Q 01/05

Which of George H. W. Bush's sons became governor of Florida?

A) George W.

B) Jeb

C) Neil

D) Marvin

Answer · why

B) Jeb

Jeb Bush was Florida's governor during the 2000 recount there that made his brother George W. president; the two Bush presidents are often told apart ...

Q 02/05

What was George H. W. Bush's childhood nickname, borrowed from the family's name for his grandfather?

A) Poppy

B) Skin

C) Junior

D) Herbie

Answer · why

A) Poppy

Poppy came from 'Pop', the family's name for his grandfather George Herbert Walker, whose full name he was given; Navy squadron mates later called the...

Q 03/05

Bush built his career in Texas, but which state did his father Prescott represent in the US Senate?

A) Massachusetts

B) Connecticut

C) Maine

D) New York

Answer · why

B) Connecticut

Connecticut elected Prescott Bush, a Wall Street banker, in 1952; his son grew up in Greenwich and was called a carpetbagger when he first ran for off...

Q 04/05

On what occasion did Bush enlist in the Navy?

A) Pearl Harbor day

B) His Yale graduation

C) His 18th birthday

D) His wedding day

Answer · why

C) His 18th birthday

His 18th birthday was also his prep-school graduation day; War Secretary Henry Stimson told the class to go to college first, but Bush signed up and b...

Q 05/05

What aircraft did Bush fly in the Pacific?

A) Vought F4U Corsair

B) Douglas SBD Dauntless

C) Grumman F6F Hellcat

D) Grumman TBM Avenger

Answer · why

D) Grumman TBM Avenger

Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bombers flew from the carrier USS San Jacinto; Bush nicknamed his 'Barbara' after the girl he was engaged to back home.