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Herald and News to post election tracker, trivia questions
The Herald and News will post up-to-date national, state and local election results throughout the evening. Check back around 6 p.m. for the latest on the presidential election as East Coast polls close and results start coming in. The first local results will be released at 8 p.m. at the Klamath County Government Center. We'll post those as quickly as possible.
While you're waiting, test your knowledge of the longest, most expensive presidential campaign in history by answering our trivia questions. Post answers -- if you want -- under comments. We'll post a new question each hour. (No googling). Good luck.
7. How many national pools have been conducted since McCain held a three-point lead over Obama on Sept. 15.
6. When was the last time either paty held 60 or more seats in the Senate? Who were the majority and minority leaders? 1978, when Democrats had 61 seats. Robert C. Byrd, D- W. Va, was majority leader; and Howard H. Baker Jr., R-Tenn., was minority leader.
5. When was the last time Republicans won the presidency without a Bush or Nixon on the ticket? 1928, when they elected Herbet Hoover and Charles Curtis.
4. Obama ended one of the campaign's most pivotal weeks by doing what in an Indiana driveway? Answer: Beating a 14-year-old in a game of P-I-G, a basketball game in which two competitors must match each other shot for shot. Obama, a high school basketball player in Hawaii, went scorelss in a pickup game against the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.
3. What is John McCain's not-so-secret recipe for barbecued ribs? Answer: McCain's rib recipe calls for rubbing the meat with equal parts salt, garlic powder and pepper and basting with lemon juice during cooking.
2. Name the five Palin children, from oldest to youngest. Answer: Track, 19; Bristol, 17; Willow, 14; Piper, 7; and Trig, 6 months.
1. Malia and Sasha Obama have been promised what after the campaign is over? Answer: A dog
While you're waiting, test your knowledge of the longest, most expensive presidential campaign in history by answering our trivia questions. Post answers -- if you want -- under comments. We'll post a new question each hour. (No googling). Good luck.
7. How many national pools have been conducted since McCain held a three-point lead over Obama on Sept. 15.
6. When was the last time either paty held 60 or more seats in the Senate? Who were the majority and minority leaders? 1978, when Democrats had 61 seats. Robert C. Byrd, D- W. Va, was majority leader; and Howard H. Baker Jr., R-Tenn., was minority leader.
5. When was the last time Republicans won the presidency without a Bush or Nixon on the ticket? 1928, when they elected Herbet Hoover and Charles Curtis.
4. Obama ended one of the campaign's most pivotal weeks by doing what in an Indiana driveway? Answer: Beating a 14-year-old in a game of P-I-G, a basketball game in which two competitors must match each other shot for shot. Obama, a high school basketball player in Hawaii, went scorelss in a pickup game against the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.
3. What is John McCain's not-so-secret recipe for barbecued ribs? Answer: McCain's rib recipe calls for rubbing the meat with equal parts salt, garlic powder and pepper and basting with lemon juice during cooking.
2. Name the five Palin children, from oldest to youngest. Answer: Track, 19; Bristol, 17; Willow, 14; Piper, 7; and Trig, 6 months.
1. Malia and Sasha Obama have been promised what after the campaign is over? Answer: A dog
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