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