Quiz  /  Watergate Scandal

  • 1. 
    During what decade did the Watergate Scandal occur?

  • 1990s
  • 1980s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s

  • 2. 
    Where does the name Watergate come from?

  • A complex of office buildings
  • A military operation
  • A video game
  • The codename for a spy

  • 3. 
    What United States president resigned as a result of the scandal?

  • Ronald Reagan
  • Richard Nixon
  • Bill Clinton
  • Jimmy Carter

  • 4. 
    Whose offices were broken into to cause the scandal?

  • Democratic Party
  • Republican Party
  • Senate
  • Congress

  • 5. 
    What newspaper did reporters Woodward and Bernstein work for?

  • Wall Street Journal
  • Washington Post
  • New York Times
  • USA Today

  • 6. 
    What was the nickname given to the anonymous source that gave information to Woodward and Bernstein?

  • Smoking Gun
  • Deep Throat
  • James Bond
  • Hush Money

  • 7. 
    What evidence ended up being the smoking gun that proved the president was involved?

  • Tapes
  • Pictures
  • Phone records
  • Emails

  • 8. 
    True or False: President Nixon went to jail for several years for his involvement in the scandal.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 9. 
    Who became president after Richard Nixon?

  • Ronald Reagan
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Gerald Ford
  • Bill Clinton

  • 10. 
    What government agency did Deep Throat belong to?

  • Congress
  • CIA
  • FBI
  • DOD
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