A Very Tricky Richard Nixon Trivia Quiz

Could you pass a quiz?

Question: How big a pencil-neck trivia geek are you?

Answer a series of forehead-slapping anecdotal factoids. It's up to you to weigh each fact in each anecdotal factoid. They're tricky. One might seem like total B.S. until it's revealed to be strangely and disturbingly "True." Another anecdotal factoid might seem to contain all solid and verifiable facts until it's revealed to be yet one more big fat garden variety "Bald-Faced Lie." And here's the trickiest part: an anecdotal factoid might even be "Half-True"; in other words, a mishmosh of truths and bald-faced lies, where you don't know where one ends and the other begins, much like the usual slop served by Madison Avenue, Washington D.C., and the Internet in its entirety.

Category: The Richard "I am not a crook" Nixon Memorial Quiz

Decide for yourself, and mark "T" for "Truth", "F" for "Bald-Faced Lie" or "TF" for "Half-Truth" in the blank slot next to each factoid.

The answers will be revealed on the next page.

1) __ In 1937, Richard Nixon applied to become a FBI special agent, but was turned down because he didn't pass his mental health evaluation and failed his weapons acuity test, not hitting the target once.

2) __ During the 1968 Presidential election, Nixon made a cameo appearance on the popular television comedy show, "Laugh-In." His four-second cameo consisted of him saying "Sock it ... to me?", a variation on one of the show's taglines. Some say that the appearance humanized him, thus helping him win the election.

3) __ During 1973's Super Bowl VII, President Richard Nixon called his friend, Washington Redskins coach George Allen, in mid-game to recommend a pass play, a reverse to the wide receiver. Allen took the President's advice and the play resulted in a 13-yard loss for the Redskins. Some sports pundits say that it was this bumbled play that caused Washington to lose against the San Francisco 49ers.