Quiz: Pols on the Playing Field

October 23, 2009

Which of these baseball teams did GOP Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky not play for?
1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. Detroit Tigers
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Pittsburgh Pirates
What position did former New York Republican Rep. Jack Kemp play in the NFL?
1. Tight end
2. Quarterback
3. Kicker
4. Wide receiver
Which former NBA star said in 2008 that he would run for governor of Alabama in 2014?
1. David Robinson
2. Latrell Sprewell
3. Karl Malone
4. Charles Barkley
Which item is not true about former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bill Bradley?
1. He scored more than 2,000 points at Princeton
2. He won a bronze medal in the 1964 Olympic Games
3. He has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame
4. The Knicks retired his number
What state does former NFL player Heath Shuler represent in Congress?
1. North Carolina
2. South Carolina
3. Tennessee
4. Virginia
Where did Education Secretary Arne Duncan serve as basketball cocaptain?
1. Duke University
2. Georgetown University
3. Harvard University
4. Princeton University
True or false: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has won Mr. Olympia more than five times.
1. True
2. False
What position did former Pittsburgh Steeler Lynn Swann run for in 2006?
1. U.S. senator
2. U.S. representative
3. Pittsburgh mayor
4. Pennsylvania governor
Which one of these former presidents did not play college football?
1. Theodore Roosevelt
2. Dwight Eisenhower
3. Gerald Ford
4. Ronald Reagan

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