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Joe Biden - Quiz
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  • 1. What quality did Democratic voters prioritize in Biden to defeat Trump?
A) Conservative values
B) Youthfulness
C) Extensive foreign policy
D) Electability
  • 2. Which world leader was Trump accused of pressuring to investigate Biden?
A) Vladimir Putin
B) Angela Merkel
C) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
D) Emmanuel Macron
  • 3. How many women accused Biden of inappropriate physical contact in early 2019?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Ten
D) Eight
  • 4. What term did Biden use to describe his own behavior regarding physical contact?
A) Socially awkward
B) Aggressive communicator
C) Tactile politician
D) Empathetic leader
  • 5. Where did Biden finish in the Iowa caucuses?
A) First
B) Fifth
C) Fourth
D) Second
  • 6. Which demographic group did Biden make strong appeals to in order to win the South Carolina primary?
A) Union members
B) Young voters
C) Rural voters
D) Black voters
  • 7. By what margin did Biden win the South Carolina primary?
A) More than 50 points
B) More than 10 points
C) Less than 5 points
D) More than 28 points
  • 8. Which two candidates endorsed Biden after withdrawing before Super Tuesday?
A) Michael Bloomberg and Cory Booker
B) Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren
C) Kamala Harris and Beto O'Rourke
D) Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar
  • 9. What metaphor did Biden use in March 2020 to describe his role?
A) A foundation
B) A compass
C) A bridge
D) A lighthouse
  • 10. What specific allegation did Tara Reade make against Biden in 2020?
A) Voter intimidation
B) Financial fraud
C) Political corruption
D) Sexual assault
  • 11. When did Bernie Sanders officially endorse Biden?
A) August 11, 2020
B) April 13, 2020
C) March 10, 2020
D) April 8, 2020
  • 12. Who was announced as Biden's running mate on August 11, 2020?
A) Kamala Harris
B) Stacey Abrams
C) Elizabeth Warren
D) Amy Klobuchar
  • 13. What historical milestone did Kamala Harris reach as a vice-presidential nominee?
A) First governor nominee
B) First African American and South Asian American
C) First openly LGBTQ nominee
D) First female nominee
  • 14. What did Biden call himself regarding his term in office?
A) A populist hero
B) A permanent fixture
C) A revolutionary leader
D) A transition candidate
  • 15. What did Mark Bowden write about Biden's habit of talking?
A) He engulfs you
B) He speaks too loudly
C) He ignores the speaker
D) He refuses to make eye contact
  • 16. In October 2010, who did Biden say asked him to remain as his running mate?
A) Hillary Clinton
B) William M. Daley
C) Harry Reid
D) Obama
  • 17. Who conducted secret research on replacing Biden with Hillary Clinton in 2011?
A) Valerie Jarrett
B) Barack Obama
C) Paul Ryan
D) William M. Daley
  • 18. What was the result of the polling regarding replacing Biden with Hillary Clinton?
A) A boost in Obama's popularity
B) A massive drop in polling
C) Strong public support
D) No appreciable improvement
  • 19. What did Biden state he was 'absolutely comfortable' with in May 2012?
A) Same-sex marriage
B) The Benghazi response
C) Wall Street regulations
D) Syrian rebel fighters
  • 20. Why were Obama and his aides irked by Biden's same-sex marriage statement?
A) It caused the party convention to be delayed
B) It was made without administration consent
C) It damaged the economy
D) It was factually incorrect
  • 21. What phrase did Biden use to describe Republican plans to relax Wall Street regulations?
A) A dangerous gamble
B) A bunch of malarkey
C) An economic disaster
D) Put y'all back in chains
  • 22. Who did Biden debate as the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 2012?
A) Aleksandar Vučić
B) William M. Daley
C) Paul Ryan
D) Mitt Romney
  • 23. What phrase did Biden popularize during the 2012 vice-presidential debate?
A) Evolving position
B) Stop the bleeding
C) A bunch of malarkey
D) Put y'all back in chains
  • 24. On what date was Biden inaugurated for his second term?
A) October 11, 2012
B) November 6, 2012
C) January 21, 2013
D) January 20, 2013
  • 25. Who presided over Biden's second-term inauguration ceremony?
A) Valerie Jarrett
B) Harry Reid
C) Barack Obama
D) Sonia Sotomayor
  • 26. Who was Biden's co-chair for the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault?
A) Lady Gaga
B) Sonia Sotomayor
C) Valerie Jarrett
D) Hillary Clinton
  • 27. Where did Biden speak about sexual violence in 2016?
A) A debate in Serbia
B) The 88th Academy Awards
C) A town hall in Iraq
D) The Democratic National Convention
  • 28. What was the name of the operation involving arming Syria's rebel fighters that Biden favored?
A) The Benghazi response
B) The Kosovo War mission
C) The Iraqi federalization plan
D) Operation Timber Sycamore
  • 29. Who did Biden meet during his 2016 visit to Serbia?
A) Paul Ryan
B) Aleksandar Vučić
C) Harry Reid
D) Beau Biden
  • 30. What was the name of the PAC established to support a potential 2016 Biden run?
A) Forward with Biden
B) Biden for President
C) The 2016 Committee
D) Draft Biden 2016
  • 31. Why did Biden decide not to run for president in 2016?
A) Opposition from Obama
B) The recent death of his son Beau
C) Poor polling results
D) Hillary Clinton's popularity
  • 32. In what year did Joe Biden earn his Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law?
A) 1966
B) 1970
C) 1969
D) 1968
  • 33. What was the reason for Biden failing a law school course in his first year?
A) Absenteeism
B) Cheating on an exam
C) Low class rank
D) Plagiarism
  • 34. In what year was Biden admitted to the Delaware bar?
A) 1970
B) 1969
C) 1968
D) 1971
  • 35. Which candidate did Biden support in the 1968 Delaware gubernatorial race?
A) Russell W. Peterson
B) J. Caleb Boggs
C) Richard Nixon
D) Charles L. Terry
  • 36. Why did Biden register as an independent rather than a Republican in 1968?
A) Disagreement with local party leaders
B) Pressure from his family
C) He was already a Democrat
D) Distaste for Richard Nixon
  • 37. What was Biden's primary role when he resumed practicing law in 1969?
A) Public defender
B) District attorney
C) Corporate lawyer
D) Property manager
  • 38. Who encouraged Biden to join the Democratic Forum?
A) Sid Balick
B) Patrick Caddell
C) Lawrence T. Messick
D) William Prickett
  • 39. Besides practicing law, how did Biden supplement his income early in his career?
A) Teaching at a university
B) Investing in the stock market
C) Managing properties
D) Writing newspaper columns
  • 40. In 1970, Biden ran for a seat on which council?
A) New Castle County Council
B) Wilmington City Council
C) Syracuse City Council
D) Delaware State Council
  • 41. Which opponent did Biden defeat in the 1970 New Castle County Council election?
A) William Prickett
B) J. Caleb Boggs
C) Charles L. Terry
D) Lawrence T. Messick
  • 42. What was a major infrastructure project Biden opposed while on the county council?
A) Large highway projects
B) Public housing complexes
C) Mass transit systems
D) Airport expansions
  • 43. How many student draft deferments did Biden obtain?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Four
D) Two
  • 44. What medical condition was cited in 2008 as the reason for Biden's 1968 medical deferment?
A) Back injury
B) Asthma
C) Heart condition
D) Vision impairment
  • 45. Whom did Biden defeat to win a U.S. Senate seat in 1972?
A) Russell W. Peterson
B) Charles L. Terry
C) Lawrence T. Messick
D) J. Caleb Boggs
  • 46. Who was the Democratic pollster who helped Biden in his 1972 campaign?
A) Sid Balick
B) Patrick Caddell
C) Lawrence T. Messick
D) William Prickett
  • 47. What percentage of the vote did Biden receive in the 1972 Senate election?
A) 45.5%
B) 55.5%
C) 50.5%
D) 52.5%
  • 48. What is Joe Biden's middle name?
A) Robinette
B) Francis
C) James
D) Joseph
  • 49. In what city was Joe Biden born?
A) Claymont
B) Scranton
C) Newark
D) Garden City
  • 50. In what year was Joe Biden born?
A) 1961
B) 1946
C) 1953
D) 1942
  • 51. What was Joe Biden's mother's maiden name?
A) Archmere
B) Finnegan
C) Claymont
D) Robinette
  • 52. How many siblings does Joe Biden have?
A) Two
B) One
C) Three
D) Four
  • 53. What occupation did Joseph Sr. later have that restored the family's middle-class lifestyle?
A) Used-car salesman
B) History teacher
C) Hospital administrator
D) Football coach
  • 54. What personal choice did Biden make regarding alcohol as a result of his upbringing?
A) To become a bartender
B) To moderate his intake
C) To drink only wine
D) To be teetotal
  • 55. What office did Biden hold during his junior and senior years of high school?
A) Student body treasurer
B) Class president
C) Editor of the school paper
D) Team captain
  • 56. In what year did Biden graduate from high school?
A) 1942
B) 1961
C) 1965
D) 1953
  • 57. What number president of the United States was Joe Biden?
A) 47th
B) 45th
C) 46th
D) 44th
  • 58. Which legislative act did Biden draft and lead to passage?
A) Affordable Care Act
B) Voting Rights Act
C) Violence Against Women Act
D) Civil Rights Act
  • 59. In which year was Joe Biden first elected to the U.S. Senate?
A) 1970
B) 1968
C) 1980
D) 1972
  • 60. Which Supreme Court justice did Biden appoint?
A) Sonia Sotomayor
B) Clarence Thomas
C) Ketanji Brown Jackson
D) Robert Bork
  • 61. Which major military withdrawal did Biden oversee as president?
A) Afghanistan
B) Vietnam
C) Syria
D) Iraq
  • 62. What nickname was given to Joe Biden due to his commuting habits?
A) Senator Express
B) Amtrak Joe
C) Commuter Biden
D) Railroad Joe
  • 63. How old was Joe Biden when he was first elected to the Senate?
A) 40
B) 35
C) 28
D) 30
  • 64. Who was the Soviet general secretary who signed the SALT II Treaty with President Carter in 1979?
A) Leonid Brezhnev
B) Mikhail Gorbachev
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) Yuri Andropov
  • 65. Which issue did Joe Biden describe himself as conservative on in 1974?
A) Civil rights
B) Healthcare
C) Abortion
D) Senior citizens' concerns
  • 66. Which Delaware military installation did Joe Biden advocate for?
A) Fort Delaware
B) New Castle Army Depot
C) Dover Air Force Base
D) Wilmington Naval Base
  • 67. Which president did Joe Biden first endorse for the 1976 Democratic primary?
A) George McGovern
B) Bill Clinton
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Walter Mondale
  • 68. Which Independent Counsel was Biden critical of during the 1990s?
A) Lawrence Walsh
B) Ken Starr
C) Robert Mueller
D) Archibald Cox
  • 69. Approximately what percentage of the vote did Biden regularly receive in his Senate elections?
A) 40%
B) 70%
C) 60%
D) 50%
  • 70. What transport system did Biden consistently support for funding and security?
A) City bus networks
B) Amtrak
C) The Interstate Highway System
D) Commercial airlines
  • 71. On what date did Joe Biden declare his candidacy for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination?
A) January 1, 1987
B) June 9, 1987
C) September 23, 1987
D) August 12, 1988
  • 72. Who was the British Labour Party leader whose speech Biden was accused of plagiarizing?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Robert Bork
C) Neil Kinnock
D) Hubert Humphrey
  • 73. Whose inaugural address was Biden accused of using passages from?
A) Robert F. Kennedy
B) Hubert Humphrey
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Neil Kinnock
  • 74. On what date did Biden withdraw his 1988 presidential candidacy?
A) October 1, 1987
B) June 9, 1987
C) September 23, 1987
D) August 15, 1987
  • 75. What publication was the source of the text Biden was accused of taking while in law school?
A) Harvard Law Review
B) Fordham Law Review
C) Delaware Legal Gazette
D) Yale Journal of Law
  • 76. Which political figure's Supreme Court nomination hearings were upcoming during Biden's 1988 campaign?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Hubert Humphrey
C) Neil Kinnock
D) Robert Bork
  • 77. When did Biden undergo surgery for a leaking intracranial berry aneurysm?
A) May 1991
B) February 1991
C) February 1988
D) May 1988
  • 78. What health complication did Biden suffer while recuperating from his first aneurysm surgery?
A) Pulmonary embolism
B) Pneumonia
C) Stroke
D) Heart attack
  • 79. How long was Biden away from the Senate due to his brain surgeries?
A) Five months
B) Seven months
C) Three months
D) One year
  • 80. What was the final Senate vote on Robert Bork's Supreme Court nomination?
A) 5–9
B) 52–48
C) 42–58
D) 48–52
  • 81. How did Clarence Thomas describe Biden's questioning style during his 1991 nomination hearings?
A) Originalist
B) Fair and humorous
C) Supportive
D) Beanballs
  • 82. Who accused Clarence Thomas of making unwelcome sexual comments?
A) A Supreme Court judge
B) Anita Hill
C) A fellow senator
D) A woman from the committee
  • 83. What was the final Senate vote on the confirmation of Clarence Thomas?
A) 42–58
B) 52–48
C) 58–42
D) 5–9
  • 84. What foreign policy approach did Biden generally favor?
A) Liberal internationalist
B) Hardline nationalist
C) Conservative libertarian
D) Strict isolationist
  • 85. Who did Biden meet for a tense three-hour meeting in April 1993?
A) Robert Bork
B) Clarence Thomas
C) George H. W. Bush
D) Slobodan Milošević
  • 86. What was Biden's stance on the War in Afghanistan?
A) Strong opponent
B) Indifferent
C) Strong supporter
D) Neutral observer
  • 87. By what year did Biden call his vote for the Iraq War a 'mistake'?
A) 2007
B) 2005
C) 2008
D) 2002
  • 88. Who did Biden claim was 'dead, flat wrong' regarding the 2007 troop surge?
A) General David Petraeus
B) George W. Bush
C) Leslie H. Gelb
D) Barack Obama
  • 89. What was a primary focus of Biden's 2008 campaign?
A) Tax reform
B) Healthcare expansion
C) Climate change
D) The Iraq War
  • 90. What ranking did Biden receive in the Iowa caucuses on January 3, 2008?
A) Third
B) Second
C) Fifth
D) First
  • 91. How did Biden characterize Obama after getting to know him in 2007?
A) Garrulous and patronizing
B) The real deal
C) Politically inexperienced
D) Too young to lead
  • 92. In what month and year did Obama and Biden meet in secret to discuss a potential role in the administration?
A) July 2008
B) August 2008
C) September 2008
D) November 2008
  • 93. Where was Biden officially nominated for vice president in 2008?
A) Denver
B) St. Louis
C) Chicago
D) Washington D.C.
  • 94. Biden was the first vice president from which state?
A) New York
B) Maryland
C) Delaware
D) Pennsylvania
  • 95. Which country did Biden visit in May 2009 to affirm that its independence was irreversible?
A) Iraq
B) Ukraine
C) Afghanistan
D) Kosovo
  • 96. Who did Biden negotiate with to produce the compromise tax package in December 2010?
A) Rahm Emanuel
B) George W. Bush
C) Mitch McConnell
D) Hillary Clinton
  • 97. Who was the Republican nominee for vice president that drew more media attention than Biden in 2008?
A) Mitt Romney
B) Sarah Palin
C) John McCain
D) Dick Cheney
  • 98. What was the total dollar amount of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008?
A) $250 billion
B) $500 billion
C) $700 billion
D) $1 trillion
  • 99. Biden was the first vice president of which religion?
A) Jewish
B) Eastern Orthodox
C) Roman Catholic
D) Protestant
  • 100. What school did Sasha Obama and Maisy Biden attend together?
A) Georgetown Day School
B) Sidwell Friends School
C) National Cathedral School
D) St. Albans School
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