Q 01/05

Which first name was Buzz Aldrin given at birth?

A) Virgil

B) Edwin

C) Leroy

D) Walter

Answer · why

B) Edwin

Edwin. Born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., he answered to his childhood nickname for so long that as an adult he made Buzz his legal first name.

Q 02/05

Aldrin's nickname Buzz came from his sister's attempt to say which word?

A) Baby

B) Buddy

C) Brother

D) Junior

Answer · why

C) Brother

Brother. His sister Fay Ann couldn't manage the word and called him 'buzzer' instead, and the family trimmed that down to Buzz.

Q 03/05

In which state was Aldrin born?

A) New York

B) New Jersey

C) Pennsylvania

D) Connecticut

Answer · why

B) New Jersey

New Jersey. He grew up in Montclair, where the middle school he once attended was renamed Buzz Aldrin Middle School in 2016, with Aldrin there to see ...

Q 04/05

Aldrin played centre for his high school's unbeaten 1946 state champions in which sport?

A) Basketball

B) Football

C) Ice hockey

D) Lacrosse

Answer · why

B) Football

Football. He had given the game up in his junior year to pull his grades up, then went back as a senior and helped his school through a perfect season...

Q 05/05

From which academy did Aldrin graduate third in the class of 1951?

A) The Citadel

B) Annapolis

C) West Point

D) The Air Force Academy

Answer · why

C) West Point

West Point. The Air Force Academy didn't open until 1955, so a top West Point graduate like Aldrin could choose an Air Force commission instead of an ...