Bill Clinton - Quiz
Bill Clinton
  • 1. What health initiative did Clinton propose in his January 1997 State of the Union address?
A) Providing health coverage to up to five million children
B) A subsidy for prescription drugs for seniors
C) Universal healthcare for all Americans
D) A mandatory national dental plan
  • 2. Which Senators worked with Hillary Clinton to pass the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)?
A) Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich
B) Ted Kennedy and Orrin Hatch
C) Al Gore and Tom Daschle
D) John McCain and Joe Biden
  • 3. What was the largest successful health care reform in the Clinton Administration?
A) State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
B) The Foster Care Independence Act
C) The Balanced Budget Act
D) The Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
  • 4. What act did Hillary Clinton shepherd through Congress in 1997?
A) Adoption and Safe Families Act
B) Financial Services Modernization Act
C) Foster Care Independence Act
D) Glass–Steagall Act
  • 5. What was the reason for Bill Clinton getting hearing aids in 1997?
A) A genetic condition
B) Complications from a flu
C) Age and his time as a musician in his youth
D) An accident during his presidency
  • 6. What act signed by Clinton in 1999 repealed part of the Glass–Steagall Act?
A) Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
B) Adoption and Safe Families Act
C) Foster Care Independence Act
D) Balanced Budget Act
  • 7. Who was the source of criminal allegations against Bill Clinton in the Whitewater controversy?
A) David Hale
B) Craig Livingstone
C) Robert Fiske
D) Ken Starr
  • 8. In the Whitewater controversy, what amount was the alleged illegal loan to Susan McDougal?
A) $300,000
B) $500,000
C) $1,000,000
D) $100,000
  • 9. Who investigated the Whitewater controversy and found insufficient evidence to prosecute the Clintons?
A) The House Government Reform Committee
B) David Hale and Susan McDougal
C) Robert B. Fiske and Ken Starr
D) Craig Livingstone and Robert Ray
  • 10. What was the focus of the White House FBI files controversy of 1996?
A) Illegal destruction of government records
B) Leaking classified documents to the press
C) Unauthorized wiretapping of political rivals
D) Improper access to FBI security-clearance documents
  • 11. Who was the head of the White House Office of Personnel Security during the FBI files controversy?
A) Robert Ray
B) Craig Livingstone
C) Robert Fiske
D) David Hale
  • 12. What did Independent Counsel Robert Ray determine regarding the FBI files controversy in 2000?
A) The files were sold to the media
B) Senior officials were directly involved
C) There was no credible evidence of any crime
D) The FBI had been forced to fabricate data
  • 13. How many employees did Clinton fire from the White House Travel Office in 1993?
A) Three
B) Seven
C) Fifteen
D) Twelve
  • 14. What reason did the White House give for the firing of the Travel Office employees?
A) Budget cuts
B) Poor job performance
C) Financial improprieties
D) Political disagreement
  • 15. What did the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee accuse the Clinton administration of regarding the Travel Office affair?
A) Directing the FBI to commit crimes
B) Embezzling government funds
C) Refusing to fire the employees
D) Obstructing their efforts to investigate
  • 16. What did special counsel Robert Fiske say about Hillary Clinton's testimony regarding the Travel Office firings?
A) She was not involved at all
B) She gave factually false testimony
C) She provided full transparency
D) Her testimony was helpful to the investigation
  • 17. Which airport was allegedly used for a drug smuggling operation during Clinton's time as governor?
A) Little Rock Airport
B) Mena Airport
C) Fort Smith Airport
D) Northwest Arkansas Airport
  • 18. Who was the CIA agent allegedly involved in the drug smuggling operation at Mena Airport?
A) Roger Clinton
B) Sam Smith
C) Don Henry
D) Barry Seal
  • 19. The drug smuggling operation at Mena Airport was linked to which political scandal?
A) Iran–Contra affair
B) Watergate scandal
C) Troopergate affair
D) Whitewater controversy
  • 20. Which journalist reportedly tied Clinton to questionable business dealings?
A) Barry Seal
B) Sam Smith
C) Kevin Ives
D) Gennifer Flowers
  • 21. Who accused Bill Clinton of using cocaine while he was governor?
A) Sam Smith
B) Roger Clinton
C) Gennifer Flowers
D) Don Henry
  • 22. The Whitewater controversy involved which type of dealings?
A) Drug trafficking
B) Arms trade
C) Real estate
D) State police operations
  • 23. What is the name of the affair involving accusations that Clinton used the Arkansas State Police to gain access to women?
A) Troopergate
B) Whitewater
C) Mena scandal
D) Iran-Contra link
  • 24. What degree did Bill Clinton earn at Yale Law School?
A) Bachelor of Laws
B) Doctor of Juridical Science
C) Juris Doctor
D) Master of Laws
  • 25. In what year did Bill Clinton earn his law degree?
A) 1971
B) 1972
C) 1973
D) 1974
  • 26. Where did Bill Clinton meet Hillary Rodham?
A) A campaign headquarters
B) Yale Law Library
C) A law office in Texas
D) Oxford University
  • 27. What was the year of the presidential election for which Clinton coordinated the McGovern campaign?
A) 1968
B) 1972
C) 1976
D) 1980
  • 28. To which state did Clinton move with Rodham in 1972?
A) Texas
B) California
C) Connecticut
D) Arkansas
  • 29. Where was the campaign's local headquarters located in Dallas?
A) Yale Street
B) Main Street
C) Oxford Avenue
D) Lemmon Avenue
  • 30. Which future mayor of Dallas did Clinton work with during the campaign?
A) George McGovern
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Ann Richards
D) Ron Kirk
  • 31. Which future governor of Texas did Clinton work with during the campaign?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Hillary Rodham
C) Ann Richards
D) Ron Kirk
  • 32. Which filmmaker worked with Clinton at the Dallas campaign headquarters?
A) Ron Kirk
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Ann Richards
D) George McGovern
  • 33. In what year did Bill Clinton first meet Hillary Rodham?
A) 1971
B) 1972
C) 1970
D) 1973
  • 34. Where did Clinton and Rodham live after returning to law school?
A) California
B) New Haven
C) Dallas
D) Oxford
  • 35. What was the relationship status between Clinton and Rodham after they began dating?
A) Distanced
B) Inseparable
C) Rivals
D) Business partners
  • 36. Which university did Bill Clinton attend for his undergraduate studies?
A) Harvard University
B) Oxford University
C) Georgetown University
D) Yale University
  • 37. In what year did Clinton receive his Bachelor of Science from Georgetown?
A) 1968
B) 1969
C) 1967
D) 1965
  • 38. Which position did Clinton win in 1964 and 1965?
A) Debate team captain
B) Fraternity president
C) Student body president
D) Class president
  • 39. For which Arkansas senator did Clinton work as an intern and clerk?
A) Dale Bumpers
B) David Pryor
C) J. William Fulbright
D) John McClellan
  • 40. To which honorary band fraternity does Bill Clinton belong?
A) Kappa Kappa Psi
B) Phi Beta Kappa
C) Sigma Alpha Iota
D) Alpha Phi Omega
  • 41. What scholarship did Clinton win to study at Oxford?
A) Truman Scholarship
B) Marshall Scholarship
C) Fulbright Scholarship
D) Rhodes Scholarship
  • 42. Which fellow Rhodes Scholar did Clinton befriend at Oxford?
A) William Jefferson
B) John Smith
C) Frank Aller
D) Sara Maitland
  • 43. Which sport did Clinton play at Oxford in addition to basketball?
A) Cricket
B) Rugby union
C) Tennis
D) Soccer
  • 44. What service fraternity was Clinton a member of in college?
A) Kappa Kappa Psi
B) Alpha Phi Omega
C) Phi Beta Kappa
D) Tau Kappa Epsilon
  • 45. What number president of the United States was Bill Clinton?
A) 44th
B) 42nd
C) 41st
D) 43rd
  • 46. In what year was Bill Clinton born?
A) 1946
B) 1944
C) 1947
D) 1945
  • 47. Who did Bill Clinton meet while attending Yale Law School?
A) Monica Lewinsky
B) Hillary Rodham
C) Nancy Pelosi
D) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  • 48. Bill Clinton served as governor of Arkansas for how many non-consecutive tenures?
A) Three
B) One
C) Four
D) Two
  • 49. In the 1992 presidential election, who did Bill Clinton defeat?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Ross Perot
C) George H. W. Bush
D) Bob Dole
  • 50. Bill Clinton was the first president to be born in which generation?
A) Baby Boomer
B) Greatest Generation
C) Generation X
D) Silent Generation
  • 51. Whom did Bill Clinton appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court?
A) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
B) Sandra Day O'Connor
C) Clarence Thomas
D) John Roberts
  • 52. What was the name of the peace agreement signed by Clinton regarding the Bosnian and Kosovo wars?
A) Camp David Accords
B) Paris Peace Accords
C) Dayton Peace agreement
D) Oslo Accords
  • 53. In the 1996 election, who did Bill Clinton defeat?
A) George H. W. Bush
B) Al Gore
C) Bob Dole
D) Ross Perot
  • 54. Which White House intern was involved in a highly publicized affair with Clinton?
A) Monica Lewinsky
B) Juanita Broaddrick
C) Paula Jones
D) Hillary Rodham
  • 55. In what year was Bill Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives?
A) 1997
B) 1999
C) 2000
D) 1998
  • 56. What was the outcome of Bill Clinton's impeachment trial in the Senate?
A) Resigned
B) Censured
C) Convicted
D) Acquitted
  • 57. In 2009, Bill Clinton was named the United Nations special envoy to which country?
A) Ireland
B) Haiti
C) Kosovo
D) Bosnia
  • 58. Bill Clinton helped found which fund after the 2010 Haiti earthquake?
A) United Nations Haiti Fund
B) Clinton Foundation Relief
C) Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
D) American Red Cross Haiti Fund
  • 59. What was the political philosophy associated with Bill Clinton?
A) Reaganomics
B) New Deal
C) Clintonism
D) Progressivism
  • 60. Which president was the last surviving president to have served in the 20th century?
A) Jimmy Carter
B) Bill Clinton
C) Barack Obama
D) George H. W. Bush
  • 61. In what city was Bill Clinton born?
A) Little Rock, Arkansas
B) New Orleans, Louisiana
C) Hope, Arkansas
D) Hot Springs, Arkansas
  • 62. What was the profession of Bill Clinton's biological father?
A) Nurse
B) Traveling salesman
C) Automobile dealer
D) Grocery store owner
  • 63. How did Bill Clinton's biological father die?
A) Automobile accident
B) War combat
C) Heart attack
D) Natural causes
  • 64. What business did Clinton's grandparents own?
A) Music store
B) Grocery store
C) Automobile dealership
D) Nursing school
  • 65. At what age did Bill Clinton formally adopt the surname Clinton?
A) 14
B) 12
C) 18
D) 15
  • 66. What instrument did Bill Clinton play in high school?
A) Clarinet
B) Tenor saxophone
C) Trumpet
D) Piano
  • 67. What was the name of the jazz trio Clinton performed with?
A) The DeMolay Jazz Trio
B) The Hot Springs Band
C) The Arkansas Rhythm
D) The 3 Kings
  • 68. Which historical figure did Clinton defend in a mock trial during Latin class?
A) Catiline
B) Brutus
C) Cicero
D) Julius Caesar
  • 69. What speech did Clinton memorize after watching it on TV in 1963?
A) The Freedom Speech
B) Inaugural Address
C) I Have a Dream
D) The Gettysburg Address
  • 70. What kind of draft deferments did Bill Clinton receive in 1968 and 1969?
A) Hardship
B) Occupational
C) Educational
D) Medical
  • 71. Where was Bill Clinton living when he received his draft deferments?
A) Washington, D.C.
B) England
C) France
D) Arkansas
  • 72. In what year did Clinton organize a Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam event?
A) 1969
B) 1970
C) 1972
D) 1968
  • 73. Clinton unsuccessfully tried to join which military branch's officer candidate school?
A) Marines
B) Air Force
C) Army
D) Navy
  • 74. What was the number assigned to Clinton in the draft?
A) 100
B) 311
C) 310
D) 195
  • 75. What was the highest draft number actually called up for service?
A) 195
B) 250
C) 311
D) 310
  • 76. Who was the Army officer who suspected Clinton of manipulating his ROTC application?
A) Colonel Eugene Holmes
B) Senator Fulbright
C) James Carville
D) General William Westmoreland
  • 77. Who was Clinton's 1992 campaign manager?
A) Bill Clinton's uncle
B) James Carville
C) Colonel Eugene Holmes
D) Senator Fulbright
  • 78. During which election campaign were criticisms regarding Clinton's draft history prominent?
A) 1988
B) 1992
C) 1996
D) 1984
  • 79. What event bolstered Clinton's 1974 campaign?
A) The Korean War
B) The Great Depression
C) Watergate scandal
D) The Vietnam War
  • 80. How old was Clinton when he first took office as Governor of Arkansas?
A) 30
B) 35
C) 32
D) 31
  • 81. What nickname was given to Clinton due to his youthful appearance as governor?
A) Kid Politician
B) Boy Governor
C) Little Rock Leader
D) The Young Executive
  • 82. What unpopular tax did Clinton's first term as governor include?
A) Income tax
B) Sales tax
C) Property tax
D) Motor vehicle tax
  • 83. Where were Cuban refugees detained in 1980, causing citizen anger?
A) Little Rock
B) Fort Chaffee
C) Kingsland
D) Texarkana
  • 84. What organization did the New Democrats formally organize as?
A) Arkansas Education Committee
B) National Governors Association
C) Democratic Leadership Council
D) Legal Services Corporation
  • 85. Which president's 1984 landslide victory influenced the New Democrats' platform?
A) Gerald Ford
B) George H.W. Bush
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Ronald Reagan
  • 86. What controversy involving personal and business affairs dogged Clinton's later presidency?
A) Watergate
B) Fort Chaffee scandal
C) Mariel boatlift
D) Whitewater
  • 87. How many executions did Clinton oversee as governor since the death penalty was reinstated?
A) Four
B) Six
C) One
D) Three
  • 88. Who was the death row inmate whose execution Clinton affirmed in 1992?
A) Woody Freeman
B) Monroe Schwarzlose
C) Ricky Ray Rector
D) Sheffield Nelson
  • 89. Which Republican did Clinton defeat in the 1990 gubernatorial election?
A) Sheffield Nelson
B) Lynn Lowe
C) Woody Freeman
D) Frank D. White
  • 90. Who did Clinton endorse for the 1988 Democratic nomination?
A) Michael Dukakis
B) Al Gore
C) Tom Harkin
D) Jerry Brown
  • 91. How long was Clinton's opening night address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention?
A) 33 minutes
B) 45 minutes
C) 60 minutes
D) 15 minutes
  • 92. Who finished ahead of Clinton in the 1992 Iowa Caucus?
A) Tom Harkin
B) George H. W. Bush
C) Jerry Brown
D) Paul Tsongas
  • 93. Which television program did Bill and Hillary Clinton appear on to address the Gennifer Flowers allegations?
A) Nightline
B) The Tonight Show
C) 60 Minutes
D) Meet the Press
  • 94. What nickname did the media give Clinton following his New Hampshire primary performance?
A) The Comeback Kid
B) The Great Communicator
C) The Arkansas Traveler
D) The New Democrat
  • 95. What was George H. W. Bush's approval rating during the Gulf War?
A) Around 80 percent
B) Around 95 percent
C) Around 50 percent
D) Around 40 percent
  • 96. Who was Clinton's running mate in the 1992 election?
A) Jerry Brown
B) Michael Dukakis
C) Tom Harkin
D) Al Gore
  • 97. How many electoral votes did Bill Clinton win in the 1992 presidential election?
A) 168
B) zero
C) 370
D) 270
  • 98. Who ran as an independent candidate in the 1992 election?
A) Pat Buchanan
B) Jerry Brown
C) Ross Perot
D) Pat Robertson
  • 99. According to Seymour Martin Lipset, why did voters feel economic conditions were worse than they were?
A) The media exaggerated the statistics
B) Clinton lied about the economy
C) It harmed Bush's campaign
D) The recession was actually improving
  • 100. Which political philosophy is associated with Clinton's policies such as NAFTA and welfare reform?
A) Third Way
B) Hardline Conservatism
C) Radical Socialism
D) Libertarianism
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