Barack Obama - Quiz
Barack Obama
  • 1. When did Obama file his 2012 election papers?
A) April 4, 2011
B) January 20, 2009
C) November 6, 2012
D) April 3, 2012
  • 2. Who formally nominated Obama for president at the 2012 Democratic National Convention?
A) Mitt Romney
B) Paul Ryan
C) Joe Biden
D) Bill Clinton
  • 3. How many electoral votes did Obama win in the 2012 election?
A) 332
B) 270
C) 300
D) 278
  • 4. What percentage of the popular vote did Obama receive in 2012?
A) 49.5 percent
B) 50.0 percent
C) 52.3 percent
D) 51.1 percent
  • 5. Which president was the last Democrat to win the majority of the popular vote twice before Obama?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) George W. Bush
D) Ronald Reagan
  • 6. On what date was Barack Obama inaugurated as the 44th president?
A) November 6, 2012
B) April 4, 2011
C) January 20, 2009
D) January 16, 2013
  • 7. What action did Congress take regarding Obama's order to close Guantanamo Bay?
A) Supported the transfer of detainees
B) Approved the order immediately
C) Refused to appropriate funds
D) Delayed the closure by one year
  • 8. What was the first bill signed into law by Obama?
A) State Children's Health Insurance Program
B) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
C) Patriot Act renewal
D) Violence Against Women Act
  • 9. Who was the first Supreme Court Justice of Hispanic descent appointed by Obama?
A) Elena Kagan
B) Sonia Sotomayor
C) David Souter
D) John Paul Stevens
  • 10. Who chaired the White House Council on Women and Girls?
A) Sonia Sotomayor
B) Elena Kagan
C) Joe Biden
D) Valerie Jarrett
  • 11. Which space program was ended by Obama in 2010?
A) International Space Station
B) Constellation program
C) Earth science projects
D) Mars exploration program
  • 12. How many executive orders regarding gun control did Obama sign in January 2013?
A) 10
B) 30
C) 23
D) 5
  • 13. In a 2016 editorial, what did Obama compare the struggle for gun reform to?
A) Economic recovery
B) The Space Race
C) The Patriot Act
D) Women's suffrage
  • 14. How did Obama respond to the 2013 Edward Snowden leaks?
A) Ignored the disclosures
B) Condemned the leak as unpatriotic
C) Praised the whistleblower
D) Immediately shut down the NSA
  • 15. What policy did Obama revoke concerning international family planning organizations?
A) Mexico City policy
B) Gun control reform
C) The Patriot Act
D) Embryonic stem cell policy
  • 16. Where did Barack Obama announce his candidacy for President in 2007?
A) Chicago, Illinois
B) Washington, D.C.
C) Springfield, Illinois
D) Denver, Colorado
  • 17. Which historical figure delivered the 'House Divided' speech at the site of Obama's announcement?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) George Washington
  • 18. Which of these was a key issue emphasized by Obama during his 2008 campaign?
A) Increasing energy independence
B) Lowering interest rates
C) Privatizing the military
D) Reducing the voting age
  • 19. On what date did Obama clinch the Democratic nomination?
A) November 4, 2008
B) August 23, 2008
C) June 2, 2008
D) February 10, 2007
  • 20. Who was selected by Obama as his vice presidential running mate?
A) Tim Kaine
B) Evan Bayh
C) Joe Biden
D) Bill Clinton
  • 21. Where was the 2008 Democratic National Convention held?
A) Denver, Colorado
B) New York City, New York
C) Springfield, Illinois
D) Chicago, Illinois
  • 22. Approximately how many people attended Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field?
A) 3,000,000
B) 84,000
C) 50,000
D) 100,000
  • 23. On June 19, 2008, what did Obama become the first major-party candidate to do since 1976?
A) Campaign in all 50 states
B) Run without a running mate
C) Turn down public financing
D) Accept corporate donations
  • 24. Who was the Republican presidential nominee in 2008?
A) Sarah Palin
B) George W. Bush
C) Mitt Romney
D) John McCain
  • 25. Who was John McCain's running mate in 2008?
A) Joe Biden
B) Evan Bayh
C) Sarah Palin
D) Tim Kaine
  • 26. How many electoral votes did Obama receive in the 2008 election?
A) 365
B) 400
C) 173
D) 270
  • 27. Where did Obama deliver his victory speech?
A) Invesco Field, Denver
B) Grant Park, Chicago
C) Old State Capitol, Springfield
D) White House, Washington D.C.
  • 28. Besides Obama, which other U.S. senator moved directly from the Senate to the White House?
A) Hillary Clinton
B) George W. Bush
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Bill Clinton
  • 29. When did Barack Obama commission a poll to assess his prospects for the 2004 Senate race?
A) January 2003
B) March 2004
C) August 2002
D) May 2002
  • 30. Who did Obama hire as a political media consultant by August 2002?
A) David Axelrod
B) Peter Fitzgerald
C) Alan Keyes
D) Jack Ryan
  • 31. How many total candidates were involved in the wide-open primary contests for the Illinois Senate seat?
A) 102
B) 70
C) 15
D) 9
  • 32. Which Republican incumbent chose not to participate in the 2004 election?
A) George W. Bush
B) Alan Keyes
C) Jack Ryan
D) Peter Fitzgerald
  • 33. Which Democratic predecessor chose not to participate in the 2004 election?
A) Carol Moseley Braun
B) Peter Fitzgerald
C) David Axelrod
D) Barack Obama
  • 34. What happened to the sales/reissue of Obama's memoir following his primary win?
A) It became a movie
B) It was banned
C) It was reissued
D) It was never published
  • 35. Who was the Republican primary winner originally expected to be Obama's general election opponent?
A) Jack Ryan
B) Alan Keyes
C) David Axelrod
D) Peter Fitzgerald
  • 36. Who replaced the Republican candidate after he withdrew from the race in 2004?
A) Carol Moseley Braun
B) Alan Keyes
C) Peter Fitzgerald
D) David Axelrod
  • 37. How many of Illinois' 102 counties did Obama win in the 2004 election?
A) 15
B) 70
C) 92
D) 102
  • 38. What role did Obama hold at the Chicago Annenberg Challenge from 1995 to 1999?
A) Treasurer
B) Secretary
C) Founding president and chairman
D) Legal advisor
  • 39. In what year did Obama's law license become inactive?
A) 2004
B) 2007
C) 2002
D) 1996
  • 40. Who did Obama succeed in the Illinois Senate?
A) Yesse Yehudah
B) Bobby Rush
C) George Ryan
D) Alice Palmer
  • 41. In what year was Obama first elected to the Illinois Senate?
A) 1996
B) 1994
C) 2000
D) 1998
  • 42. Which Illinois district did Obama represent as a state senator?
A) 13th District
B) 10th District
C) 1st District
D) 14th District
  • 43. Who defeated Obama in the 2000 Democratic primary for the U.S. House of Representatives?
A) Yesse Yehudah
B) Bobby Rush
C) Alice Palmer
D) George Ryan
  • 44. In the 1998 general election for the Illinois Senate, who did Obama defeat?
A) Alice Palmer
B) Bobby Rush
C) Yesse Yehudah
D) George Ryan
  • 45. What committee did Obama chair in the Illinois Senate starting in 2003?
A) Health and Human Services Committee
B) Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
C) Judiciary Committee
D) Ethics Committee
  • 46. When did Obama resign from the Illinois Senate?
A) November 2004
B) January 2003
C) November 1996
D) December 2002
  • 47. What type of profiling did Obama sponsor legislation to monitor?
A) Age profiling
B) Racial profiling
C) Gender profiling
D) Economic profiling
  • 48. What did Obama promote to help low-income workers?
A) Direct cash grants
B) Lowering interest rates
C) Free transportation
D) Increased tax credits
  • 49. In what year did Obama lose the primary race to Bobby Rush?
A) 2002
B) 1998
C) 2000
D) 2004
  • 50. What religious denomination does Barack Obama identify with?
A) Unitarian Universalist
B) Protestant Christian
C) Eastern Orthodox
D) Roman Catholic
  • 51. In The Audacity of Hope, how did Obama describe his upbringing regarding religion?
A) Not raised in a religious household
B) Raised by strictly religious parents
C) Raised in a devout Catholic family
D) Raised in a fundamentalist household
  • 52. How did Obama describe his mother's religious stance?
A) A practicing Buddhist
B) A lonely witness for secular humanism
C) A devout Protestant
D) A lifelong atheist
  • 53. What did Obama say his father was by the time he met his mother?
A) A devout Christian
B) A spiritual seeker
C) A practicing Hindu
D) A confirmed atheist
  • 54. How did Obama's stepfather view religion?
A) Not particularly useful
B) As essential to daily life
C) As a political tool
D) As a source of great comfort
  • 55. When did Obama become a member of Trinity United Church of Christ?
A) 2009
B) 1987
C) 2008
D) 1992
  • 56. Which of the following churches has the Obama family attended since moving to Washington, D.C.?
A) A local synagogue
B) Shiloh Baptist Church
C) Trinity United Church of Christ
D) The Vatican
  • 57. Which deity is the figurine in Obama's collection of inspirational items dedicated to?
A) Shiva
B) Ganesha
C) Vishnu
D) Hanuman
  • 58. What gift did Pope Francis give to Obama?
A) Rosary beads
B) A Buddha statue
C) A poker chip
D) A Coptic cross
  • 59. Where did the metal poker chip in Obama's collection originate?
A) From a motorcyclist in Iowa
B) From his father in Kenya
C) From a monk in Tibet
D) From a shop in Washington D.C.
  • 60. What is the frequency of church attendance for the Obama family?
A) They attend every Sunday
B) They have never attended church
C) They attend only on major holidays
D) They do not attend on a regular basis
  • 61. What was the name of the organization Obama directed in Chicago after moving there in 1985?
A) Project Vote
B) Harvard Law Review
C) Gamaliel Foundation
D) Developing Communities Project
  • 62. Which foundation did Obama work for as a consultant and instructor?
A) Sidley Austin Foundation
B) Rose Library Foundation
C) Developing Communities Project
D) Gamaliel Foundation
  • 63. Where did Obama live while attending Harvard Law School?
A) Somerville, Massachusetts
B) Chicago, Illinois
C) Roseland, Chicago
D) Moneygall, Ireland
  • 64. Who was the constitutional scholar Obama served as a research assistant for at Harvard?
A) Ted Kennedy
B) Laurence Tribe
C) Tony Rezko
D) Bernie Mac
  • 65. How many years did Obama teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago?
A) Twelve years
B) Ten years
C) Eight years
D) Five years
  • 66. Which voter registration campaign did Obama direct in 1992?
A) Project Vote
B) The Harvard Reform Movement
C) Developing Communities Project
D) The Chicago Initiative
  • 67. Who was Obama's mother survived by until 2008?
A) Sheila Miyoshi Jager
B) Alexandra McNear
C) Madelyn Dunham
D) Maya Soetoro-Ng
  • 68. What was the name of the anthropologist Obama lived with in the 1980s?
A) Alexandra McNear
B) Michelle Robinson
C) Sheila Miyoshi Jager
D) Maya Soetoro-Ng
  • 69. What is the name of the Obama family's first Portuguese Water Dog?
A) Buddy
B) Sunny
C) Rex
D) Bo
  • 70. What sport did Obama play on his high school's varsity team?
A) Soccer
B) Football
C) Baseball
D) Basketball
  • 71. Which neighborhood in Chicago did the Obama family move to in 2005?
A) Altgeld Gardens
B) Roseland
C) Kenwood
D) Hyde Park
  • 72. Which charity did Obama donate $131,000 to in 2010?
A) Fisher House Foundation
B) Gamaliel Foundation
C) Sidley Austin Foundation
D) Developing Communities Project
  • 73. At what age did Obama move to Indonesia?
A) Eight
B) Four
C) Six
D) Ten
  • 74. Which Catholic elementary school did Obama attend in Indonesia?
A) Punahou School
B) Calvert School
C) Sekolah Dasar Katolik Santo Fransiskus Asisi
D) Sekolah Dasar Negeri Menteng 01
  • 75. What nickname did Obama use until his 1980 trip to Kenya?
A) Stan
B) Bo
C) Barry
D) Barack
  • 76. Who did Obama live with after returning to Honolulu in 1971?
A) His maternal grandparents
B) His stepfather
C) His father
D) His aunt
  • 77. Where did Obama go for high school?
A) Columbia University
B) St. Francis of Assisi
C) Occidental College
D) Punahou School
  • 78. What was Obama's mother studying at the University of Hawaii?
A) Political Science
B) Anthropology
C) English Literature
D) International Relations
  • 79. What was the name of the group Obama belonged to that smoked marijuana?
A) The Prep Group
B) The Circle
C) The Islanders
D) Choom Gang
  • 80. Where did Obama attend college after high school in 1979?
A) University of Hawaii
B) City College of New York
C) Occidental College
D) Columbia University
  • 81. Where did Obama transfer as a junior in 1981?
A) Occidental College
B) University of Hawaii
C) Columbia University
D) Punahou School
  • 82. What was Obama's GPA when he graduated from Columbia University?
A) 3.9
B) 3.7
C) 4.0
D) 3.5
  • 83. What was Obama's major at Columbia University?
A) Biology
B) History
C) Political science
D) Anthropology
  • 84. What company did Obama work for as a financial researcher?
A) Business International Corporation
B) The City College of New York
C) Occidental College
D) New York Public Interest Research Group
  • 85. Where was Barack Obama born?
A) Nairobi, Kenya
B) Honolulu, Hawaii
C) Wichita, Kansas
D) Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 86. Where was Ann Dunham born?
A) Dublin, Ireland
B) Honolulu, Hawaii
C) Seattle, Washington
D) Wichita, Kansas
  • 87. Where did Obama's parents meet in 1960?
A) Russian language class
B) Economics class
C) Geography class
D) A political rally
  • 88. What is the name of the ancestor who emigrated from Moneygall, Ireland in 1850?
A) John Punch
B) Lolo Soetoro
C) Falmouth Kearney
D) Barack Hussein Obama Sr.
  • 89. In what city did Obama's parents marry?
A) Honolulu, Hawaii
B) Wailuku, Hawaii
C) Jakarta, Indonesia
D) Seattle, Washington
  • 90. After his birth, where did Obama and his mother move in late August 1961?
A) Kenya
B) Jakarta
C) Seattle
D) Wichita
  • 91. What subject did Obama's father study at the University of HawaiĘ»i?
A) Geography
B) Economics
C) Russian
D) Political Science
  • 92. In what year did Obama's parents divorce?
A) 1967
B) 1964
C) 1965
D) 1962
  • 93. When did Obama's father visit his son in Hawaii for the only time?
A) Christmas 1964
B) Christmas 1971
C) 1982
D) Summer 1975
  • 94. In what year did Obama's father die?
A) 1982
B) 1990
C) 1964
D) 1971
  • 95. What was the occupation of Lolo Soetoro?
A) Geography student
B) Medical doctor
C) Economics analyst
D) Russian teacher
  • 96. In what year did Obama move to Indonesia to live with his stepfather?
A) 1965
B) 1967
C) 1963
D) 1970
  • 97. What district in South Jakarta did the family initially live in?
A) Menteng
B) Wailuku
C) Kogelo
D) Tebet
  • 98. What number president of the United States was Barack Obama?
A) 45th
B) 44th
C) 46th
D) 43rd
  • 99. What was the name of the operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden?
A) Operation Neptune Spear
B) Operation Enduring Freedom
C) Operation Desert Storm
D) Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • 100. In the 2012 presidential election, who was the Republican candidate Obama defeated?
A) Sarah Palin
B) Mitt Romney
C) John McCain
D) Paul Ryan
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