Political Trivia Questions and Answers About Politics and Politicians
What politician and U.S. President said, "You let a bully come into
your front yard, and the next day he'll be on your porch"?
A: Lyndon Johnson.
In the mid 60s, who was the head of the political wing of the
Vietcong?
A: Nguyenh Huu Tho.
In the 1935 British adventure film Sanders of the
River, what
African political leader portrayed a tribal chief?
A: Jomo Kenyatta, who later became the president of
Kenya.
What president's real campaign footage appeared in Clint
Eastwood's movie In The Line of
Fire?
A: Bill Clinton's.
What's the name of the British political regime 1649-60
established by Oliver Cromwell?
A: The Commonwealth.
Patti Reagan distanced herself from politics by changing her last
name to what at the age of 22?
A: Davis.
The Democratic party was first associated with what symbol in an
1870 cartoon by Thomas Nast?
A: A donkey.
How many US Presidents were involved in the
Vietnam war?
A: Five.
What country had rampant political corruption that was
investigated by the Mani pulite, or "Clean Hands," of the 1990s?
A: Italy.
What Irish political movement is named after a phrase meaning "We
ourselves"?
A: Sinn Fein.
Pope John Paul II in the 1980s supported what Polish political
movement?
A: Solidarity.
Zionism got its name from the hill in Jerusalem boasting what
Temple?
A: The Temple of Solomon.
Richard Nixon agreed to cough up $432,000 to pay what in April of
1974?
A: Back Taxes.
Who was the winner of Taiwan's first democratic presidential
election?
A: Lee Teng-Hui.
Al Gore is the politician credited with popularizing what phrase?
A: "information superhighway"?
Roger Clinton, brother to Bill Clinton, had a band and recorded
the CD Nothing Good Comes Easy. What was the name of his band?
A: Politics.
Apartheid the political system in
South Africa, was gradually
dismantled beginning in what year?
A: 1989.
Al Gore was elected Senator for what state in 1985?
A: Tennessee.
Rebecca Latimer Selton held what distinction in the political
arena?
A: She was the first woman to become a U.S. Senator.
What US politician coined the term "lunatic fringe"?
A: Teddy Roosevelt.
How long was the longest filibusters on record, by
South Carolina
Republican senator Strom Thurmond?
A: 24 hours and 18 minutes.
What was the first name of the reformer Wilberforce, the composer
Walton, and the politician Gladstone?
A: William.
What US politician made claims of communist infiltration in the
1950s?
A: Joe McCarthy.
What politicians spouse was found innocent of defrauding US banks
in 1990?
A: Imelda Marcos.
What presidential candidate except for
George Washington, to run
unopposed?
A: James Monroe.
Who was the future senator that scored the only touchdown for
Harvard when they played Yale in 1955?
A: Edward M. Kennedy.
What was the name of the future politician the led the AFL in
passing yards for the 1960s?
A: Jack Kemp.
Who was the only U.S. Senator from a Confederate state to remain
in Congress after secession?
A: Andrew Jackson.
Reports of an affair with Donna Rice ended the presidential
campaign of what Senator?
A: Senator Gary Hart.