POLITICS
Are You a Political Junkie?
by Stump Connolly
The Week Behind proudly presents its first Political Junkie Quiz. Answer all
the questions correctly and win valuable prizes.
Prizes
1st Prize: A no expenses paid
vacation to the Democratic Convention in Denver with Stump Connolly, chief
political correspondent of The Week Behind.
2nd Prize: Go on your own, make reservations in a good hotel
and meet him in the lobby bar.
3rd Prize: Watch Stump talk you into a party as Plus One.
4th Prize: $50.
Questions
1. How many people voted for Barack Obama in Iowa? How many delegates did he win?
2. How many people voted for Hillary Clinton in West Virginia? How many delegates did she win?
3. How many people cast presidential ballots in the 2004 general election? How many eligible voters did not vote?
4. What was the name of the coffee shop where Hillary Clinton turned around her presidential campaign?
5. What was the name of the bar in Indiana where she downed whiskey shots and a beer?
6. Where did Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd’s daughter go to kindergarten last year?
7. Where did Barack Obama go to kindergarten?
8. How much of his own money did Mitt Romney put into his presidential bid?
9. What percentage of Democrats attending the Iowa caucuses this year had never been to a caucus before?
10. College age kids (ages 18-24) made up what percentage of voters in the New Hampshire Democratic primary?
11. How many delegates will Ron Paul take to the Republican convention?
12. What did Bill Clinton say in South Carolina that got everybody so mad at him?
13. Who won Texas?
14. Who won American Samoa?
15. When would Florida have held its primary this year if it hadn’t broken party rules to jump ahead of the pack?
16. What candidate got the least number of delegates for the most money spent?
17. Where was Barack Obama’s biggest rally? Location. Attendance. Date.
18. What is John McCain’s religion?
19. What is Barack Obama’s religion?
20. How much money have all the candidates, Republicans and Democrats, raised in pursuit of their party's nomination? So far.*
* As of April 30, 2008. (The last FEC filing date.)
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