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