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The Great American News Quiz
September 27, 2012
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Here's the Great American News Quiz: Worst Presidential Decisions Edition! As featured on The O'Reilly Factor on Thursday, September 27, 2012. With help from Ken Davis, author of "Don't Know Much About the American Presidents"
1. The Bay of Pigs invasion is often called President Kennedy's greatest failure in office. Kennedy took responsibility for the disastrous operation when it backfired. While Kennedy moved the Bay of Pigs invasion forward, another president had initiated the go ahead. Who was it?
Eisenhower
Truman
Nixon
Hoover
2. In 1998, Bill Clinton found himself at the center of one of the biggest presidential scandals the country had seen. Because of the scandal, Clinton became the second U.S. President to be impeached. Who was the first?
Richard Nixon
James Polk
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Johnson
3. The Alien and Sedition Acts were considered to be the most controversial U.S. laws of their time. Which president signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law?
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
4. Many consider the Iran-Contra Affair to be the worst aspect of Ronald Reagan's presidency. Controversy erupted when it was discovered that the U.S. had traded weapons to Iran in exchange for the release of hostages. This upset many who saw Iran as a national threat. In the Iran Contra Affair, arms were traded for American hostages being held by extremists in what country?
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Jordan
5. The Watergate Scandal forever tarnished Richard Nixon's presidency. He announced his resignation on a live TV broadcast. During his resignation speech, Nixon claimed to have never been a what?
A liar
A quiiter
A crook
A pushover
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