Dan Rather Trivia Quiz: An American Journalist

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Dan Rather is an American journalist and former national evening news anchor. He gained national recognition after his reporting during Hurricane Carla in 1961 saved thousands of lives. Rather reported on significant events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, 9/11, and the Iraq War. He also famously reported from Dallas during President John F. Kennedy's assassination.

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Why did Dan Rather leave the anchor desk in 2005?

  • He retired after a long career

  • He was fired by CBS

  • He moved to a different network

  • He wanted to focus on investigative journalism

Which position did Dan Rather hold at CBS News before he was promoted to news anchor for the CBS Evening News in 1981?

  • White House correspondent

  • Foreign correspondent in London

  • Vietnam War correspondent

  • Anchor for 60 Minutes

Which channel did Dan Rather host Dan Rather Reports on from 2006 to 2013?

  • CBS

  • NBC

  • ABC

  • AXS TV

What did Dan Rather create during Hurricane Carla that helped save thousands of lives?

  • A new type of weather forecast

  • The first radar weather report

  • An evacuation plan for the affected area

  • An emergency alert system for hurricanes

What did Dan Rather accuse CBS of in his $70 million lawsuit filed in 2007?

  • Fabricating news stories

  • Discrimination against him based on his age

  • Making him a scapegoat in the Killian story

  • Failing to pay him his rightful salary

In which year did Dan Rather's reporting during Hurricane Carla make him a national name?

  • 1961

  • 1971

  • 1981

  • 1991

On which platform has Dan Rather been writing the newsletter "Steady" since 2021?

  • Substack

  • Medium

  • WordPress

  • Squarespace

Who were the three main nightly news anchors in the U.S. during the 1980s through the early 2000s, including Dan Rather?

  • Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw, and David Muir

  • Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, and Katie Couric

  • Brian Williams, Lester Holt, and Anderson Cooper

  • Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw, and Dan Rather

What is the name of Dan Rather's online newscast that began in January 2018?

  • The Dan Rather Report

  • The News with Dan Rather

  • Dan Rather Presents

  • The Big Interview with Dan Rather

In which city did Dan Rather famously report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?

  • New York

  • Washington D.C.

  • Dallas

  • Los Angeles

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