Watergate Trivia

What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?

• The Capitol Building
• The White House
• Republican Headquarters
• Democratic Headquarters

True or False:
Nixon was impeached from presedency. 

• True
• False

What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?

• Cuba
• China
• Soviet Union
• Both China and Soviet Union

Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?

• He had an affair with an intern
• He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
• He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
• He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation

During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?

• Tape recordings
• Transcripts of his conversations
• Contracts of different CREEP members
• Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed

In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?

• Resign
• Die while in office
• Flee the country
• Own a cat

What was the name of the hotel that Nixon allegedly sent people to break in to and spy on the DNC?

• Waterfront
• Watergate
• Wyndgate
• Waterfall

What is the legacy of the Vietnam War for the U.S.?

• It was the longest and least successful war in American history
• It was long and hard, but did contain communism
• our soldiers were welcomed home as heroes
• The Soviets slowed their efforts to spread communism

What role did the Nixon tapes play in discovering the truth about the Watergate scandal? 

• The tapes revealed that President Nixon had nothing to do with the cover-up. 
• Because Nixon was President he did NOT have to turn over the tapes to the Supreme Court. 
• Nixon refused to hand over the tapes, which told of how he was covering up the break-in. 
• Nixon told his vice-President to take the blame for the break-in. 

Who were the reporters who leaked the information that prompted an investigation into the Watergate break-in?

• Sacco and Vanzetti

• Richards and Cox

• Woodward and Bernstein

• Ethel and Julius Rosenburg