Q 01/05

What is Beto O'Rourke's legal first name, shared with the grandfather his childhood nickname set him apart from?

A) Robert

B) Albert

C) Gilbert

D) Herbert

Answer · why

A) Robert

Robert Francis O'Rourke was called Beto from infancy, so the family could tell him apart from his namesake grandfather. He defended the nickname in 20...

Q 02/05

Which hacker group, known for tools that broke into Windows PCs, had a teenage Beto O'Rourke as a member?

A) Legion of Doom

B) Cult of the Dead Cow

C) Chaos Computer Club

D) Masters of Deception

Answer · why

B) Cult of the Dead Cow

Cult of the Dead Cow took its name from a shut-down Lubbock slaughterhouse and later released Back Orifice, a tool built to expose weak security in Wi...

Q 03/05

Which instrument did Beto O'Rourke play in Foss, the punk band he formed with friends from El Paso?

A) Saxophone

B) Lead guitar

C) Bass guitar

D) Keyboards

Answer · why

C) Bass guitar

Bass guitar was his pick when he and two El Paso friends taught themselves to play. He later said his bandmates' musical careers confirmed their talen...

Q 04/05

Which Republican kept his Senate seat by fewer than three points against Beto O'Rourke in Texas in 2018?

A) John Cornyn

B) Rick Perry

C) Dan Patrick

D) Ted Cruz

Answer · why

D) Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz won 50.9% to 48.3%, yet O'Rourke's four million ballots were at the time the most ever cast for a Democrat in Texas.

Q 05/05

Which Mexican revolutionary reportedly met a US general in 1915 at the house Beto O'Rourke later made his home?

A) Pancho Villa

B) Emiliano Zapata

C) Venustiano Carranza

D) Álvaro Obregón

Answer · why

A) Pancho Villa

Pancho Villa is said to have met General Hugh Scott there; the mission-style house in the Sunset Heights neighborhood was designed by the architect He...