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Understanding the Presidency of Bill Clinton

This quiz tests your knowledge about the presidency of Bill Clinton, focusing on significant events, policies, and personal information that shaped his time in office.

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1 ________ The Natural: The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton (2003) ISBN 0-7679-1412-0

2 [2] His wife, ________, is currently the United States Secretary of State.

3 Clinton criticized the Bush administration for its handling of emissions control while speaking at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in ________ on December 9, 2005.

4 Who of the following was a predecessor of Bill Clinton?

5 What order does Bill Clinton belong to?

6 Who of the following was a child of Bill Clinton?

7 What college did Bill Clinton attend?

8 Clinton signed the ________ into law on November 30, 1993, which imposed a five-day waiting period on handgun purchases.

9 When did Bill Clinton's term start?

10 As the first ________ president, Clinton was the first president in a half-century not to have been shaped by World War II.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the 1999 Christmas Eve edition of Morning Ireland was a tribute to those who died in The Troubles of Northern Ireland and featured contributions from Tony Blair and Bill Clinton.
  • having served as both Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton, Maria Echaveste is one of the highest-ranking Latinas to have served in a Presidential Administration.
  • the private railroad car Georgia 300 has been used by United States Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama, as well as presidential candidate John Kerry.
  • the Ghurni clay dolls of West Bengal have been inaugurated by Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev.
  • then-President Bill Clinton's selection to give the 2000 Jefferson Lecture, the U.S.'s highest humanities honor, was criticized as a politicization of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
  • the part of state highway Arkansas Highway 29 that goes through Hope, Arkansas, is referred to as "Bill Clinton Drive".
  • as early as 1978 the Republican gubernatorial nominee in Arkansas, Lynn Lowe accused Bill Clinton of having been a draft dodger during the Vietnam War.
  • The West Wing episode "Ways and Means" was co-written by Eli Attie and Gene Sperling, two former employees of the Bill Clinton White House.
  • David Morehouse, president of the Pittsburgh Penguins, served on the presidential campaigns of Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John Kerry.
  • American attorney Nicole Seligman represented both Lt. Colonel Oliver North during the Iran-Contra hearings and President Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial.
  • Garry Richardson interviewed Bill Clinton during a rain delay at the Wimbledon Championships.
  • Larry Dell Alexander is best known for his Clinton Family Portrait oil painting, which he gave to U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1995.
  • Woody Freeman, one of the Republicans defeated by Bill Clinton for governor of Arkansas, claimed he began a computer software business in 1985 with $3 in his account.
  • Socks was one of Bill Clinton's two pets while President of the United States.
  • Bob Dylan sang his 1964 song "Chimes of Freedom" at Bill Clinton's 1993 presidential inauguration.
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