 - 1. Who won the Missouri primary in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries?
A) Cruz
B) Rubio
C) Trump
D) Kasich
- 2. By what margin did Trump win Missouri in the 2016 Republican primaries?
A) 0.21%
B) 18.64%
C) 9.99%
D) 3.47%
- 3. Which candidate won the District of Columbia primary with a margin under 5%?
A) Cruz
B) Rubio
C) Kasich
D) Trump
- 4. What was Rubio's winning margin in the District of Columbia?
A) 11.08%
B) 17.01%
C) 1.76%
D) 6.05%
- 5. In which state did Cruz win with a margin of 2.74%?
A) Alaska
B) Arkansas
C) Vermont
D) Virginia
- 6. Who won the Iowa primary in the 2016 Republican primaries?
A) Trump
B) Cruz
C) Rubio
D) Kasich
- 7. By what margin did Cruz win Iowa?
A) 13.02%
B) 4.51%
C) 6.05%
D) 3.34%
- 8. Which state had a close race with Trump winning by 3.47%?
A) Kentucky
B) Oklahoma
C) North Carolina
D) Louisiana
- 9. Who won the Ohio primary in the 2016 Republican primaries?
A) Rubio
B) Kasich
C) Cruz
D) Trump
- 10. By what margin did Kasich win Ohio?
A) 13.31%
B) 14.23%
C) 11.08%
D) 16.62%
- 11. Which state did Cruz win with a margin of 17.33%?
A) Florida
B) Idaho
C) Texas
D) Arizona
- 12. By what margin did Cruz win Texas?
A) 19.52%
B) 17.01%
C) 18.34%
D) 18.64%
- 13. Which state had a close race with Trump winning by 9.99%?
A) Minnesota
B) Oklahoma
C) Illinois
D) South Carolina
- 14. By what margin did Trump win New Hampshire?
A) 11.62%
B) 16.62%
C) 19.52%
D) 14.36%
- 15. What nickname was given to the primaries held on April 26, 2016, in the Northeastern states?
A) Keystone contest
B) Amtrak race
C) Acela primary
D) Northeastern Express
- 16. Which states participated in the Acela primary on April 26, 2016?
A) New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine
B) Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin
C) Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and South Carolina
D) Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island
- 17. How many primaries were contested on April 26, 2016?
A) Six
B) Three
C) Five
D) Four
- 18. What was the range of Trump's winning margins in these primaries?
A) Between 15% and 25%
B) Between 10% and 20%
C) Between 40% and 50%
D) Between 29% and 41%
- 19. What percentage of the vote did Trump receive in all five primaries?
A) Exactly 50%
B) More than 60%
C) Over 54%
D) Less than 50%
- 20. Which states did Trump claim all the delegates from during the Acela primary?
A) Maryland, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
B) Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York
C) Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
D) Connecticut, Delaware, and Maryland
- 21. How many unpledged delegates were elected in Pennsylvania during the Acela primary?
A) 54
B) 60
C) 40
D) 30
- 22. How many of Pennsylvania's unpledged delegates did Trump campaign and The Washington Post estimate he would win?
A) All 54
B) At least 39
C) Less than 20
D) Exactly 30
- 23. How many pledged delegates did Kasich win in Rhode Island?
A) 10
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7
- 24. How many pledged delegates did Cruz win in Rhode Island?
A) 8
B) 6
C) 2
D) 4
- 25. How many total pledged delegates did Trump secure by the end of the Acela primary night?
A) 100 of 118
B) 95 of 105
C) 111 of 118
D) 120 of 130
- 26. What milestone did Trump achieve in terms of votes during the Acela primary?
A) Surpassed 15 million votes
B) Achieved exactly 8 million votes
C) Reached 5 million votes
D) Cleared 10 million votes
- 27. Which two previous Republican candidates received a majority of the popular vote nationwide in their respective years?
A) McCain and Romney
B) Reagan and Bush Sr.
C) Bush and Dole
D) Ford and Carter
- 28. Where did a Trump rally turn violent on April 28, 2016?
A) San Francisco, California
B) Los Angeles, California
C) Las Vegas, Nevada
D) Costa Mesa, California
- 29. How many people were arrested during the protests at the Trump rally in Costa Mesa?
A) Fifty
B) Approximately twenty
C) Ten
D) Thirty
- 30. Who was considered a prominent candidate due to his high fundraising ability and record as governor of Florida?
A) Jeb Bush
B) Chris Christie
C) Marco Rubio
D) Scott Walker
- 31. Who led the polls from mid-2013 until early 2014 due to his record as governor of New Jersey?
A) Jeb Bush
B) Scott Walker
C) Marco Rubio
D) Chris Christie
- 32. What scandal damaged Chris Christie's reputation and poll standing in early 2014?
A) Enron Scandal
B) Bridgegate
C) Iran-Contra
D) Watergate
- 33. Which candidate won CPAC straw polls in 2013, 2014, and 2015?
A) Rand Paul
B) Scott Walker
C) Jeb Bush
D) Marco Rubio
- 34. Who was the eventual House speaker during this period?
A) Mitch McConnell
B) John Boehner
C) Paul Ryan
D) Nancy Pelosi
- 35. Which governor's victory in a recall election in 2012 was often touted as part of his campaign?
A) Jeb Bush
B) Rick Perry
C) Scott Walker
D) Chris Christie
- 36. What period of networking and relationship-building was dubbed by The Washington Post in April 2014?
A) Campaign trail
B) Election forum
C) Political summit
D) Credentials caucus
- 37. Who did Ted Cruz announce as his running mate if he became the nominee?
A) Lindsey Graham
B) Sarah Palin
C) Chris Christie
D) Carly Fiorina
- 38. Who was the Republican National Committee chairman who announced Donald Trump as the presumptive nominee?
A) Mitch McConnell
B) Mike Pence
C) Paul Ryan
D) Reince Priebus
- 39. How many primary contests were conducted to choose delegates for the 2016 Republican National Convention?
A) Sixty
B) Seventy
C) Fifty
D) Fifty-six
- 40. In how many states and territories were delegates allocated by popular vote either statewide or on the congressional district level?
A) Sixty
B) Forty
C) Fifty-six
D) Fifty
- 41. How many uncommitted delegates attended the 2016 Republican National Convention?
A) 100
B) 130
C) 150
D) 200
- 42. How were most of the delegates elected for the 2016 Republican National Convention?
A) Through a lottery system
B) By a national committee decision
C) As bound delegates
D) As uncommitted delegates
- 43. How many unbound RNC delegates were part of the 130 uncommitted delegates?
A) 100
B) 50
C) 112
D) 18
- 44. How many states released their delegates on the second round of voting?
A) All states
B) No states
C) Most states
D) Only two states
- 45. Who was considered a frontrunner early in the primary season alongside Jeb Bush and Scott Walker?
A) Chris Christie
B) No clear frontrunner existed
C) Ben Carson
D) Marco Rubio
- 46. Who experienced a surge in support during the fall of 2015?
A) Jeb Bush
B) John Kasich
C) Ben Carson
D) Marco Rubio
- 47. Who was Donald Trump's running mate in the 2016 general election?
A) Paul Ryan
B) Mike Pence
C) Chris Christie
D) Jeb Bush
- 48. What percentage of the popular primary vote did Trump receive, making it the lowest for a major party nominee since 1988?
A) 60%
B) 30%
C) 44.95%
D) 50%
- 49. Which state's fiscal overhaul by Sam Brownback was known as the 'Kansas experiment'?
A) Florida
B) Kansas
C) Ohio
D) Texas
- 50. In what year did John Kasich enter the Republican presidential race, making it the largest field in GOP history at that time?
A) 2014
B) 2015
C) 2016
D) 2013
- 51. Who was the Senate Minority Leader who supported Sam Brownback?
A) John McCain
B) Mitch McConnell
C) Harry Reid
D) Chuck Schumer
- 52. Which candidate's candidacy announcement made it the largest presidential field in American history?
A) Donald Trump
B) Jim Gilmore
C) Jeb Bush
D) Ted Cruz
- 53. Which state was NOT mentioned as one where Trump polled well in the early-voting stages?
A) Florida
B) South Carolina
C) Iowa
D) New Hampshire
- 54. What was a key factor in Walker's decision to suspend his campaign on September 21, 2015?
A) Support from major donors
B) Winning the Iowa caucuses
C) Dropping poll numbers after lackluster debate performances
D) High fundraising success
- 55. Which candidate suspended their campaign on December 21, 2015?
A) Jindal
B) Graham
C) Pataki
D) Santorum
- 56. What constitutional requirement did Donald Trump question about Ted Cruz's eligibility to be president?
A) Age requirement
B) Citizenship duration
C) Residency requirement
D) Natural-born U.S. citizenship
- 57. How many delegates were at stake during Super Tuesday?
A) 595
B) 1237
C) 377
D) 23
- 58. How many delegates were at stake between Super Tuesday and March 13, 2016?
A) 1237
B) 23
C) 377
D) 595
- 59. How many delegates did Marco Rubio win from Puerto Rico on Super Saturday?
A) 23
B) None
C) 17
D) 36
- 60. How many delegates did John Kasich earn in the Michigan primary on March 8, 2016?
A) 23
B) 36
C) None
D) 17
- 61. What percentage of the vote did Trump receive in the Northern Mariana Islands caucuses?
A) 50%
B) 73%
C) 60%
D) 80%
- 62. How many delegates were at stake in the Super Tuesday II contests?
A) 200
B) 500
C) 367
D) 400
- 63. Which state had a very close election result between Trump and Cruz, with fewer than 2,000 votes difference?
A) Missouri
B) Florida
C) Ohio
D) Illinois
- 64. How many statewide delegates did Trump receive from Missouri?
A) 12
B) 20
C) 10
D) 15
- 65. What was the last year before 2016 when more than three candidates won at least one state in Republican primaries?
A) 1984
B) 2000
C) 1968
D) 1972
- 66. What percentage of the vote did Trump receive in New York on April 19, 2016?
A) 59%
B) 48%
C) 25%
D) 15%
- 67. Following the New York primary, how many more delegates did Cruz need to reach the majority of 1,237?
A) 95
B) 674
C) 58
D) 678
- 68. Which state awarded the most delegates during the May 3, 2016 primary?
A) Nebraska
B) West Virginia
C) Oregon
D) Indiana
- 69. How many delegates were awarded in the final primaries held on June 7, 2016?
A) 300
B) 200
C) 500
D) 400
- 70. Where was the 2016 Republican National Convention held?
A) Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland
B) AT&T Stadium in Arlington
C) Staples Center in Los Angeles
D) Madison Square Garden in New York City
- 71. How many delegates did Donald Trump win on the first ballot at the 2016 Republican National Convention?
A) 1500
B) 1725
C) 2000
D) 1237
- 72. What was the primary method of delegate allocation in most states during the 2016 Republican primaries?
A) Winner-take-all
B) Winner-take-most
C) Direct election
D) Proportional
- 73. Which rule required candidates to demonstrate support from a majority of delegates in at least eight state delegations?
A) Rule 42
B) Rule 50
C) Rule 40(b)
D) Rule 26
- 74. How much did Donald Trump self-finance his campaign with as loans in the 2016 Republican primaries?
A) $50,000,000
B) $36,243,646
C) $25,000,000
D) $45,000,000
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