2012 GOP Convention – Tampa Bay, Florida

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To find out if you have what it takes to build a Republican National Convention, take this quiz from the Chairman of Convention, Alec Poitevint, the CEO of the Convention, Bill Harris, and the COO of the Convention, Mike Miller. To help get you started, did you know that the first Convention west of the Mississippi was held in 1892 in Minneapolis? Start

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Question 1

What was the first Republican convention to be broadcast on television?

	The 1940 Convention in Philadelphia
	The 1952 Convention in Chicago
	The 1964 Convention in San Francisco

Question 2

In 1944, just 20 days after Allied forces stormed the beaches of France, the Republican Party held its convention in which city?

	Philadelphia
	Chicago
	Cleveland

Question 3

When was the first Republican National Convention?

	1856 in Philadelphia
	1864 in Baltimore
	1852 in Chicago

Question 4

Which Republican convention had the most balloons drop at its conclusion and how many balloons were dropped?

	New York in 2004 and there were 100,000 balloons dropped
	New Orleans in 1988 and there were 82,000 balloons dropped
	San Diego in 1996 and there were 115,000 balloons dropped

Question 5

In what year did President Ronald Reagan deliver his last major speech to a Republican convention?

	1992 in Houston on behalf of President George H.W. Bush
	1988 in New Orleans on behalf of then Vice President George H.W. Bush
	1996 in San Diego on behalf of Robert Dole

Question 6

What cartoonist was the first to use an elephant as the GOP's mascot?

	Michael Hunt
	Thomas Nast
	E.W. Gustin

Question 7

What Republican convention was the first to give women equal representation?

	1940 in Philadelphia
	1856 in Pittsburgh
	1924 in Cleveland

Question 8

What convention had an unexpected schedule change that resulted in 5,000 boxed lunches being donated to charity?

	2008 in St. Paul because of Hurricane Gustav
	1988 in New Orleans because too many flights were delayed
	1964 in San Francisco because of demonstration

Question 9

What convention required the largest number of office trailers to accommodate the media work space and convention operations?

	1972 in Miami required 572 trailers
	2000 in Philadelphia required 347 trailers
	1984 in Dallas required 349 trailers

Question 10

How much communication and power cabling is required to operate a political convention?

	Over 200 miles of various phone, data, broadcast, and electrical cabling
	Over 175 miles of various phone, data, broadcast and electrical cabling
	Over 240 miles of various phone, data, broadcast and electrical cabling

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