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William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd U.S. President
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  • 1. In which year did Bill Clinton become the 42nd President of the United States?
A) 1988
B) 1993
C) 1995
D) 1990
  • 2. Which state did Bill Clinton serve as governor before becoming President?
A) New York
B) Texas
C) California
D) Arkansas
  • 3. Who was Bill Clinton's running mate in the 1992 and 1996 elections?
A) Joe Biden
B) John Kerry
C) Hillary Clinton
D) Al Gore
  • 4. Which scandal led to Bill Clinton's impeachment in 1998?
A) Iran-Contra affair
B) Whitewater controversy
C) Email scandal
D) Lewinsky scandal
  • 5. During Bill Clinton's presidency, the United States experienced a period of economic growth known as the what?
A) Reagan Boom
B) Bush Boom
C) Obama Boom
D) Clinton Boom
  • 6. Which country did Bill Clinton intervene in during the Bosnian War?
A) Syria
B) Afghanistan
C) Iraq
D) Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 7. What was the title of Bill Clinton's autobiography, published in 2004?
A) My Life
B) Decision Points
C) The Audacity of Hope
D) In the Arena
  • 8. Which global agreement did Bill Clinton sign in 1997 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
A) Copenhagen Accord
B) Kyoto Protocol
C) Montreal Protocol
D) Paris Agreement
  • 9. In 1999, what was the name of the son of Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton?
A) Barron
B) Malia
C) Sasha
D) Chelsea
  • 10. Bill Clinton was the second president in U.S. history to be impeached. Who was the first?
A) Jimmy Carter
B) George W. Bush
C) Andrew Johnson
D) Richard Nixon
  • 11. In 2001, Bill Clinton was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by which U.S. President?
A) Barack Obama
B) George W. Bush
C) Donald Trump
D) Ronald Reagan
  • 12. During Bill Clinton's presidency, the United States participated in a military intervention in which African country in 1993?
A) Sudan
B) Rwanda
C) Somalia
D) Mozambique
  • 13. Bill Clinton appointed which U.S. Supreme Court Justices during his tenure as President?
A) Neil Gorsuch and Elena Kagan
B) Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas
C) John Roberts and Sonia Sotomayor
D) Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer
  • 14. Which major piece of legislation did Bill Clinton sign in 1996 reforming welfare in the United States?
A) Americans with Disabilities Act
B) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
C) No Child Left Behind Act
D) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
  • 15. What was Bill Clinton's birth name before he legally changed it?
A) William Wallace Scott III
B) William Jefferson Blythe III
C) William Henry Gates III
D) William Arthur Nelson III
  • 16. Bill Clinton's second term as President began in which year?
A) 1996
B) 1998
C) 1997
D) 1995
  • 17. Which Middle Eastern country signed a peace agreement with Israel during Bill Clinton's presidency in 1994?
A) Syria
B) Jordan
C) Egypt
D) Lebanon
  • 18. Bill Clinton studied at which university for his undergraduate degree?
A) Harvard University
B) Yale University
C) Georgetown University
D) Stanford University
  • 19. During Bill Clinton's presidency, which country was accused of conducting a nuclear test in 1998?
A) Pakistan
B) North Korea
C) India
D) Iran
  • 20. Which U.S. military operation authorized by Bill Clinton in 1998 targeted Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan but narrowly missed him?
A) Operation Neptune Spear
B) Operation Enduring Freedom
C) Operation Infinite Reach
D) Operation Desert Storm
  • 21. Bill Clinton appointed which economist as the Chair of the Federal Reserve in 1996?
A) Alan Greenspan
B) Janet Yellen
C) Ben Bernanke
D) Jerome Powell
  • 22. During Bill Clinton's presidency, which African country faced a severe genocide in 1994 that the U.S. did not intervene in?
A) Sudan
B) Somalia
C) Rwanda
D) Zimbabwe
  • 23. Which foreign leader did Bill Clinton sign the Oslo Accords with in 1993 for peace in the Middle East?
A) Benjamin Netanyahu
B) Bashar al-Assad
C) King Hussein of Jordan
D) Yasser Arafat
  • 24. In which year did Bill Clinton win a second term as President of the United States?
A) 1996
B) 2004
C) 1992
D) 2000
  • 25. Bill Clinton was the first President born after which war?
A) Vietnam War
B) World War I
C) Civil War
D) World War II
  • 26. Who was Bill Clinton's opponent in the 1996 presidential election?
A) George H.W. Bush
B) John McCain
C) Bob Dole
D) Ross Perot
  • 27. Which landmark trade agreement did Bill Clinton sign during his presidency?
A) Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
B) European Union-United States Trade Agreement (TTIP)
C) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
D) World Trade Organization (WTO)
  • 28. Which international conflict was a significant challenge to the Clinton Administration in the 1990s?
A) Bosnian War
B) Korean War
C) Gulf War
D) Vietnam War
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