History is packed with scandals that shocked the world, from political blunders to celebrity mishaps and corporate cover-ups. Whether it’s a sports scandal that rocked the field or a royal affair that stirred the tabloids, these infamous events have left a lasting mark. Do you know your way around the most notorious scandals of history? Take this 15-question quiz to test your knowledge and see how well you can navigate the twists and turns of these jaw-dropping moments!
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Let's start you off easy... Which U.S. president was forced to resign due to the Watergate scandal in 1974?
John F. Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Which famous cyclist was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles due to a doping scandal?
Miguel Induráin
Greg LeMond
Lance Armstrong
Alberto Contador
3 of 15
What was the Dreyfus Affair in late 19th-century France?
A financial scandal involving French banks
A scandal involving illegal colonial land grabs
A royal scandal about King Louis XVI's secret marriage
A military scandal involving the wrongful conviction of a Jewish officer
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Which U.S. President was involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal, one of the biggest political scandals of the 1920s?
Warren G. Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
5 of 15
The Enron scandal in the early 2000s was primarily about what type of crime?
Insider Trading
Accounting Fraud
Stock Market Manipulation
Tax Evasion
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Which financial institution was at the center of the 2008 global financial crisis due to risky mortgage-backed securities?
Lehman Brothers
Citibank
Goldman Sachs
Bear Stearns
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What scandal in South Korea led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye in 2017?
Bribery involving North Korean officials
Election fraud
A military cover-up
Influence peddling and corruption involving a close confidante
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What was the outcome of the infamous trial following the "Pentagon Papers" leak in 1971, which exposed U.S. government actions during the Vietnam War?
The U.S Supreme Court denied the press's right to publish the papers
The whistleblower, Daniel Ellsberg, was imprisoned for life
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the press's right to publish the documents
The U.S. government was forced to withdraw troops from Vietnam
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What was the Black Sox Scandal in 1919 in the USA?
A baseball scandal where players intentionally lost the World Series
A bribery case involving football referees
A racial discrimination case in basketball
A doping case in Baseball
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Which international charity faced a massive scandal in 2018 when it was revealed that some of its workers were involved in sexual misconduct during humanitarian missions?
UNICEF
The Red Cross
Médecins Sans Frontières
Oxfam
11 of 15
The Milli Vanilli scandal in the early 1990s involved what kind of deceit?
The duo was exposed for lip-syncing to tracks that they didn’t actually sing, leading to the revocation of their Grammy Award.
Faked romantic relationship for publicity
Songwriting plagiarism
Tax evasion
Lip-syncing during live performances
12 of 15
The Piltdown Man hoax misled the scientific community in the early 20th century about what?
The Piltdown Man was a fabricated fossil that scientists believed was the "missing link" between humans and apes, until it was exposed as a hoax in 1953. Since then there have been several real links found.
A missing link in human evolution
The discovery of ancient alien artifacts
The origins of the universe
A new theory on gravity
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Which prestigious art institution was involved in a major scandal for selling fake paintings in the 20th century?
he Tate Gallery in London was caught in a scandal for purchasing and displaying paintings later revealed to be fakes.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Louvre
The Tate Gallery
The National Gallery
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Which reality TV show was at the center of a major scandal for rigging its results in the 1950s?
This quiz show was found to have been providing answers to certain contestants, leading to one of the biggest scandals in early television history as well as a pretty good movie!
Queen for a Day
The $64,000 Question
The Price is Right
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
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Which company was involved in a major scandal after it was revealed they had been selling horse meat labeled as beef in 2013?
McDonald's
Tesco
Nestlé
Texas Roadhouse
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