HOW'S YOUR POLITICAL I.Q.?

1. During a recent tribute at the White House to National Review and founder William F. Buckley, Jr., it was noted that Buckley ran for mayor of New York on the Conservative Party ticket in 1965. In that campaign, he faced two major party candidates who both later served as mayor. Can you name them?

2. Buckley and almost all of the Conservative Party nominees for mayor since have run solely on the Conservative line. Who was the only Conservative mayoral nominee in New York who also ran on the Republican line?

3. Buckley's campaign for mayor was managed by someone who later became a well-known officeholder in New York. Can you name him?

4. Four years after Buckley's candidacy, another famous author sought the Democratic nomination for mayor. Who was he?

5. What was the first thing Buckley promised to do if he won the election for mayor?

1. Republican John V. Lindsay, mayor from 1965-73, and Democrat Abraham D. Beame, mayor from 1973-77.

2. John Marchi, Republican and Conservative nominee for mayor in 1969 and '73.

3. Older brother James L. Buckley, U.S. senator from New York from 1970-76.

4. Norman Mailer.

5. "Demand a recount!"

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