Q 01/05

In which year was the first general-election presidential debate held?

A) 1960

B) 1964

C) 1968

D) 1972

Answer · why

A) 1960

Kennedy and Nixon met on September 26 at CBS's WBBM-TV studios in Chicago.

Q 02/05

In which city was the first Kennedy-Nixon debate staged?

A) New York

B) Washington, D.C.

C) Chicago

D) Los Angeles

Answer · why

C) Chicago

Howard K. Smith moderated, with a panel from NBC, Mutual, CBS and ABC.

Q 03/05

What did Nixon refuse before the first 1960 debate, leaving him with a five o'clock shadow?

A) A haircut

B) Rehearsal time

C) A new suit

D) Television makeup

Answer · why

D) Television makeup

His grey suit also blended into the set; he had recently lost weight after a hospital stay.

Q 04/05

How many Kennedy-Nixon debates were held in total?

A) One

B) Two

C) Three

D) Four

Answer · why

D) Four

Nixon regained weight, wore makeup and was judged to have won the second and third, but far fewer people tuned in.

Q 05/05

Who moderated the first Kennedy-Nixon debate?

A) Walter Cronkite

B) Edward R. Murrow

C) Howard K. Smith

D) Chet Huntley

Answer · why

C) Howard K. Smith

Cronkite sat on the panel for the fourth debate instead.