From: madhaus@netcom.com (Maddi Hausmann)
Subject: Debate Quiz
Organization: Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 00:10:03 GMT

Okay, test time!  Let's see who was paying attention at the debate.

1. Dan Quayle's debate coach was
   a. Rush Limbaugh
   b. Mary Matalin
   c. Pat Buchanan
   d. Morton Downey

2. Al Gore's debate coach was
   a. John Sununu
   b. Marilyn Mach vos Savant
   c. Carl Sagan
   d. Alan Greenspan

3. Admiral Stockdale
   a. did not prepare for the debate
   b. read a few position papers
   c. talked to some friends at the officers' club
   d. is finished.  Period.

4. The funniest moment of the debate was when
   a. Quayle attacked Clinton when asked about the sleazy campaign
   b. Quayle and Gore each complained the other wouldn't answer his question
   c. Quayle interrupted Gore's opening statement
   d. Stockdale turned off his hearing aid

5. Which of the following statements of Dan Quayle were actually true?
   a. There is no U.S. program funding the export of jobs
   b. On page 304 of Gore's book is a statement that the U.S. should
        spend $100 billion on foreign aid for environmental projects
   c. Gore voted for the Caribbean Basin Initiative
   d. Gore has been a pro-life Congressman
   e. I was in charge of handling the Phillipines situation while
        Bush was in Malta
   f. You can't believe everything you see on television
   g. Clinton will raise personal taxes $150 million, which would require
        a tax increase on everyone earning more than $34,000
   h. George Bush is a man of integrity

6. Which of the following statements of Al Gore were actually true?
   a. The Bush/Quayle administration has acted like a deer caught in the
        headlights
   b. The abortion plank in the Republican Party was dictated by the
        Religious Right
   c. I am capable of beginning a topic address without the phrase
        "Bill Clinton and I..."
   d. I am not pro-abortion
   e. Bill Clinton created high-paying jobs in the state of Arkansas
   f. That's not true, either
   g. Russia still has half the SS-18 missiles in the silos
   h. We're in favor of limiting *one* term

7. Which of the following statements of Admiral Stockdale were actually true?
   a. Our defense plan is in agreement with the Bush/Quayle plan
   b. The most important issue in this race is character
   c. I didn't have my hearing aid on
   d. I'm out of ammunition
   e. This is an example of the gridlock we're talking about
   f. When I ran my civilization, I didn't have any contact with
        Washington

8. Match each candidate with the drug he probably took
   a. Valium
   b. Nitrous oxide
   c. Morphine

9. Match each candidate to the adjective that describes him better than
     it describes the others.
   a. rehearsed
   b. lost
   c. wooden
   d. frenzied
   e. curt
   f. babbling
   g. presidential
   h. sophomoric
   i. senile

10. Which candidate best accomplished each of the following items
    a. exceeded expectations
    b. explained economic program
    c. infighting
    d. kept to the high road
    e. articulated major themes
    f. appeared capable

11. True or False: The Democrats wanted to move the lecterns closer 
      together, but the Republicans refused, since it would show Al
      Gore is taller than Dan Quayle.

12. Which phrase was used the most during the debate
    a. tax and spend
    b. trickle-down
    c. pull a Clinton
    d. trust
    e. Bill Clinton and I
    f. infrastructure
    g. raise taxes
    h. No, I didn't
    i. character
    j. You didn't answer my question
    k. 150 billion dollars

13. Each of these qualities is true about two of the candidates,
      excluding the third.  Identify the third for each item.
    a. Favors a woman's right to choose
    b. Favors school choice
    c. Served in Vietnam
    d. Joined the House of Representatives in 1976
    e. Colors his hair

14. Who really won the debate?
    a. Peter Jennings
    b. William Kristohl
    c. Bill Clinton
    d. CNN
    e. alt.fan.dan-quayle


-- 
Maddi Hausmann                madhaus@netcom.com
Humorist, Satirist, Tech Writer.  Take your pick.

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From: kingsley@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com (Kingsley Morse)
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:08:57 GMT
Subject: Please Help
Organization: HP Western Response Center