the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, from 1996 until 2002. What was the population of Wasilla in the year 2000, according to the U.S. Census?
- A.
About a thousand
- B.
About five thousand
- C.
About ten thousand
- D.
About fifteen thousand
- 6.As the mayor of Wasilla, Palin spent fifty thousand dollars of city funds to redecorate her office without getting approval. When Nick Carney, a city council member, confronted her about it, what did she say, according to Carney?
- A.
“Fine, then you can’t come to my holiday office party in here.”
- B.
“I'm the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can't.”
- C.
“I didn’t get to be the mayor by waiting around for authorization for everything.”
- D.
“This office is not my property. I’m not taking it with me.”
- 7.Where was Palin born?
- A.
Alaska
- B.
Idaho
- C.
Ohio
- D.
Kenya
- 8.Which singer was, like Palin, raised in Alaska?
- A.
Sarah McLachlan
- B.
Jewel
- C.
Natalie Merchant
- D.
Nelly Furtado
- 9.Where did a young Palin earn the nickname "Sarah Barracuda"?
- A.
On the basketball court
- B.
In the Miss Alaska competition
- C.
As a cheerleader for dogsled races
- D.
Fishing
- 10.Name all of Palin’s children.
- A.
Jack, Bristol, Winnow, Piper, Tripp
- B.
Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper, Tripp
- C.
Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper, Trig
- D.
Zack, Bristol, Winnow, Piper, Trig
- 11.What is Palin’s middle name?
- A.
LaVaughn
- B.
Louise
- C.
Therese
- D.
Diane
- 12.Why did Palin say that she didn’t want to run against Lisa Murkowski for Senate in 2004?
- A.
Her teen-age son didn’t want her to
- B.
She wanted to have another child
- C.
Her youngest daughter didn’t want her to
- D.
She wanted to spend more time with her husband, Todd
- 13.What did Sarah Palin get in 2007?
- A.
Nearly fifty thousand dollars’ worth of clothes from Saks Fifth Avenue
- B.
An honorary degree from the University of Alaska
- C.
A master’s degree from the University of Phoenix
- D.
A passport
- 14.Where was the so-called “Bridge to Nowhere” supposed to go?
- A.
Gravina Island, population fifty
- B.
Grindall Island, population zero
- C.
The Commander Islands, in Russia
- D.
Attu, one of the largest Aleutian Islands
- 15.Which animal did Palin support shooting from planes?
- A.
Wolves
- B.
Caribou
- C.
Coyotes
- D.
Polar bears
- 16.After the 2008 election, Politico reported that the Republican National Committee had spent a hundred and fifty thousand dollars on clothes and accessories for the Palin family. By comparison, how much did the U.S. pay for Alaska in 1867?
- A.
A hundred fifty thousand dollars
- B.
A million dollars
- C.
Seven million dollars
- D.
Seventy million dollars
- 17.On what day in 2009 did Palin announce her resignation as governor of Alaska?
- A.
January 21st, the day after Obama’s Inauguration
- B.
May 25th, Memorial Day
- C.
July 3rd, the day before Independence Day
- D.
October 18th, Alaska Day
- 18.Who recently called Palin a front-runner for the 2012 Presidential campaign, and put himself in “fourth” behind her, Mitt Romney, and Mike Huckabee?
- A.
Rudy Giuliani
- B.
Newt Gingrich
- C.
Pat Buchanan
- D.
Haley Barbour
- 19.Which of the following comments has NOT been made by Palin regarding the possibility of a 2012 Presidential run?
- A.
“I would give it a shot.”
- B.
"I would be in it to win it."
- C.
"I think that it would be absurd to not consider what it is that I could potentially do to help our country.”
- D.
"I was very acutely aware of how hard '08 was going to be and how likely it was that we were going to lose [but] '12 is different."
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