Politics Trivia

13

If, after the Presidential election, no candidate would have a majority of the electoral votes, how would the President be determined?

2

His presidential inauguration speech in winter, 1841 took well over an hour to read, during which time he caught a chill that led to pneumonia and death a month later. Name this ninth President who had the shortest term of office.

12

After his country gained independence from Britain in 1980, Robert Mugabe became the first Prime Minister of what nation?

13

In 1958, Russian poet and novelist Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, but negative Soviet reaction forced him to refuse the honor. For which novel was Boris Pasternak awarded the Nobel Prize?

18

Who were Richard Nixon's two Vice Presidents?

14

In what year was Edward Kennedy first elected Senator from Massachusetts?

10

At the end of World War II, the victorious allies divided Berlin, the German capital, into what four sectors?

17

In the 1992 Presidential election, what was the name of H. Ross Perot's running mate?

3

In 1958, Russian poet and novelist Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, but negative Soviet reaction forced him to refuse the honor. For which novel was Boris Pasternak awarded the Nobel Prize?

17

Which political party were each of these Presidents? a. Abe Lincoln? b. Theodore Roosevelt? c. Herbert Hoover?

18

Which person was the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 1971 to 1973, then later President of the United States?

13

In 1958, Russian poet and novelist Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, but negative Soviet reaction forced him to refuse the honor. For which novel was Boris Pasternak awarded the Nobel Prize?

4

What is the name for the type of Japanese verse form having three lines with 5, 7, and 5 syllables?