Brookings Researchers
This Senior Fellow’s book “Dream Hoarders” examines how the American upper middle class is leaving everyone else in the dust.
Who is Richard Reeves
This is the most commonly used web browser in the US.
What is Google Chrome
In December 2019, Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives. How many President's (including Trump) have been impeached by the House?
What three (3)
What is the current Brookings President's full name?
What/Who is John Rutherford Allen
This US President is the only president to serve two (2) nonconsecutive terms
Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th President)
Prior to becoming Distinguished Fellows at Brookings, Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke both held this position.
What is Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
In 2009, this economist was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
Who is Elinor Ostrom
In March 2019, a countrywide gun ban went into effect in this country after 51 people were shot and killed at two mosques
What is New Zealand
Name 5 research programs at Brookings
What are Economic Studies, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, Metropolitan Policy, Governance Studies
The Constitution prescribes that the Senate be composed of how many total senators
What is 100
This Senior Fellow’s recent book “Happiness for All? Unequal Lives and Hopes in Pursuit of the American Dream” work examines how the optimism gap between rich and poor is creating an increasingly divided society.
Who is Carol Graham
With a combined nominal GDP of close to $15 trillion, the “BRICS” are at the forefront of the world's emerging economies. "BRICS" is the acronym for?
What are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
This US attorney, who served as an investigator in the Clinton impeachment hearings, is a member of Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
Who is Ken Starr
Brookings moved into its headquarters on Mass Ave. in what year
What is 1960
This was the first woman to run for the U.S. Presidency
Who is Victoria Woodhull
What research program is Darrell West, author of the recent book “The Future of Work: Robots, AI, and Automation”, Vice President of?
What is Governance Studies
This 2005 book applied economic theory to diverse subjects not usually covered by “traditional” economists and argued that economics is, at the root, the study of incentives.
What is Freakonomics
In June 2019, this state became the eleventh state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana.
What is Illinois
The Brookings Institution traces its beginnings back to what year?
What is 1916
Which state by far has been home to the most Speakers of the House?
Massachusetts
This Senior Fellow’s recent book “Marijuana” A Short History”, helped shape the content for Brookings first documentary short “The Life She Deserves: Medical Marijuana in the US”.
Who is John Hudak
As of 2018, this country has the highest density of industrial robots.
What is South Korea
The Trump administration recently unveiled a new standard that loosen emissions rules for vehicles sold in the U.S. stripping this state of its ability to set its own tougher requirements.
What is California
The number of presidents to lead Brookings in its 103- year history.
What is 8
(Daily Double) This former U.S. President had a daily morning ritual of swimming nude in the Potomac River.
John Quincy Adams