Who
What
Where & What
When & What
Why & What
100

Who was the president at the time?

Richard Nixon

100

What went wrong in the burgulary?

The security guard found the tape on the door and called the police

100
Where did the burglary take place?
Democratic Party's National Committee Office at the Watergate Hotel
100

What was the day when Justice Department Officials resigned called?

The "Saturday Night Massacre"

100
Why did president Richard Nixon resign?
To avoid impeachment
200
Who covered the story in the Washington Post?
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
200

What war was going on at the same time as the Watergate scandal?

Vietnam War

200
Which Newspaper kept writing articles about the Watergate Scandal?
The Washington Post
200
When did Nixon resign from office? (Month and year)
August 1974
200
Did the Watergate Scandal strengthen or weaken trust in government?
Weaken
300
Who called the police because they saw the taped door? (proffesion and name)
The Security Guard, Frank Wills.
300

What were the four burglars, other than James W. McCord, known as?

"Cubans"

300

Was Nixon re-elected for a second term?

Yes

300

How many other government officials served time in Federal Jail?

48

300

What does DNC stand for?

Democratic National Committee

400
Who were all five burglurs?
Bernard L. Barker Virgilio R. Gonzales James W. McCord Eugenio R. Martinez Frank A. Sturgis
400

What was James W. McCord the security chief of?

CREEP (Committee to Re-elect the President)

400

What did the Nixon Tapes record?

Conversations in the Oval Office

400

What impact did the Watergate Scandal have on journalism?

Created "celebrity journalists"

400

What word is now added to indicate a scandal?

"Gate"

500

Who is "Deep Throat" and what did he do?

The mysterious White House informant who provided crucial facts to Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein a.k.a. Mark Felt.

500

What happened to President Richard Nixon after he resigned? (Regarding punishment)

President Gerald Ford pardones Nixon from any and all crimes.

500

What does CREEP stand for?

The Committee to Re-elect the President

500
When did the Watergate Scandal take place (Full date)
June 17, 1972
500

Why did the five Burglurs break in to the Democratic National Committee headquarters.

The committee to reelect the president wanted to wiretap the DNC headquarters and gain information to help Nixon be re-elected.

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