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 What act signed by Clinton in 1999 repealed part of the Glass–Steagall Act?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