The General Election is approaching, and once again it is time to find out if you are an informed citizen. The HEPCAT (High Energy Politics Carey Awareness Test) will provide the answer. This incarnation of the test is shorter than the primary version, so you should be able to complete it before finishing your morning coffee. Those who answer all the questions correctly win a bologna sandwich at Tony Knowles' Downtown Deli.
I. FBI tapes of the Veco Room of the Baranof Hotel in Juneau caught lawmaker Pete Kott saying he aspired to become:
II. Employers who opposed the oil-tax referendum let their employees leave work on Election Day so they could ...
III. In the mid-1970s, the hippie activists who created the Ad Hoc wing of the Democratic Party brought which rock band to Anchorage for a fundraiser?
IV. Gov. Bill Sheffield faced impeachment in 1985 because he:
V. When Bill Walker and Byron Mallott joined forces as a gubernatorial team, the deal had to be approved by:
VI. Wally Hickel's first book was titled:
VII. On an audiotape made by the White House taping system, Nixon is heard describing Sen. Mike Gravel as:
VIII. Name the former Fairbanks radio announcer who was elected to the state House in 1976.
IX. Fairbanksan Joe Vogler was an anti-government activist who became ...
X. Who won a write-in for the U.S. Senate in 2010?
XI. The music for "The Alaska Flag Song" was written by:
Bonus Question: In 1970, Michael Carey was briefly employed as a staffer for:
Answers: A,C,C,D,D,C,D,C,B,C,B,C.
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