From the Bench to the Page: A Trivia Challenge on the Autobiographies of Legal Luminaries

From the Bench to the Page: A Trivia Challenge on the Autobiographies of Legal Luminaries

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which legal luminary's autobiography bears the title 'Just Mercy'?

  1. Bryan Stevenson
  2. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  3. Clarence Thomas
  4. Sonia Sotomayor
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In her autobiography, 'My Own Words', Ruth Bader Ginsburg reflects on her journey from a young law student to a Supreme Court Justice. What was the name of the law school she attended?

  1. Harvard Law School
  2. Yale Law School
  3. Columbia Law School
  4. Stanford Law School
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which autobiography by Clarence Thomas, a former Supreme Court Justice, stirred controversy due to its conservative viewpoints and criticism of liberal justices?

  1. My Grandfather's Son
  2. Equal Justice Under Law
  3. The Nine
  4. Landmark Cases
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In her autobiography, 'My Beloved World', Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice, recounts her upbringing in the Bronx and her path to becoming a jurist. What was the name of the high school she attended?

  1. Cardinal Spellman High School
  2. Hunter College High School
  3. Bronx High School of Science
  4. Stuyvesant High School
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which legal luminary's autobiography is titled 'The Education of a WASP'?

  1. Thurgood Marshall
  2. Antonin Scalia
  3. Stephen Breyer
  4. Elena Kagan
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In his autobiography, 'The Scalia Reader', Antonin Scalia presents a collection of his speeches, essays, and opinions. What was the name of the law school where he taught before his Supreme Court appointment?

  1. University of Chicago Law School
  2. Yale Law School
  3. Stanford Law School
  4. Harvard Law School
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which legal luminary's autobiography bears the title 'The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court'?

  1. Jeffrey Toobin
  2. Joan Biskupic
  3. Linda Greenhouse
  4. David Garrow
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In her autobiography, 'Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World', Joan Biskupic chronicles the lives and careers of two influential Supreme Court Justices. What was the name of the law school where Sandra Day O'Connor graduated?

  1. Stanford Law School
  2. Yale Law School
  3. Harvard Law School
  4. Columbia Law School
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which legal luminary's autobiography is titled 'Landmark Cases: Distinctive Opinions of the Supreme Court'?

  1. William Rehnquist
  2. John Paul Stevens
  3. David Souter
  4. Anthony Kennedy
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In his autobiography, 'The Dissenting Opinion', John Paul Stevens, a former Supreme Court Justice, reflects on his career and his dissenting opinions in notable cases. What was the name of the law school where he taught before his Supreme Court appointment?

  1. University of Chicago Law School
  2. Yale Law School
  3. Stanford Law School
  4. Harvard Law School
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which legal luminary's autobiography bears the title 'The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson'?

  1. David McCullough
  2. Jon Meacham
  3. Joseph Ellis
  4. Annette Gordon-Reed
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In his autobiography, 'American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House', Jon Meacham delves into the presidency of Andrew Jackson. What was the name of the law school where Jackson studied?

  1. Yale Law School
  2. Harvard Law School
  3. Columbia Law School
  4. University of North Carolina School of Law
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which legal luminary's autobiography is titled 'His Excellency: George Washington'?

  1. Joseph J. Ellis
  2. Ron Chernow
  3. David Hackett Fischer
  4. Chernow
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In her autobiography, 'The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family', Annette Gordon-Reed explores the lives of the Hemings family, enslaved people at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate. What was the name of the law school where Gordon-Reed teaches?

  1. Harvard Law School
  2. Yale Law School
  3. Columbia Law School
  4. Stanford Law School
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which legal luminary's autobiography bears the title 'Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln'?

  1. Doris Kearns Goodwin
  2. David Herbert Donald
  3. James McPherson
  4. Shelby Foote