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Know Your Bush Trivia Quiz

Ten questions. Is the answer George Bush, his son George W. Bush, his other son Jeb Bush, or is it Gavin Rossdale, lead singer of the rock band Bush?

A multiple-choice quiz by James76255. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
James76255

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
131,465

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
672

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was born in Milton, Massachusetts? Hint

Gavin Rossdale

George W.

George

Jeb

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who received a bachelor's degree in history from Yale University? Hint

Gavin Rossdale

George H.W.

George W.

Jeb

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who ended his first bid for a national political office by losing a race for a U.S. Senate seat? Hint

George

Jeb

George W.

Gavin Rossdale

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who almost went on to have a career as a football player? Hint

George

Gavin Rossdale

George W.

Jeb

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who has a sister named Soraya? Hint

George

Jeb

George W.

Gavin Rossdale

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Question 6 of 10

6. Whose first and middle name at birth was John Ellis? Hint

Gavin Rossdale

George

Jeb

George W.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Whose wife was a teacher and librarian? Hint

George

Gavin Rossdale

Jeb

George W.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was in a band called Midnight? Hint

Gavin Rossdale

George W.

George

Jeb

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who didn't say their first word until they were 4 years old? Hint

Gavin Rossdale

George W.

George

Jeb

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who had a child that died of leukemia? Hint

George W.

Gavin Rossdale

Jeb

George

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was born in Milton, Massachusetts?

Answer: George

He would later move to Texas and claim it as his home, but George was born in Milton, Massachusetts on June 12, 1924.

2. Who received a bachelor's degree in history from Yale University?

Answer: George W.

Long before he was elected President of the United States, George W. earned his bachelor's degree in 1968 and later received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. The elder George Bush also attended Yale, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in economics in 1948.

3. Who ended his first bid for a national political office by losing a race for a U.S. Senate seat?

Answer: George

Despite that loss, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1966. George would later hold several offices including Director of the CIA, Ambassador to the United Nations, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the United States. George W. also failed to win his first bid for a national office, losing a race for a place in the U.S. Congress in 1978.

4. Who almost went on to have a career as a football player?

Answer: Gavin Rossdale

After Rossdale dropped out of the prestigious private school Westminster in London, he not only learned the guitar but also became a semi-pro football player (this would be soccer to us silly Americans). Gavin gave up on his sports career due to injuries.

5. Who has a sister named Soraya?

Answer: Gavin Rossdale

Gavin also had a younger sister named Lorraine, but was particularly close to the older Soraya as they were growing up.

6. Whose first and middle name at birth was John Ellis?

Answer: Jeb

John Ellis Bush was born February 11, 1953 in Midland, Texas. Jeb was a nickname given to him because of his initials. Jeb was elected Governor of Florida in 1998.

7. Whose wife was a teacher and librarian?

Answer: George W.

George W. Bush married Laura Welch in November of 1977. Laura was a librarian at a branch of the Houston (Texas) Public Library and also worked as a teacher and librarian at Dawson Elementary School in Austin, Texas.

8. Who was in a band called Midnight?

Answer: Gavin Rossdale

Midnight was one of the bands Gavin played in before meeting Nigel Pulsford in 1992 and forming the band Future Primitive, which later changed its name to Bush.

9. Who didn't say their first word until they were 4 years old?

Answer: Gavin Rossdale

Gavin was mute as a child. His first word was "cookie".

10. Who had a child that died of leukemia?

Answer: George

Robin Bush, George and Barbara Bush's second child, was born December 20, 1949 in Midland, Texas. She died October 11, 1953.

Source: Author James76255

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