Tariffs
President Trump’s big reciprocal tariff announcement took place on Wednesday, 4/2/2025, a date he dubbed this title.
What is Liberation Day?
This founding father attended King’s College.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Before Donald Trump took office, this man was the only US President to serve non-consecutive terms.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
In 1776, he declared, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This cabinet member is currently the Secretary of Defense, or better yet, the Secretary of War
Who is Pete Hegseth?
The US has imposed a 10% tariff on these uninhabited islands.
What are the Heard and McDonald Islands?
This U.S. Supreme Court Justice completed her law degree at Columbia after transferring from Harvard.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Before Donald Trump took office, this man was the only US President to have been born in New York City.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
During his testimony, he said, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.”
Who is Bill Clinton?
This cabinet member is currently the Attorny General
Who is Pam Bondi?
After the Trump tariffs were imposed, this country was the first to reach a deal with the United States.
What is England/the UK?
Bonus: Name the date of that deal.
Barack Obama graduated from Columbia in this decade.
What is the 1980s (1983)?
Before Donald Trump took office, this man was the only politician to be the Republican nominee for president three times.
Who is Richard Nixon?
He often insisted, “Nobody has more respect for women than me, nobody.”
Who is Donald Trump?
This cabinet member is currently the secretary of agriculture
Who is Brooke Rollins?
We are currently imposing this tariff level on India.
What is 50%?
This former Columbia professor of economics, who later won a Nobel Prize, was a leading defender of free markets and author of Capitalism and Freedom.
Who is Milton Friedman
This man was the first US President to come from New York State.
Who is Martin van Buren?
“Drill, baby, drill!”
Who is Sarah Palin?
This cabinet member is currently the director of the CIA
Who is John Ratcliffe?
Why did President Trump impose additional tariffs on Brazil?
What is the prosecution of Bolsenero? OR What is the crackdown on US social media companies?
This 1776 American Revolutionary war battle took place on land that is now part of Columbia’s Morningside Heights campus.
What is the Battle of Harlem Heights?
Before Donald Trump took office, this man was the wealthiest person to ever be president.
Who is George Washington?
"I can hear you! The rest of the world hears you!”
Who is George W. Bush?
This cabinet member shot her dog!!
Who is Kristi Noem?