Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Trivia Quiz

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Answer 20 questions on the history and operations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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At what location will you fine the main FBI training academy?

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Who was president when the precursor to the FBI, the Bureau of Investigation, was created?

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What movie portrayed the true undercover operation of FBI agent Joe Pistone, played by Johnny Depp, whose work led to 100 mob convictions, including some of the top leaders of the New York families?

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For what Latin American country did the CIA help elect U.S.-friendly leader Joaquín Balaguer over communist Juan Bosch in 1966, with the FBI providing most of the intelligence?

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What famous gangster was declared "Public Enemy #1" before being killed by the FBI outside a movie theater in 1934?

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What type of information does the FBI store in CODIS?

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Who appoints the FBI Director?

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Which case involved the FBI wrongly accusing Richard Jewell of involvement in a terror attack in which he had saved a number of potential victims?

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What FBI operation led to convictions of seven Congressmen for taking bribes?

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What civil rights leader was extensively monitored and harrassed by the FBI for suspected communist ties, which included sending threatening letters and audio recordings of his infidelities?

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What FBI agent was sentenced to life without parole in 2002 for selling secrets to Russia over the previous two decades?

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In 1968, under orders from Lyndon Johnson, the FBI launched a surveillance/infiltration operation named COINTELPRO-NEW LEFT in response to what group seizing several buildings at Columbia University?

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What former FBI agent used techniques he had used in the bureau to head Nixon’s “plumbers,” a group set up to run black bag jobs, wiretapping, and disinformation campaigns on behalf of the President?

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J Edgar Hoover publicly downplayed the existence of and dedicated few resources to what group?

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What court is tasked with overseeing FBI's surveillance powers?

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What FBI deputy was one J Edgar Hoover preferred to succeed him as Director, but after Nixon appointed someone else, later became the Watergate source known as Deep Throat?

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What Irish mobster was a high-level informant for the FBI while continuing to operate, committing murders and numerous other crimes? He eventually became a fugitive for 16 years, with his FBI contact sentenced to murder & racketeering. [Hint: the movie Black Mass is based on his story]

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What law, passed in October of 2001, greatly expanded FBI surveillance and other powers?

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In 2023, it was revealed the FBI had 2 million Americans on its terrorism watch lists. Who was FBI Director at the time?

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What undercover federal agent was shown on camera repeatedly during the January 6th riot encouraging lawbreaking and entry into the Capitol?

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