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T.J. Kirkpatrick

What Do You Know About AARP?

Test your knowledge and see how much you know about AARP's first 60 years

By AARP Staff

En español

Published June 24, 2021

9 Questions

What Do You Know About AARP?

[ {
  "question" : "How many members did AARP have on its 60th anniversary?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "13 Million",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "38 Million",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "57 Million",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "62 Million",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "AARP is the largest paid-membership organization in the world.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
  "questionImgCaption" : "",
  "questionImgCredit" : ""
}, {
  "question" : "What percentage of AARP members said in 2018 that they always vote in a presidential election?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "68.2%",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "71.5%",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "80.7%",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "84.3%",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "That compares to the 66.8% of adult Americans who said they voted in the 2020 presidential election.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
  "questionImgCaption" : "",
  "questionImgCredit" : ""
}, {
  "question" : "How many people have participated in the AARP Driver Safety program as of 2018?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "7 Million",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "10 Million",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "17 Million",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "23 Million",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "AARP Driver Safety programs have helped drivers stay confident on the road since 1979.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
  "questionImgCaption" : "",
  "questionImgCredit" : ""
}, {
  "question" : "How many studies had AARP researchers published in the 20 years before our 60th anniversary?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "546",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "765",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "959",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1,113",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "AARP researches issues such as Social Security, transportation, housing and long-term care.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
  "questionImgCaption" : "",
  "questionImgCredit" : ""
}, {
  "question" : "By the end of 2018, more than 400,000 members had done this through AARP.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Seen a free movie",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Gone on vacation",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Received free groceries",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Have won a car",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The free movies are part of AARP’s Movies for Grownups screening program.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
  "questionImgCaption" : "",
  "questionImgCredit" : ""
}, {
  "question" : "AARP opened its first state office in 1987. What state was it in?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Maryland",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "New York",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Virginia",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Pennsylvania",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "AARP has offices in all 50 states, plus D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
  "questionImgCaption" : "",
  "questionImgCredit" : ""
}, {
  "question" : "This president invited AARP's 2 millionth member to the White House.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "John F. Kennedy",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Lyndon Johnson",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Richard Nixon",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Gerald Ford",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "AARP's membership reached 1 million in 1966 and hit 2 million in 1970.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
  "questionImgCaption" : "",
  "questionImgCredit" : ""
}, {
  "question" : "This is the year AARP launched the Fraud Watch Network.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "2010",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "2011",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "2012",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "2013",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "AARP launched the Fraud Watch Network to alert people of potential scams.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
  "questionImgCaption" : "",
  "questionImgCredit" : ""
}, {
  "question" : "What year did AARP launch its first plan to supplement Medicare benefits?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "1966",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "1969",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1971",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "1974",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "AARP also offered pioneering group health insurance seven years before Medicare was created in 1965.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
  "questionImgCaption" : "",
  "questionImgCredit" : ""
} ]

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