PBI Quiz: From the Golden State to the West Wing - Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs

1. Which one of these Californians did not run for President of the United States?

Carly Fiorina

Sam Yorty

Tom Bradley

Alan Cranston

2. Which Californian served as Republican Thomas E. Dewey’s vice presidential running mate in 1948?

Earl Warren

Richard Nixon

William Knowland

Fletcher Bowron

3. Prior to being elected the Governor of California, Ronald Reagan held which one of the following positions?

Television newscaster

Union president

Movie executive

Member of Congress

4. Who was selected as the eventual Democratic presidential nominee the year in which Jerry Brown won six Democratic primaries?

Michael Dukakis

Jimmy Carter

Walter Mondale

Bill Clinton

5. Which position did Richard Nixon hold when he was nominated as the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1952?

Governor of California

United States Senator

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

United States Ambassador