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Quiz: How much do you know about impeachment?

Feeling unimpeachable when it comes to impeachment history?

By Dominic McGrath Saturday 28 Sep 2019, 9:00 PM
Sep 28th 2019, 9:00 PM 30,755 Views 15 Comments
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clinton-testimony-11 Bill Clinton is the most recent US president to face impeachment. Source: PA Archive/PA Images

IMPEACHMENT IS BACK in the news again as Donald Trump faces growing pressure over a conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart. 

But how much do you know about the history of impeachment?

Only two US presidents have been impeached. One was Bill Clinton. Who was the other?
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Andrew Johnson
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Ulysses S Grant

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Woodrow Wilson
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Jimmy Carter
Under the US Constitution, a president can be impeached for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and...
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Hi-jinks
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Misbehaving

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Misdemeanors
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Messin' around
What year was Bill Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives?
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1999
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1998

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1997
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2000
Here's a harder question. How many grounds for impeachment were alleged against Clinton?
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19
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11

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200
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1
What was the name of the Independent Counsel who investigated Clinton?
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Kenneth Doll
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Kenneth Starr

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Kenneth Clarke
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Kenneth Livingstone
Richard Nixon resigned before he could be impeached as a result of Watergate, becoming the only US President to quit the Oval Office. What year did he resign?
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1969
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1975

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1980
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1974
In his resignation speech, Nixon said he had never been a....
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Criminal
Quitter

Fan of journalists
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Liar
And for your final question on US impeachments.... How many current members of Congress were also sitting during both Nixon and Clinton's impeachment proceedings?
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None
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3

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1
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30
Bonus question: A leading Irish historical figure led one of the most famous British impeachment cases - that of Warren Hastings, the first British Governor General of India. But who were they?
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Charles Stewart Parnell
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Daniel O'Connell

Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke
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Éamon de Valera
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