Modern US Elections
Modern World Elections
Important Elections in History
Election Related Media Personalities
Elections and Pop Culture
100
Maricopa County accounts for over 60% of the voters in what swing state, which went blue in 2020, the first time since 1996?
Arizona
100
Since July 2024, Rachel Reeves has served in what position within the UK Government? This role is analogous to the US Secretary of the Treasury.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
100
The Storming of the Bastille was a flashpoint in the revolution that took place in what country from 1789 to 1799?
France
100
Name this political commentator, the host of her eponymous show
Rachel Maddow
100
Jed Barlet was the fictional POTUS on this TV show
The West Wing
200
How many total electoral votes are up for grabs tonight? This number is also the name of a political analysis website founded in 2008 by a guy named Nate.
538
200
Javier Milei, a flamboyant, right-wing populist, was elected as President of what country in 2023?
Argentina
200
What abolitionist, orator, and writer was nominated as the Vice Presidential running mate of Victoria Woodhull, on the Equal Rights Party ticket in 1872?
Frederick Douglass
200
What entrepreneur, sports team owner, and "shark" on Shark Tank has been stumping for Kamala Harris in recent weeks?
Mark Cuban
200
What musician has run for US President twice, in 2020 and 2024? He has four children, including one named North.
Kanye West
300
California has the largest number of electoral votes, with 54. Name any 2 of the 6 states that are tied for having the fewest electoral votes.
Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming
300
The leader of the African National Congress party, Cyril Ramaphosa has been President of what country, since 2018?
South Africa
300
Benazir Bhutto became the first woman elected to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country, when she became Prime Minister of what country in 1993?
Pakistan
300
What podcast, developed by Crooked Media, is hosted by a rotating cast of former Obama staffers, including Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, and Jon Lovett?
Pod Save America
300
The character Tracy Flick in the 1999 film, Election, was portrayed by this actress, who's perhaps better known for playing Elle Woods.
Reese Witherspoon
400
In 2023, Fox News agreed to a 787 million dollar settlement with what company that produces electronic voting systems? This company was falsely accused of helping to rig the 2020 election.
Dominion (Voting Systems)
400
Who served as the 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2017 to 2023?
Jacinda Ardern
400
If Trump wins tonight, he will be the second US President to serve non-consecutive terms in office. Who was the only person to have already done this, when he was President in the late 1800s?
Grover Cleveland
400
Which podcaster and arguable pseudo-intellectual has had Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, and Elon Musk on his podcast, among others?
Lex Fridman
400
What non-profit organization, whose name is 3 words long, was founded in 1990 to target Gen X voters with edgy, music-driven messaging? Over time, it has collaborated with Madonna, Janet Jackson, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Rock the Vote
500
What lawyer and former wife of Sergey Brin was RFK Jr's running mate during his 2024 independent presidential campaign?
Nicole Shanahan
500
Ursula von der Leyen is the President of what executive arm of the European Union?
The European Commission
500
A Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a member of the Solidarity trade union, Lech Wałęsa became President of what country, in 1990?
Poland
500
This "other Nate" is the chief political analyst of "The Upshot" at The New York Times. His team helps to build the live election night forecast, known as "the needle."
Nate Cohn
500
In Philip Roth's dystopian novel, The Plot Against America, which real-life American hero and spokesman for the America First Committee defeats FDR in the 1940 election?
Charles Lindbergh