Ron DeSantis Trivia Quiz Questions with Answers
Who is Ronald Dion DeSantis?
A: Ron DeSantis is an American politician and attorney serving as the 46th
governor of Florida since
2019.
Before assuming the governorship, what did Ron DeSantis
do?
A: DeSantis served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for
Florida's 6th district from 2013 to
2018.
Where was he born?
A: He was born in Jacksonville.
Where did DeSantis spent most of his childhood?
A: In Dunedin, Florida.
What university did he graduate from?
A: He graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School.
What did DeSantis join in 2004?
A: The United States Navy.
In the Navy he was promoted to what rank before serving
as an advisor to SEAL Team One and being deployed to Iraq in 2007?
A: Lieutenant.
When he returned to the U.S. a year later, the U.S.
Department of Justice appointed DeSantis to serve as what?
A: A Special Assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office in the
Middle District of Florida.
He held that position until what?
A: His honorable discharge in 2010.
DeSantis was first elected to Congress in 2012,
defeating what Democratic opponent?
A: Heather Beaven.
During his tenure, he became a founding member of what?
A: The Freedom Caucus.
He was a known ally of whom?
A: President Donald Trump.
He briefly ran for U.S. Senate in 2016 but withdrew
when what happened?
A: Incumbent senator Marco Rubio sought reelection.
During his 2018 gubernatorial campaign, DeSantis
emphasized his support of whom?
A: Trump.
He won the Republican nomination in August and chose
state representative who as his running mate?
A: Jeanette Nuñez.
The close results of the general
election between DeSantis and the Democratic nominee, Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum,
triggered what?
A: A machine recount.
DeSantis was certified the winner with what margin of
victory?
A: 0.4% margin of victory.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, DeSantis
resisted imposing restrictions such as what?
A: Face mask mandates, stay-at-home orders, and vaccination requirements.
In May 2021, he signed into law a bill that prohibited
businesses, schools, cruise ships, and government entities from requiring
what?
A: Proof of vaccination.