BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220715T220000Z DTEND:20220715T230000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Salon—Rich Rubino: The Great American Political Trivia Challenge DESCRIPTION:In a humble attempt to end the great political divide\, Rich Rubino has assembled a non-ideological and non-partisan quiz challenge that explores the peculiar\, bizarre\, and unusual\, inside American Politics.\n\nPolitics has become a contact blood-sport. You'll find no bloodshed here! Rubino created his book and quiz with peaceful intentions. If they do not meet this lofty goal\, however\, the results should at least be challenging and fun\, even if a little exasperating.\n\n\n\nHere are a few examples:\n\n1) Which U.S. President who gave the Pope a five-inch bust of himself?\n\n2) Which U.S. President who sold the Federal Government's tool supply so they could not be used for public works projects during an economic depression?\n\n3) Which U.S. President is a national hero in Paraguay but largely forgotten in the U.S.?\n\n4) What is the first thing George W. Bush said to Barack Obama the first time they ever met?\n\n\n\nRich Rubino is the author of five political books. He has appeared on national TV and is a frequent guest on numerous radio stations across the country. He is also a public speaker about American politics. He has appeared on C-SPAN2 and MSNBC. He appears weekly on The Show on KMOX in St. Louis. He has contributed more than a hundred political analysis pieces to The Huffington Post. Rich holds a Bachelor's in Political Science and Communications (Media Track) from Assumption University and earned a Master's in Broadcast Journalism from Emerson College. He lives in Marblehead.\n\n \n\nThis event will be outdoors in the garden. Please bring a folding lawn chair if you have one.\n\n\n\nFree to Athenaeum members\; $15 general admission.\n\n\n\nTickets: www.salemathenaeum.net X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In a humble attempt to end the great political divide\, Rich Rubino has assembled a non-ideological and non-partisan quiz challenge that explores the peculiar\, bizarre\, and unusual\, inside American Politics.
\nPolitics has become a contact blood-sport. You&rsquo\;ll find no bloodshed here! Rubino created his book and quiz with peaceful intentions. If they do not meet this lofty goal\, however\, the results should at least be challenging and fun\, even if a little exasperating.
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\nHere are a few examples:
\n1) Which U.S. President who gave the Pope a five-inch bust of himself?
\n2) Which U.S. President who sold the Federal Government&rsquo\;s tool supply so they could not be used for public works projects during an economic depression?
\n3) Which U.S. President is a national hero in Paraguay but largely forgotten in the U.S.?
\n4) What is the first thing George W. Bush said to Barack Obama the first time they ever met?
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\nRich Rubino is the author of five political books. He has appeared on national TV and is a frequent guest on numerous radio stations across the country. He is also a public speaker about American politics. He has appeared on C-SPAN2 and MSNBC. He appears weekly on The Show on KMOX in St. Louis. He has contributed more than a hundred political analysis pieces to The Huffington Post. Rich holds a Bachelor&rsquo\;s in Political Science and Communications (Media Track) from Assumption University and earned a Master&rsquo\;s in Broadcast Journalism from Emerson College. He lives in Marblehead.
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\nThis event will be outdoors in the garden. Please bring a folding lawn chair if you have one.
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\nFree to Athenaeum members\; $15 general admission.
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\nTickets: www.salemathenaeum.net
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\n \; LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St. Salem\, MA 01970 UID:e.2160.13612 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260406T051503Z URL:https://www.salem-chamber.org/events/details/salon-rich-rubino-the-great-american-political-trivia-challenge-13612 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR