Quiz: The White House Correspondents' Association and Dinner

May 2, 2011 RSS Feed Print
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  1. The first three presidents of the White House Correspondents' Association worked for which media organization?
  2. Who was the first woman to become a member of the association?
  3. What year was the first annual White House Correspondents' Dinner held?
  4. True or false: The event is traditionally held at the National Press Club building.
  5. Which of these comedians has performed at the dinner more than once?
  6. Which of these quotes was not spoken by Stephen Colbert at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner?
  7. In 2009, Wanda Sykes controversially joked about which media personality being the 20th hijacker on 9/11?
  8. Who was accused of recycling jokes while performing at last year's dinner?

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Paquin and her dress look elegant and understated. You notice her, so I think it's thumbs up from me. Some of these women look like they would like to sing "Happy Birthday Mr. President".http://bit.ly/kpPpB9

juliaallen of CA 1:37AM May 04, 2011

The dinner is hosted by the WH correspondent agencies, not the President. It is also a charity event, which sponsors scholarships for journalism.

The only "taxpayer expense" is the appearance of Obama himself - no different than if he'd gone anywhere else.

WC of IL 1:14PM May 02, 2011

What a waste of taxpayer money !

trucker888 of AR 12:35PM May 02, 2011

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