Question 1

True or false: Woodward co-authored the book 'All the President's Men' with Bob Woodward.

Accepted Answer

False. He co-wrote it with Carl Bernstein, not himself—a common confusion from the book's title.

Question 2

True or false: Robert Woodward won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Watergate alongside Carl Bernstein.

Accepted Answer

True. Woodward and Bernstein shared the 1973 Pulitzer for Public Service for their Washington Post Watergate coverage.

Question 3

True or false: Woodward's anonymous source 'Deep Throat' was later revealed to be FBI Deputy Director Mark Felt.

Accepted Answer

True. In 2005, Felt's family confirmed he was the informant, ending decades of speculation.

Question 4

True or false: Woodward interviewed President Donald Trump for his book 'Fear' while Trump was in office.

Accepted Answer

True. 'Fear: Trump in the White House' (2018) included extensive interviews with Trump and his aides.

Question 5

True or false: Woodward was a CIA officer before becoming a journalist.

Accepted Answer

False. He served as a Navy lieutenant, not a CIA officer; this myth arose from his secret source 'Deep Throat' being an FBI official.

Question 6

True or false: Woodward was the first journalist to report that John F. Kennedy had a mistress.

Accepted Answer

False. That story broke later by other reporters; Woodward's early work focused on Watergate and national security.

Question 7

True or false: Robert Woodward once worked as a police reporter for the Washington Post before Watergate.

Accepted Answer

True. He joined the Post in 1971 as a police reporter, which gave him skills to cover the Watergate break-in.

Question 8

True or false: Woodward's book 'The Final Days' was published before Watergate ended.

Accepted Answer

False. 'The Final Days' (1976) covered Nixon's resignation, which occurred in 1974—so it came after.

Robert Woodward Trivia Questions