Strap in, fact-finders and political pun-dits! This quiz isn’t about ‘poll-litical’ correctness, but it will test your knowledge about the world’s most infamous political scandals. Get ready to dive into the politician-infested waters of international intrigue and ‘elect’ the right answers!
1. Who resigned as US President due to the Watergate Scandal?
2. In which decade did the Iran-Contra Affair occur?
3. Besides President Bill Clinton, who else was majorly involved in the Lewinsky Scandal?
4. What was the alleged amount of money misappropriated in the Petrobras Scandal?
5. Who was the Britsh Secretary of State for War during the Profumo Affair?
6. What was the unfortunate incident that occurred at Chappaquiddick?
7. Which U.S agency conducted the Abscam Sting Operation?
8. Which group was the main whistleblower in the Panama Papers scandal?
9. How many judges were involved in the “Kids for Cash” Scandal?
10. What was the controversial document in the Zinoviev Letter scandal?
11. What was at the center of the Cash-for-Honours Scandal?
12. Who were the implicated police officers in the Fajitagate Scandal?
13. What role did Charles Keating play in the Keating Five Scandal?
14. What real estate venture was the focus of the Whitewater Controversy?
15. Which US president’s administration was implicated in the Teapot Dome Scandal?
16. Which sector was primarily affected by the Savings and Loan Scandal?
17. What was the primary controversy of the Travelgate Scandal?
18. Who was the businessman controversially pardoned by President Clinton in the Pardongate Scandal?
19. What was the constitutional requirement at the center of the Dual Citizenship Scandal in Australia?
20. Which UK Prime Minister was implicated in the Lavender List Scandal?
21. What company was implicated in the Cambridge Analytica Scandal?
22. Who were the primary individuals implicated in the Cash-for-Questions Affair?
23. Which German Chancellor was implicated in a scandal involving a close associate (Franz Josef Strauss) post-WWII?
24. What was the central issue in the UK MPs’ Expenses Scandal?
25. Which US government operation was the reason for the Fast and Furious Scandal?
26. Which LAPD unit was at the heart of the Rampart Scandal?
27. Who was the primary foreign government accused of meddling in the 2016 US Elections?
28. In which country did the Agusta Scandal occur?
29. Who was implicated in the Gomery Scandal in Canada?
30. Which Latin American construction company was at the center of the Odebrecht Scandal?
31. Who was the French President during the Envelope Affair?
32. Whose CIA identity was leaked in the Plame Affair?
33. Which Italian Prime Minister faced multiple court trials?
34. Which South Korean presidents faced corruption charges?
35. Who was the former Malaysian PM implicated in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad Scandal?
36. What event was at the center of the Cash-in-Envelope Scandal in India?
37. Name a prominent African leader implicated in major corruption scandals?
38. Who was the Argentine President implicated in multiple scandals during their presidency?
39. What was the Ulysses Guimarães Scandal in Brazil about?
40. Who was the central whistleblower in the Edmond Safra’s Bank Scandal?
41. Which Prime Minister was implicated in the Israeli submarine scandal?
42. What event caused the downfall of the Suharto regime in Indonesia?
43. Who was the central figure in the Taiwanese Diplomatic Scandal of 2008?
44. Which UK political party was embroiled in the Rinkagate scandal?
45. Who was the central figure implicated in the “L’Affaire Bettencourt”?
46. Which South Vietnam president was involved in the Buddhist crisis?
47. Which President’s election and tenure was marred by the Guatemalan Silent Holocaust?
48. Name the Austrian political party that was embroiled in the Ibiza Affair.
49. Which Canadian political scandal involved a sponsorship program from the 1990s until the early 2000s?
50. What was the political scandal involving Malaysia’s state investment firm 1MDB about?
51. Which US President was at the center of the Iran-Contra Scandal?
Well, that was a whirlwind tour of political faux pas, wasn’t it? We hope you enjoyed this scandalous journey as much as we did creating it for you. No doubt you’ve proven that you’ve got the “popular vote” in political scandal trivia!
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