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Trumped Up

QUIZ: How well do you remember what Donald Trump did this year?

So much has happened…
10.01am, 31 Dec 2018
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DONALD TRUMP HAS had a busy second year as President of the United States.

How much of it has stuck in your mind?

Fill in the blanks: In January, Trump tweeted that he had a larger and more powerful BLANK BLANK than Kim Jong Un.
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Electric lawnmower
Defence force

Nuclear button
Vice president
When Trump reportedly described Haiti and other African countries as “shithole countries”, which country did he say the US should accept more people from?
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Ireland
Germany

New Zealand
Norway
Trump posthumously pardoned boxer Jack Johnson - what crime had he been convicted of?
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Murder
Housebreaking with intent to steal

Transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes
Effecting a public mischief
How did Trump describe Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau after the G7 summit in June?
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"Really dumb."
"Phoney."

"Great guy, great guy."
"Very dishonest and weak."
How many Russian diplomats did the United States expel after the UK nerve agent attack?
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60
52

20
35
Whose security clearance did Trump revoke on 15 August, citing “erratic behaviour”?
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Robert Mueller
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John Brennan

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James Comey
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His own
When did Democrats in the Senate reveal they had received an allegation of sexual assault against Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh?
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4 August
7 September

12 September
4 October
How many migrant children did Homeland Security say had been separated from adults by June as a result of Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy?
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1,995
2,500

1,645
2,809
Which book about Trump did Bob Woodward write?
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Trumpnomics
Fire and Fury

Fear
Full Disclosure
Who did Trump first suggest may be responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi?
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Hillary Clinton
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“Rogue killers”

CNN
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Islamic State
How much “golf-related revenue” did Trump report collecting from his Doonbeg resort?
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$14,184,974
$25,567,261

$10,298,601
$75,424,779
In a joint press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, what did Trump say when asked about Russian meddling in the 2016 US elections?
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"I don’t see any reason why it would be [Russia]."
"I don’t see why it wouldn’t be [Russia]."

"President Putin said it didn’t happen so it didn’t happen."
"That’s fake news."
What was the name of the journalist who had his access suspended after refusing to give up the microphone at a press conference?
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Peter Baker
Jim Acosta

Dave Clark
Jeremy Diamond
Who did Trump describe as “a very stable genius”?
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Mike Pence
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Steve Bannon

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Vladimir Putin
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Himself
Who did Trump thank for falling oil prices in November?
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His Secretary of the Treasury
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King Salman of Saudi Arabia

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The Federal Reserve
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Himself
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
When they go low, you go high!
Top marks!
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Yes You Can!
You've been paying attention...
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You scored out of !
Make quizzes great again
Nice try.
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You scored out of !
Hope
As in hope you do better next time...
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