Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Ronald Reagan

1. Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, on February 6, in what year?

1899

1900

1911

1920

1937

2. After graduating from college, during the worst of the Great Depression, Reagan moved to Iowa and began work in what field?

Radio sports announcer

Farmer

Football coach

Barber

Salesman

3. Before he was president of the United States, Reagan was president of what organization?

Teamsters

Screen Actors Guild

Screen Writers Guild

Stuntmen Association

American Federation of Television & Radio Artists

4. Reagan switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party after serving as a spokesman for what company?

Television and Moving Pictures Alliance

Future Farmers of America

John Birch Society

Ford

General Electric

5. Reagan served for two terms as governor of what state?

California

New York

Arizona

Illinois

Washington

6. An actor for many years, Reagan earned the nickname "The Gipper" from what movie?

Kings Row

Knute Rockne

Bedtime for Bonzo

Hellcats of the Navy

The Hagen Girl

7. Reagan's economic policy during his presidency was known by what moniker?

Guns and Butter

Volker Rules

Golden Rules

Reaganomics

Econometrics

8. What was Reagan referring to in the famous "evil empire" speech?

China

USSR

Germany

Japan

Nicaragua

9. What did Reagan want Premier Gorbachev to tear down in 1987?

Kremlin

White House

Berlin Wall

Yalta Wall

DMZ Line

10. In order to quit pipe smoking, Reagan substituted that habit by eating what?

Jellybeans

Tootsie Rolls

Chewing Gum

Hershey Kisses

Rollos