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In 1942, when Ronald Reagan was still an actor, he played amputee Drake McHugh in what film which is often considered his most famous work?
Breaker's Edge
Carlyle the Great
Kings Row
The Division
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While Ronald Reagan was still an actor in the 1940's, he worked for what American agency by supplying them names of actors who may have been Communist sympathizers?
The C.I.A.
The F.B.I.
The American National Democratic Party
The Department of Homeland Security
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Many believe the height of Ronald Reagan's Hollywood influence came when he became the president of what famed association in 1947?
The Moonlight Association
The Film and Television Commission
The Screen Actors Guild
The California Academy for the Arts
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When Reagan felt he could accomplish much for his country in the field of politics, he left acting and would eventually become Governor of what state?
California
Nevada
Oregon
Arizona
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Ronald Reagan was what number of President of the United States chronologically?
The 37th
The 38th
The 40th
The 41st
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Among Reagan's more progressive acts as President was the appointment of what woman who was the first female appointed to the Supreme Court?
Valerie Temple Smith
Samantha Walter Bensen
Mary Culligan
Sandra Day O'Connor
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Ronald Reagan famously made a speech at the Berlin Wall in which he urged what leader of the U.S.S.R. to "tear down this wall!"?
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
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The presidency of Ronald Reagan was severely marred by his involvement in which of the following scandalous events?
The Watergate Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal
The Iran-Contra Affair
The Skarsgard Scandal
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In April of 1986, a bomb was set off in Germany that harmed multiple Americans and Germans alike. Because of this, Reagan authorized a bombing campaign against what nation due to intel that they were behind the attack?
Libya
Iraq
The U.S.S.R.
Afghanistan
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What disease struck Ronald Reagan after he left office and caused complications in his health that would lead to his death?
Throat cancer
Heart disease
Alzheimer's disease
Cirrhosis of the liver
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As he was just getting into the field of politics, Reagan made a speech known as "A Time for Choosing" in which he supported what candidate for the presidency at the time?
Jimmy Carter
Barry Goldwater
Ross Perot
Dwight Eisenhower
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Due to his gift of speech and ability to make complicated matters simple for the every-man, which of the following nicknames was commonly given to Ronald Reagan?
"Ronald the Rudiment"
"The American Director"
"The Sunday Speaker"
"The Great Communicator"
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As part of the effort to end the Cold War, Reagan and the leaders of the U.S.S.R. signed which of the following treaties which severely limited the number of nuclear weapons each country could posses?
The I.N.F. Treaty
N.E.W. S.T.A.R.T.
The Cuban Accords
S.A.L.T. II
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Ronald Reagan famously kept a bowl of which of the following candies in the oval office at all times because of his fondness for them?
Tootsie Rolls
M and M's
Jelly Belly's
Skittles
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Andrew Nicholas is a passionate reader and writer on the subjects of history and mankind. He is a published author, critic, and poet who grew up in the friendly scenery of rural Ohio. He is a graduate of Wright State University and a regular student of historical curiosities.