Quiz: Campaigns, Slogans, and Songs

September 15, 2009

In 1928, Herbert Hoover ran on the slogan "A chicken in every pot and ___"
1. a radio in every living room
2. a cow on every farm
3. a blanket for every child
4. a car in every garage
Which 20th-century president promised a "Return to normalcy"?
1. Warren Harding
2. Franklin Roosevelt
3. Richard Nixon
4. Ronald Reagan
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln's slogan was "Vote yourself a ___"
1. mule
2. house
3. farm
4. horse
Who asked in a debate, "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
1. Gerald Ford
2. Jimmy Carter
3. Ronald Reagan
4. John Kerry
True or false: James Polk's "54-40 or fight" slogan referred to his age and that of his youthful opponent.
1. True
2. False
Who sought a "kinder, gentler nation"?
1. George McGovern
2. Walter Mondale
3. Jimmy Carter
4. George H.W. Bush
True or false: Woodrow Wilson won re-election in 1916 with the slogan "He kept us out of war."
1. True
2. False
What composer/songwriter turned the slogan "I like Ike" into a song?
1. Irving Berlin
2. Leonard Bernstein
3. Ira Gershwin
4. Woody Guthrie
What was the meaning of William McKinley's slogan "Full dinner pail"?
1. He was vowing to feed the poor
2. He was referring to the prosperity of his first term
3. He was poking fun at his weight
4. He was reaching out to farmers
Which of these slogans was used by Bill Clinton in 1992?
1. It's morning again in America
2. Change we need
3. Real plans for real people
4. It's the economy, stupid