The Quote & Quiz for 9/22/23

When Jimmy Carter was recently wished a happy birthday in advance of the actual date, which is October 1st, he said: “I’m going to be 99. I’m not sure what’s so happy about that.”

1. The consummate over-achiever, Carter hasn’t experienced much failure in his life. Aside from not winning a second term as president, what is his greatest failure?

A) He took an A- on an AP calculus exam in the fifth grade.

B) He was wrong about the correct setting on the Marvex 3000 postal sorting machine. It should have be a 2, not 3 as he told his caller.

C) He failed hospice, as regulations suggest that those entering that level of care should not survive more than six months. He is in his seventh month.

D) He didn’t eradicate Guinea worm disease.

2. Carter now holds the record for being the oldest former president ever by five years. Who held the record, then 94 years old, before him?

A) Harry Truman

B) Ronald Reagan

C) John Adams

D) George H.W. Bush

3. Carter’s post-presidency now spans 42 years. Herbert Hoover held the record before him. How long was that?

A) 31 years

B) 39 years

C) 25 years

D) 21 years

4. Carter served in the armed forces for over seven years. He served as:

A) A Navy fighter pilot.

B) An infantry commander.

C) An officer on board a nuclear submarine.

D) An Air Force colonel.

5. The lengthy Iranian hostage crisis may have spelled doom for Carter’s presidency. What precipitated it?

A) Carter ordered an air strike on an Iranian military installation in retaliation for a terrorist attack hatched in that country.

B) The American ambassador made comments critical of Islam deemed heretical by the Ayatollah.

C) Carter had allowed the Shah of Iran, dying of cancer, to enter the U.S. to receive treatment.

D) To this day the reasons are unclear.

6. During the hostage crisis Hodding Carter was the State Department spokesperson and a frequent presence on the evening news. How was Hodding related to Jimmy?

A) He was a nephew.

B) He was a cousin.

C) He was a half brother.

D) They weren’t related.

7. Hamilton Jordon was Carter’s chief of staff. When in 1992 he went to work for third party insurgent candidate Ross Perot, Bill Clinton’s campaign manager and fellow southerner James Carville, said of Jordon:

A) “I sure wish we had Hamilton Jordon on our team.”

B) “With Ham Jordon working for him, Perot is deader than a breeze on a Louisiana swamp in July.”

C) “I wouldn’t piss down his throat if his heart was on fire.”

D) “I wish Ham the best, but we’re just going to have to agree to disagree about all this.”

Answers

1: C (His efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease are reported to be on the verge of success.)

2: D

3: A

4: C

5: C

6: D

7: C

Rankings

7: You’re a Georgia Bulldog.

6: You’re a Georgia peach.

5: You’re Miss Lilian.

4: You need more Georgia on your mind.

3: You’re Brother Billy.

2: You’re the Ayatollah.

1: I wouldn’t piss down your throat if your heart was on fire.

Have a nice weekend. See ya’ll back here come Monday.