EASY/MODERATE (1 point each)
1. Name the current governor of Connecticut, DANNEL MALLOY
2. The year in which he was first elected, 2010 assuming you mean first elected Governor
3. And his hometown. STAMFORD, my birthplace
4. Who was Joseph Lieberman’s Democratic primary opponent in 2006? NED LAMONT!!!
I voted for him in the 2010 primary for Governor.
5. Name Connecticut’s two female governors. M. JODI RELL and ELLA GRASSO
6. Name the town with Connecticut’s highest percentage of Black residents. HARTFORD
7. Name three of Connecticut’s five US representatives. HIMES, MURPHY, LARSON, DELAURO, COURTNEY
8. What Connecticut politician said, “…and we wouldn’t need to have Gestapo-style tactics on the streets of Chicago”? SENATOR RIBICOFF
9. Who was the last Republican presidential candidate to win the state? GEORGE H.W. BUSH
10. In what town is the main campus of the University of Connecticut located? MANSFIELD (I think you go there, right?)
11. The “A Connecticut Party” was founded to give ballot access to what candidate? LOWELL WEICKER
12. What US Senator from the state was censured in 1967 by the Upper House of Congress? THOMAS DODD
13. What was that Senator censured for? BEING A CORRUPT SACK OF CRAP just like his son was
14. What was the Charter Oak? A SYMBOL DATING BACK TO THE COLONIAL PERIOD which the remains can be found in the Capitol
15. What industry was Hartford known for in the early-to-mid 20th century? TEXTILES
DIFFICULT (4 pts each)
16. What is Jodi Rell’s hometown? NORFOLK VA
17. Name three Connecticut towns named after notable Connecticut politicians. GRISWOLD SEYMNOUR and TRUMBULL
18. Name three of the five candidates in the 1994 gubernatorial election. ROWLAND, CURRY, GROARK
19. Who was the last Republican presidential candidate to win the city of Hartford? POSSIBLY NIXON 1972
20. Name ten Connecticut state representatives. DONOVAN, SIMANSKI, SHARKEY, TONG, GONZALES, MCCRORY, ROBLES, HETHERINGTON, MORRIS, MILLER
21. Name four Connecticut politicians-turned-criminals. ROWLAND, LIEBERMAN, GANIM, WATSON, GIORDANO (if you don't want to count Lieberman)
22. Describe the offenses of those four politicians. FRAUD, WAR CRIMES, BRIBERY, DUI, SEXUAL ABUSE/ASSAULT
23. Who was the last governor to be born outside the United States, and where was he born? JOHN DEMPSEY, had to look it up to be honest
24. Joseph Zdonczyk was the standard-bearer of what party? CONCERNED CITIZENS PARTY
25. In what year was the office of County Sheriff abolished by referendum in Connecticut? 2000
HOMELY (9 pts each)
26. What is the occupation of former Windham first selectman and Green Party member Jean de Smet? Do not know.
27. What town has Connecticut’s highest proportion of people of Norwegian descent? Do not know.
28. Name three town-specific municipal political parties in Connecticut. Do not know.
29. Name three elected offices held by Nancy Wyman. STATE REP, COMPTROLLER, LT GOVERNOR
30. What town gave the highest percentage of its vote to Ralph Nader in 2000? Do not know.
