Bill O'Reilly News Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which writer is most closely associated with O'Reilly as coauthor of the historical “Killing” book series?
James Patterson
Martin Dugard
David McCullough
Nelson DeMille
2. Which “Killing” title is correctly matched with its central historical subject?
Killing Lincoln — the Watergate investigation
Killing Kennedy — the American Civil War
Killing the Rising Sun — the American Revolution
Killing Reagan — Reagan’s presidency and the 1981 assassination attempt
3. Which phrase was most closely associated with the branding of The O'Reilly Factor?
Fair and Balanced
The No Spin Zone
The Best Political Team
Lean Forward
4. What subject did O'Reilly study for his bachelor’s degree at Marist College?
Communications
Political science
English literature
History
5. A student wants a primary example of O'Reilly’s work in syndicated newsmagazine television before Fox News. Which program should the student examine?
Inside Edition
60 Minutes
Nightline
Meet the Press
6. When O'Reilly’s Fox News program debuted in 1996, what was it originally called?
The No Spin Hour
The O'Reilly Edition
The O'Reilly Report
The Factor Report
7. Which news organization employed O'Reilly immediately before he began hosting Inside Edition in 1989?
CBS News
ABC News
NBC News
Fox News Channel
8. Which book in the “Killing” series centers on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?
Killing Patton
Killing Reagan
Killing Lincoln
Killing Kennedy
9. Which sequence correctly orders these parts of O'Reilly’s education and broadcasting career from earliest to latest?
Inside Edition, local television reporting, Marist College, The O'Reilly Factor
Local television reporting, Marist College, The O'Reilly Factor, Inside Edition
Marist College, Inside Edition, local television reporting, The O'Reilly Factor
Marist College, local television reporting, Inside Edition, The O'Reilly Factor
10. An archivist is sorting O'Reilly’s work by medium. Where should The Radio Factor be placed?
Cable television documentary series
Nationally syndicated radio program
Print newspaper column
Streaming-only interview program
11. Which title launched O'Reilly and Martin Dugard’s “Killing” series in 2011?
Killing Lincoln
Killing Patton
Killing Kennedy
Killing Reagan
12. A librarian is separating O'Reilly’s fiction from his nonfiction. Which title belongs in the fiction section?
Those Who Trespass
Killing Lincoln
Culture Warrior
The No Spin Zone
13. A researcher finds that O'Reilly completed a master’s degree at Boston University in 1976. What was its field?
American history
Political science
Broadcast journalism
Public administration
14. Which nationally syndicated television program did Bill O'Reilly host before joining Fox News Channel?
Inside Edition
Hard Copy
A Current Affair
Dateline NBC
15. The O'Reilly Factor became a signature prime-time program on which network?
CNN
MSNBC
Fox News Channel
CNBC
16. O'Reilly later earned another graduate degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School. Which degree was it?
Doctor of Philosophy in history
Juris Doctor
Master of Public Administration
Master of Business Administration