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Watergate Scandal Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the break-in at the Watergate building occur?

a)

1973

b)

1970

c)

1972

d)

1971

2.

Who were the burglars working for during the Watergate break-in?

a)

The FBI

b)

The Democratic Party

c)

President Nixon's reelection campaign

d)

The CIA

3.

What did Nixon initially claim about his involvement in the break-in?

a)

He planned it

b)

He had nothing to do with it

c)

He was informed by the burglars

d)

He was a witness

4.

Which newspaper did Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein work for?

a)

USA Today

b)

The Washington Post

c)

The New York Times

d)

The Wall Street Journal

5.

What was the 'Saturday Night Massacre'?

a)

The firing of a special investigator

b)

A protest against Nixon

c)

A break-in at the White House

d)

A political debate

6.

Who was the special investigator that Nixon ordered to be fired?

a)

Carl Bernstein

b)

Bob Woodward

c)

Archibald Cox

d)

Gerald Ford

7.

What did the Supreme Court order Nixon to do in 1974?

a)

Resign from presidency

b)

Release all the secret tapes

c)

Pardon the burglars

d)

Run for reelection

8.

What action did Nixon take instead of being impeached?

a)

He resigned

b)

He fled the country

c)

He went to trial

d)

He admitted to the crime

9.

Who became president after Nixon resigned?

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Bob Woodward

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Archibald Cox

10.

What was one result of the Watergate scandal?

a)

Nixon's reelection

b)

New laws limiting presidential power

c)

A new political party

d)

Increased presidential power

11.

After President Ford, put the following Presidents in chronological order.

a)

President Carter

b)

President Reagan

c)

President George HW Bush

d)

President Clinton

e)

President George W. Bush

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
12.

What President came after President George W Bush?

a)

President Obama

b)

President Trump

c)

President Biden

13.

What President came after President Obama?

a)

President Trump

b)

President Biden

c)

President Reagan

14.

What President came after President Trump?

a)

President Obama

b)

President Trump

c)

President Biden

15.

Donald Trump was re-elected in 2024. Which U.S. President was the last to serve non-consecutive terms before Donald Trump?

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Woodrow Wilson

16.

TAKE A GUESS

Which U.S. President called the Soviet Union "an evil empire" and encourage them to tear down the Berlin Wall

a)

President Reagan

b)

President George H.W. Bush

c)

President Ford