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Electoral college quiz? (Best score gets best answer)?
11-09-2012, 12:23 PM
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Electoral college quiz? (Best score gets best answer)?
Don't cheat now! :-)

1. Which state is most over-represented in the Electoral College?
A. California
B. Tennessee
C. Wyoming
D. Maryland

2. What state has the longest winning streak for voting for the candidate that ends up being elected President?
A. Arkansas
B. Missouri
C. Ohio
D. Tennessee

3. What state has had the greatest percentage of the total Electoral Votes in any one election?
A. California
B. Florida
C. New York
D. Virginia

4. Starting with 2008 and heading back in time, what location has voted for the same party in the most consecutive elections?
A. Alaska
B. Idaho
C. Minnesota
D. Washington D.C.

5. Since 1900, what candidate has won the Presidency while winning the fewest locations?
A. Kennedy (1960)
B. Bush (2000)
C. Carter (1976)
D. Wilson (1916)

6. Assuming each state (+ DC) gives all its votes to the Republican or Democrat, how many possible ways could the U.S. map be colored red & blue?
A. 51
B. 2,250,000,000,000,000
C. 534
D. 1068

7. What is the fewest number of states one can win and still be elected President?
A. 11
B. 23
C. 25
D. 26

8. Excluding the original 13 states, what state had the most Electoral Votes the first time it participated in a presidential election?
A. Maine
B. Wyoming
C. Oklahoma
D. Nevada

9. What state had the closest popular vote % difference in 2008?
A. Florida
B. Missouri
C. Montana
D. North Carolina

10. Since 1900, what state gained the most Electors as a result of a Census?
A. New York
B. Ohio
C. California
D. North Dakota

11. How many states have contributed electoral votes in all 56 presidential elections?
A. 13
B. 7
C. 10
D. 50

12. How is the president selected if no candidate gets 270 electoral votes?
A. Coin flip
B. Another election is held
C. Candidate with most Twitter followers wins
D. Congress decides

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11-09-2012, 12:32 PM
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11-09-2012, 12:32 PM
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1-C
2-C
3-D
4-D
5-A
6-B
7-A
8-A
9-B
10-C
11-B
12-D
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11-09-2012, 12:32 PM
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C
C
Err, not sure on this one, i'm going to guess D, but it might be NY
D
This is a tough one... Probably A
I'm no math wiz, but the only one that makes sense is B
A
I think its C... oklahoma? Could be maine though
B
C
B
D ( which is total BS by the way.)
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