QUIZ: TEST YOUR DEBATE KNOWLEDGE

Who was the moderator for the first general- election presidential debate in 1960? A. Walter Cronkite B. David Brinkley C. Howard K. Smith D. Edward R. Murrow How many general- election debates — vice presidential and presidential — has George H. W. Bush participated in?

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

Which quote did President Reagan recite following his famous line in the second 1984 presidential debate that he would not “exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience”?

A. “I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.” B. “If it was not for the elders correcting the mistakes of the young, there would be no state.” C. “Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard, there’s nothing you can do.” D. “That’s what old people are here for – else their experience is of little use.” President George H. W. Bush famously checked his watch at a 1992 town- hall- style debate, as an audience member asked about what issue? A. The Persian Gulf War B. Crime C. The national debt D. Health care Which of these vice presidential debates was the lowest rated?

A. The 1976 debate between Democrat Walter Mondale and Republican Bob Dole B. The 1996 debate between Republican Jack Kemp and Democrat Al Gore C. The 1988 debate between Republican Dan Quayle and Democrat Lloyd Bentsen D. The 2004 debate between Democrat John Edwards and Republican Dick Cheney