A Cure for Election Fatigue

Take this quiz. Maybe you will feel better.

For months now, the 2024 presidential election has bombarded Americans with billions of dollars of political advertisements, bogus claims, profane rhetoric and an occasional discussion of policy. Coffey Grounds offers this quiz to see how closely you have been paying attention.

All scores will be kept confidential.

1.     J.D. Vance rocketed to fame, and the top of the bestseller list, with a memoir entitled:

A.     Pride and Prejudice

B.     Revenge of The Cat Ladies

C.     Hillbilly Elegy

2.      Donald Trump made a campaign stop at a McDonald’s French fry station because:

A.   He was hungry

B.    If elected, he wants to install one in the Oval Office

C.    He wanted to make fun of Kamala Harris

3.     Melania Trump

A.   Is the mother of Barron

B.    Campaigns with her husband as often as Haley’s Comet comes around

C.    Has a new book

D.   All of the above.

4.  In his debate against Harris, Trump declared the Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio were eating:  

A.   Takeout from Wendy’s

B.    Roadkill

C.    Their neighbors’ cats and dogs

5.     In the wake of his rally at Madison Square Garden, Trump’s messaging and rhetoric evoked comparisons to:

  A. Gomer Pyle

  B. Nelson Mandela

  C. Adolf Hitler

6.     Who of the following is NOT a top supporter of Donald Trump:

A.   Hulk Hogan

B.    Elon Musk

C.    The late Jeffrey Epstein

D.   Dr. Phil

E.    E. Jean Carroll

7.     The Proud Boys would best be described as:

A.   A consortium of thoughtful citizens who have worked tirelessly over the years to make America a better and more just place for all of its people

B.    A lobbying group that works to protect LGTBQ individuals from discrimination

C.    A nationwide network of neo-Nazis and white supremacists that was at the center of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

8.     In the final week of their campaign, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance shifted their focus to:

A. An earnest attempt to convince American voters why they were the best choice to lead the nation forward

B. An uplifting and respectful discussion of our country’s diversity

C. Garbage

9.     A years-long audit of Trump’s tax returns by the IRS centers on allegations that he:

A.   Tried to write off Depends as a business expense

B.    Took a big home-office deduction for Mar-a-Lago

C.    Paid no tax on millions of dollars of income

10.   True or false?  With a $1.8 trillion budget deficit, deep divisions among its citizens, wars in the Middle East and Ukraine and climate change that is wreaking widespread damage and destruction and promises to do much more, the U.S. faces significant problems in the years ahead. Donald Trump alone can fix them.

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Answers: 1. C  2. C 3. D  4. C. 5. C  6. E 7. C 8. C 9. C 10. False