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Nominations Quiz


Question 1
Gale Norton, President-elect Bush's nominee for interior secretary, previously worked in the Interior Department under which president?

a. Reagan
b. Bush
c. Carter
d. Clinton


Question 2
Before entering politics, Karen Hughes was a:

a. Vice president of a public relations firm
b. Attorney
c. TV newswoman
d. Editor-in-Chief of The Houston Chronicle


Question 3
Mitch Daniels, former president and CEO of the Hudson Institute, is the president-elect's pick for the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). What other political positions has he held?

a. U.S. congressman
b. Indiana Secretary of State
c. Chairman of New Jersey's Growth Management Study Commission
d. Assistant to the president


Question 4
Joe Allbaugh, named Director of FEMA, served what position under the Bush administration in Texas:

a. Secretary of State
b. Chief of Staff
c. Director of communications
d. Chief fund-raiser.


Question 5
Lawrence Lindsey, named head of the president's council of economic advisers, was a former professor at which university:

a. University of Pennsylvania
b. Yale University
c. Harvard University
d. Brown University


Question 6
Ann Veneman, nominee for agriculture secretary, served as secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). What was unique about this position?

a. First woman to hold the position.
b. First person to hold the position who was not a California congresswoman
c. First former U.S. House member to hold the position
d. First person to hold the positions for two term.


Question 7
Donald Rumsfeld, named as secretary of defense, held this postion once before during which administration:

a. Reagan
b. Ford
c. Nixon
d. Bush


Question 8
Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, Bush's choice to serve as chairman of the Republican National Committee, once lived where:

a. West Germany
b. Egypt
c. Alaska
d. Hong Kong


Question 9
Anthony Principi, President-elect George W. Bush's choice for veterans affairs secretary, served what position in 1992:

a. Secretary of Defense
b. Labor Secretary
c. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
d. Deputy to the Chief of Staff


Question 10
Norman Mineta, Bush's choice for transportation secretary, is currently holding which position:

a. Secretary of Commerce
b. U.S. Representative
c. Federal Administration Aviation administrator
d. U.S. senator



Correct Answers :

  1. A

  2. C

  3. D

  4. B

  5. C

  6. A

  7. B

  8. A

  9. C

  10. A


Source www.cnn.com

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