Recently, I brought a camera and a few multiple-choice questions to Zuccotti Park, where I conducted a quiz game with some of the Occupy Wall Street protesters. As a reward for getting the answers right, contestants were able to choose among several options for prizes. Unfortunately, one gentleman in the audience apparently did not appreciate the prize selections made by his fellow protesters, so he disrupted the game, bear-hugged me, grabbed the question cards out of my hand and attempted to run off with them before I stopped him.

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Below are the questions I prepared for this quiz. Citations for each answer are also provided.

Note that not every question listed was shown in the video. Also, when questions were asked, the phrasing sometimes differed slightly from the text as shown.

Question: Between 1989 and the end of last year, no person has received more money from Goldman Sachs and its employees than this politician. Is it:

a) Mitt Romney
b) Chuck Schumer
c) George W. Bush
d) Barack Obama

Answer: (d) Barack Obama

Source: InfluenceExplorer.com from the Sunlight Foundation and OpenSecrets.org.

Question: Between 1989 and 2010, Goldman Sachs and its employees contributed more money to which political party:

a) Republicans
b) Democrats
c) both parties about equally

Answer: (b) 62% of Goldman Sachs-related money went to Democrats. 38% went to Republicans.

Source: InfluenceExplorer.com from the Sunlight Foundation and OpenSecrets.org.

Question: From 1989 to the end of last year, no politician has received more money from Bank of America and its employees than this person. Who is it?

a) George W. Bush
b) Barack Obama
c) Mitt Romney
d) Barney Frank

Answer: (b) Barack Obama

Source: InfluenceExplorer.com from the Sunlight Foundation and OpenSecrets.org.

Question: From 1989 to the end of last year, no person has received more money from the parent company of Citibank and its employees than this politician. Is it:

a) Hillary Clinton
b) George W. Bush
c) Barack Obama
d) Chris Dodd

Answer: (a) Hillary Clinton; Barack Obama received the second-most money. Chris Dodd, the co-sponsor of the Dodd-Frank bank regulation bill, received the fourth-most money.

Source: InfluenceExplorer.com from the Sunlight Foundation and OpenSecrets.org.

Question: Between 1989 and the end of the past year, this person has received more campaign contributions from the entire Securities & Investment industry than any other politician. Who is it?

a) Bill Clinton
b) George W. Bush
c) Barack Obama
d) Hillary Clinton

Answer: (c) Barack Obama

The top five biggest recipients from financial services industry are: Barack Obama (D); George W. Bush (R); John McCain (R); Hillary Clinton (D); Chuck Schumer (D).

Source: InfluenceExplorer.com from the Sunlight Foundation and OpenSecrets.org.

Question: Since 1980, the cost of this good or service has far outpaced inflation by going up 359%. Is it:

a) gasoline
b) health care
c) computers
d) four years at a public university

Answer: (d) Four years at a public university

Source: The College Board’s “Trends in College Pricing” report (2010, page 13) download 2.1MB PDF

Question: Of the following types of debt, only one is nearly impossible to discharge through personal bankruptcy. Which is it:

a) health care expenses
b) car payments
c) student loans
d) mortgages

Answer: (c) student loans

Source: Findlaw.com

Question: Under which president was the bankruptcy law changed to make it harder to get out from under student loan debt?

a) Ronald Reagan
b) Barack Obama
c) George W. Bush
d) Bill Clinton

Answer: (d) Bill Clinton; in 1998, the bankruptcy law was changed so that student loans could be discharged only in the event of “substantial hardship”.

Source: Findlaw.com