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1.

What color was Monica Lewinsky's infamous dress?

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Answer: Blue
2.

Who was shot by Arthur Bremer while campaigning for the Democratic nomination in 1972?

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Answer: George Wallace
3.

What 1996, 2000 and 2004 Presidential candidate declared the Corvair unsafe at any speed?

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Answer: Ralph Nader
4.

Whose Presidential bid ended after rumors of his affair with Donna Rice?

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Answer: Gary Hart
5.

What former U.S. Senate leader was born on July 22, 1923?

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Answer: Bob Dole
6.

Who sang "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy at his birthday party in 1962?

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Answer: Marilyn Monroe
7.

Which two Presidents were impeached in the 19th & 20th Centuries?

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Answer: Andrew Johnson & Bill Clinton
8.

What future Vice President served as President Gerald Ford's Chief of Staff from 1975-77?

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Answer: Dick Cheney
9.

Which position did President George H. Bush serve in during the Ford administration?

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Answer: Director Of Central Intelligence
10.

I was the secret informant who supplied the press with information during the "Watergate Scandal", who am I?

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Answer: Deep Throat
11.

Whom did "Time Magazine" describe this as "the quickest study in business"?

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Answer: Humphrey
12.

What U.S. President died 102 days after leaving office, at the age of 53?

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Answer: James K. Polk
13.

Who was the first African-American Surgeon General?

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Answer: Joycelin Elders
14.

In August of 1990, the mayor of Washington, D.C. was found guilty of what crime?

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Answer: Possession Of Crack Cocaine
15.

Which U.S. President is found on the five dollar bill?

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Answer: Abraham Lincoln
16.

Senator and failed Presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey hailed from this state?

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Answer: Minnesota
17.

What was the name of the Clinton's pet cat?

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Answer: Socks
18.

A gavel is used by whom?

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Answer: Judge
19.

Which politician has done TV ads for Viagra?

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Answer: Bob Dole
20.

What former wrestler served as Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003?

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Answer: Jesse Ventura
21.

Prior to being appointed by George W Bush to head up the new Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge was governor of what state?

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Answer: Pennsylvania
22.

Which is the complete name of famous 1950's American politician McCarthy?

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Answer: Joseph McCarthy
23.

Which is the complete name of famous world leader Reagan?

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Answer: Ronald Reagan
24.

Which American evangelist with political influence was born on a North Carolina dairy farm in 1918?

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Answer: Billy Graham
25.

What was the name of the famously anti-Communist United States Senator?

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Answer: Joseph McCarthy
26.

Which person is known for this: "refused to be drafted during the Vietnam War"?

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Answer: Muhammed Ali
27.

Which person is known as this: "Mother of the 19th Amendment"?

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Answer: Susan B. Anthony
28.

Which person is known for this: "U.S. President from the state of Georgia"?

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Answer: Jimmy Carter
29.

Which person is known for this: "former U.S. President and Governor"?

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Answer: William J. Clinton
30.

Which person was a former head of the F.B.I.?

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Answer: J. Edgar Hoover
31.

Which person is known for being the seventh President of the U.S., from 1829-1837?

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Answer: Andrew Jackson
32.

Which person is known for this: "former United States Ambassador to Great Britain"?

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Answer: Joseph P. Kennedy
33.

Which person is known for this: "16th U.S. President from 1861-1865"?

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Answer: Abraham Lincoln
34.

Which person is known for being a Federal judge and Supreme Court justice?

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Answer: Thurgood Marshall
35.

Which person is known for this: "pioneer of civil rights"?

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Answer: Rosa Parks
36.

Who can be described as a "former movie star turned U.S. President in the 80's"?

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Answer: Ronald Reagan
37.

Which person is known for this: "commander of Operation Desert Storm for US"?

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Answer: H. Norman Schwarzkopf
38.

Who did Alan Greenspan replace in '87 as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board?

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Answer: Paul Volcker
39.

What U.S. Representative resigned as Speaker of the House in 1989?

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Answer: Jim Wright
40.

Who was Everett Dirksen?

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Answer: Illinois Senator In The 50's And 60's
41.

Who ran as a third party candidate in the 1980 U.S. Presidential Election?

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Answer: John Anderson
42.

Who participated in the first televised U.S. Presidential Debates?

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Answer: Richard Nixon - John Kennedy
43.

What former NBA star ran for the democratic nomination for U.S. President?

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Answer: Bill Bradley
44.

What is someone who takes and analyzes political polls called?

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Answer: Pollster
45.

Who was the first American President born in a large city?

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Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
46.

What year did John F. Kennedy defeat Nixon?

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Answer: 1960
47.

What year was the Watergate Break-In?

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Answer: 1972
48.

How many U.S. Senators represent each state?

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Answer: 2
49.

What war did Senator John McCain fight in?

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Answer: Vietnam War
50.

Who was Richard Nixon's first Vice President?

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Answer: Spiro Agnew
51.

What state was Marc Racicot Governor of?

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Answer: Montana
52.

What state did John McCain represent as a senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: Arizona
53.

What state did Mitch McConnell represent as a Senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: Kentucky
54.

What state did Jess Helms represent as a Senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: North Carolina
55.

What state did Mary Landrieu represent as a Senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: Louisiana
56.

What state did John Kerry represent as a senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: Massachusetts
57.

What state did Daniel Inouye represent as a Senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: Hawaii
58.

What state did Bob Graham represent as a Senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: Florida
59.

What state did Russell Feingold represent as a Senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: Wisconsin
60.

What state did Dianne Feinstein represent as a Senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: California
61.

What state did John Edwards represent as a Senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: North Carolina
62.

What state did Thomas Daschle represent as a senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: South Dakota
63.

What state did John Breaux represent as a Senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: Louisiana
64.

What state did Joe Biden represent as a Senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: Delaware
65.

What state did Daniel Akaka represent as a Senator in the 107th Congress?

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Answer: Hawaii
66.

What political party does Senator Arlen Specter belong to?

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Answer: Republican
67.

What political party does Senator Trent Lott belong to?

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Answer: Republican
68.

What political party does Senator Phil Gramm belong to?

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Answer: Republican
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What political party does Senator Bill First belong to?

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Answer: Republican
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What political party does Senator Carl Levin belong to?

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Answer: Democrat
71.

What political party does Senator Joe Lieberman belong to?

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Answer: Independent
72.

What political party does Senator Patrick Leahy belong to?

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Answer: Democrat
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What political party does Senator Edward Kennedy belong to?

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Answer: Democrat
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What political party does Senator John Kerry belong to?

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Answer: Democrat
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What political party does Senator Daniel Inouye belong to?

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Answer: Democrat
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What political party does Senator Dianne Feinstein belong to?

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Answer: Democrat
77.

What political party does Senator John Edwards belong to?

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Answer: Democrat
78.

What political party does Senator Thomas Daschle belong to?

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Answer: Democrat
79.

What political party does Senator Hillary Clinton belong to?

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Answer: Democrat
80.

What political party does Senator Barbara Boxer belong to?

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Answer: Democrat
81.

Who was elected Speaker of the House for the 12th Congress in 1811?

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Answer: Henry Clay
82.

What state was Jeb Bush elected governor for?

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Answer: Florida
83.

Who was elected Mayor of New York City after Rudy Giuliani's term of office?

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Answer: Michael Bloomberg
84.

Who was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.?

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Answer: Gerald Ford
85.

How old do you need to be in the U.S. to vote?

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Answer: 18
86.

How can a citizen lose the right to vote?

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Answer: Convicted Felon
87.

How many electoral votes are necessary to win the U.S. Presidential election?

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Answer: 270
88.

How much money may a candidate spend on a campaign in the US?

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Answer: No Limit
89.

What President was involved in the Whitewater scandal?

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Answer: Clinton
90.

Who was involved in the Chappaquiddick incident?

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Answer: Ted Kennedy
91.

What city was Ed Koch mayor of?

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Answer: New York
92.

What state did Nelson Rockefeller serve as governor?

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Answer: New York
93.

What school did Al Gore graduate from?

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Answer: Harvard University
94.

What did Al Gore serve as in Vietnam?

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Answer: Information Officer
95.

Which U.S. President had the shortest term of office?

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Answer: Harrison
96.

What cabinet post did John Ashcroft hold under President George W. Bush?

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Answer: Attorney General
97.

Which state has the most Representatives in Congress?

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Answer: California
98.

Which state has the least representatives in Congress?

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Answer: Alaska
99.

Which President joked after being shot and said "Honey, I forgot to duck"?

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Answer: Reagan
100.

Who is Bob Dole's second wife?

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Answer: Elizabeth Dole

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