Q 01/05

On what date in 1972 were the burglars caught inside DNC headquarters?

A) May 28

B) June 17

C) July 4

D) August 9

Answer · why

B) June 17

An earlier break-in on May 28 had succeeded; the June return trip was to fix a faulty bug.

Q 02/05

The break-in was part of which covert campaign plan devised by Hunt and Liddy?

A) Operation Sandwedge

B) Operation Diamond

C) Operation Gemstone

D) Operation Emerald

Answer · why

C) Operation Gemstone

Earlier Gemstone drafts included kidnapping protesters and a boat full of sex workers to entrap Democrats.

Q 03/05

Alongside E. Howard Hunt, which former FBI agent led the burglary operation?

A) James McCord

B) Charles Colson

C) Egil Krogh

D) G. Gordon Liddy

Answer · why

D) G. Gordon Liddy

Liddy refused to testify and served the longest sentence of anyone involved.

Q 04/05

Bob Woodward's reporting partner at The Washington Post was whom?

A) Carl Bernstein

B) Seymour Hersh

C) Jack Anderson

D) Tad Szulc

Answer · why

A) Carl Bernstein

Both were novices; editor Barry Sussman paired them with veteran Alfred Lewis on day one.

Q 05/05

What nickname did Post editor Howard Simons give Woodward's anonymous source?

A) Deep Background

B) The Plumber

C) Deep Throat

D) Mr. X

Answer · why

C) Deep Throat

It referenced both his deep-background status and a 1972 pornographic film.