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July 15 - 18, 2024 brings us the latest iteration of the Republican National Convention.

First held in 1856 in Philadelphia to nominate John C. Frémont for president, this year’s festivities are headed to the Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum.



We’re going to have our own little convention here at Water Cooler Trivia as all of the answers to questions 1 - 10 are only made up of the letters in, you guessed it, R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C-A-N-S. You can use each letter only once per answer.

Let’s nominate some answers!

SOCIAL STUDIES Q1. Reagan Requests: “Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” In what European capital city did Ronald Reagan make this request to the USSR premier in 1987?



SOCIAL STUDIES Q2. McCain's Mate: Tina Fey played her on SNL as being able to see Russia from her house. What 2008 running mate finishes the bumper sticker "McCain/BLANK"?



SPORTS & GAMES Q3. Casino Choices: You could argue that candidates like James Blaine, Charles Hughes, and Alf Landon “rolled a seven” in the general election as they were defeated by Democrats. The phrase “rolled a seven” comes from what casino game with bets like “Come” and “Pass Line?”



MISCELLANEOUS Q4. Texas Trees: Given that he was the state’s governor before becoming president, George W. Bush could probably tell you that the state tree of Texas is what nut producer whose seeds are unbelievable in a pie?



WORD PLAY Q5. Multiple Meanings: “Why did Herbert Hoover want to stop after the last poker hand? Because he was against the New Deal.” This is an excellent example of what type of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term?



SPORTS & GAMES Q6. Merging Mid-westerners: As Gerald Ford and Bob Dole were being nominated during the 1976 convention, the NBA and ABA were finalizing their merger. The four teams that ended up jumping leagues were the Nuggets, Nets, Spurs, and what fourth team whose name is derived from the state's rich history with harness racing and the car used for regulating speed during auto races?



MISCELLANEOUS Q7. Sign Sharers: Both Rutherford B. Hayes and Dwight D. Eisenhower were born towards the beginning of October, which means that they share what fair and balanced astrological sign?



SOCIAL STUDIES Q8. Republican Rivals: Fill in the blank with a P-Word: The advent of the Republican Party in general came from an intense opposition to the slavery which was popular in the American South. While the new Republicans correctly saw slavery as completely unacceptable in society, their opponents commonly defended it as their own “______ institution.”



SCIENCE & TECH Q9. First Flights: These days most aircraft have a single set of wings that can produce the drag necessary for flight. Early models like the “Wright Flyer,” which carried Teddy Roosevelt on the first flight of a former U.S. President in 1910, had what name for their stacked set of wings?



SOCIAL STUDIES Q10. Swing States: Of all the states whose electoral votes went to Trump in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020, what is the postal code of the one that’s worth the most electoral votes, 19, in the 2024 contest?



TIEBREAKER Convention Count: Believe it or not, the Republican National Convention has actually never been hosted in Wisconsin before. Including the Badger State, how many total states have hosted at least one?

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