Q 01/05

Which animal became the Democrats' symbol after Andrew Jackson's foes twisted his surname into an insult?

A) Donkey

B) Eagle

C) Buffalo

D) Stag

Answer · why

A) Donkey

The donkey was never the Democrats' only emblem: the rooster was also an official party symbol, and Alabama's Democrats kept it on their ballots until...

Q 02/05

Which senator looked tanned and relaxed beside a pale Richard Nixon in the first televised presidential debate?

A) Hubert Humphrey

B) Lyndon B. Johnson

C) John F. Kennedy

D) Barry Goldwater

Answer · why

C) John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy rested and prepared for the Chicago studio debate, while Nixon, still recovering from a hospital stay, refused make-up and let his stu...

Q 03/05

Which Washington office-and-hotel complex, burgled in 1972, named the scandal that toppled Richard Nixon?

A) The Mayflower

B) The Watergate

C) The Willard

D) The Hay-Adams

Answer · why

B) The Watergate

The Watergate housed the Democratic National Committee on its sixth floor, where burglars photographed files and tapped phones. Its last syllable now ...

Q 04/05

Which crop did future president Jimmy Carter's family grow and sell in Plains, Georgia?

A) Peaches

B) Oranges

C) Tobacco

D) Peanuts

Answer · why

D) Peanuts

Peanuts pulled Carter out of the Navy: he left the submarine service to take over the family business after his father died of cancer.

Q 05/05

Which color have American TV networks used for Republican-won states on election maps since 2000?

A) Blue

B) Green

C) Red

D) Yellow

Answer · why

C) Red

Red was not settled as the Republican color until 2000. In 1980 NBC shaded Ronald Reagan's states blue, and anchor David Brinkley likened his landslid...