Richard Nixon Trivia Questions

Sample Richard Nixon Questions

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1. 1.Nixon's famous "I am not a crook" declaration was made at a press conference held at this Florida entertainment complex.

   • Walt Disney World
   • Universal Studios
   • SeaWorld
   • Kennedy Space Center

2. 2.The political scandal that forced the only presidential resignation in U.S. history was named after this Washington D.C. building complex.

   • The Pentagon
   • Capitol Hill
   • Blair House
   • Watergate

3. 3.Nixon served as Vice President for this many years under Eisenhower before his own presidential campaigns.

   • Eight years
   • Four years
   • Six years
   • Two years

4. 4.Nixon's groundbreaking 1972 visit to China included a famous meeting with this Chinese Communist Party chairman.

   • Zhou Enlai
   • Deng Xiaoping
   • Mao Zedong
   • Hua Guofeng

5. 5.Nixon announced his resignation in this month and year, becoming the only U.S. president to leave office voluntarily.

   • June 1974
   • August 1974
   • July 1974
   • September 1974

6. 6.The vice president who replaced Spiro Agnew and later became president without being elected was this former House minority leader.

   • Nelson Rockefeller
   • Bob Dole
   • Gerald Ford
   • George H.W. Bush

7. 7.This state elected Nixon to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950, launching his national political career.

   • Texas
   • New York
   • Illinois
   • California

8. 8.Nixon lost the 1960 presidential election to this young Massachusetts senator in one of the closest races in American history.

   • Lyndon Johnson
   • Hubert Humphrey
   • Adlai Stevenson
   • John F. Kennedy

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