United States v. Nixon Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around United States v. Nixon? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What did the Watergate burglars see as the "warm-up" to the break-in?
Breaking into the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist in 1971
Robbing the Bellagio Casino
Wiretapping people on Nixon's "enemies list"
Planning to firebomb the Brookings Institution
Q. What was the name of the documents leaked to the press that would lead President Nixon to organize "The Plumbers"?
The White House Papers
The Nixon Dossier
The Communist Manifesto
The Pentagon Papers
Q. What was the nickname for the massive Nixon firings?
The Saturday Night Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Day the Music Died
The Friday Night Massacre
Q. Pick the correct sequence of events
Saturday Night Massacre, Hiring of Leon Jaworski, U.S. v. Nixon, Nixon Resignation, Survivor debuts on CBS
Hiring of Leon Jaworski, Survivor debuts on CBS, Saturday Night Massacre, U.S. v. Nixon, Nixon Resignation
Survivor debuts on CBS, U.S. v. Nixon, Hiring of Leon Jaworski, Saturday Night Massacre, Nixon Resignation
Saturday Night Massacre, U.S. v. Nixon, Hiring of Leon Jaworski, Survivor debuts on CBS, Nixon Resignation
Q. What was the ultimate purpose of the DNC Headquarters break-in?
Nixon thought it was a front for a drug ring and wanted to expose it.
Nixon thought it would help his re-election campaign.
Nixon always wanted to be the first president to resign.
They were rumored to have a pre-release copy of Jaws.