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White House Kids: Bush Girls Trivia Quiz

In U.S. Presidential history, there have been few children in the White House. The interesting daughters of George W. and Laura Bush gave us plenty to talk about.

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

Author
Godwit

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
319,179

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
832

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. George W. and Laura Bush came into the White House in 2001, by the narrowest margin in over a century. They brought with them two grown daughters, named this. Hint

Jenna and Barbara

Karen and Cindy

Laura and Jenna

Tricia and Amy

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Question 2 of 10

2. There's something about these White House children that had never happened with a seated White House president before. Hint

They were born in the White House

They are adopted

They are twins

They are the president's step children

3. In their first year as presidential daughters, news went around the world when both of them were arrested, each on two different occasions, while attending the University of Texas. Why were they arrested? Hint

Careless driving

Drinking alcohol and using fake identifcation

Theft

Sassing the president

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Question 4 of 10

4. During their White House years, both daughters did something else unusual that made them visible across the planet. Most people would say this was a positive event. What was that? Hint

A "Vogue" magazine photo shoot

Ran for political office

Joined a reality TV show

Competed in a beauty contest

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Question 5 of 10

5. Jenna Bush made the world news again when she was photographed doing this to a group of reporters. Hint

Stuck out her tongue

Leaked information

The moon

Hit them with a protest sign

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Question 6 of 10

6. Now graduated, and at age 22 years, and seasoned speakers, the White House children settled down and found their way. Barbara studied at Yale. Jenna went to Paraguay and a number of other countries, where she did what? Hint

Attended Mardi Gras

Joined a commune

UNICEF volunteer

Climbed mountains

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Question 7 of 10

7. May 10th, 2008, Jenna married Henry Chase Hager. They had the reception at the White House, but they married where? Hint

Bush family estate in Connecticut

Camp David

The Bush ranch in Texas

Disney World

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1914, Eleanor Wilson married at the White House. In 1967, Lynda Johnson married in the East Room. What was put forth as a likely reason Jenna did not marry at the White House? Hint

The Texas ranch had solar panels

Her brothers lived in Texas

Her father's strict privacy rules

No barbecued ribs in Washington

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Question 9 of 10

9. Although initially Jenna asked her father not to run for office at all, she and Barbara both did what while he was at the White House? Hint

Gave testimony to the Senate

Asked their mother to run

Campaigned for his re-election

Joined the military

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Question 10 of 10

10. Barbara worked at the National Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and then moved into work with this type of health care patient. Hint

Patients with speech impediments

Children with alcoholism

Those with AIDS

Diabetes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. George W. and Laura Bush came into the White House in 2001, by the narrowest margin in over a century. They brought with them two grown daughters, named this.

Answer: Jenna and Barbara

The daughters are named Jenna Welch and Barbara Pierce, after their grandmothers. Jenna was called by the code name Twinkle while in the White House. Barbara was called Turquoise. Tricia Nixon and Amy Carter were also White House children.

2. There's something about these White House children that had never happened with a seated White House president before.

Answer: They are twins

Born 25 November, 1981, the Bush twins are fraternal. Brunette Barbara was born first. Jenna is blonde. They also differ in height. They were nineteen when they moved into the White House. That year three serving freshman Senators also had twin children. Former U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller had twins.

The late Robert Kennedy has twin grandchildren. Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, had a boy/girl set of twins with Marc Anthony.

Answer: Drinking alcohol and using fake identifcation

The legal age for drinking in Texas was 21. The twins were halfway into twenty. The Bush family has suffered drinking troubles. Their father George W. was arrested in 1976 for driving under the influence. He has said he quit drinking on his 40th birthday.

A cousin of the twins also had a drinking-related arrest. The Bush twins frequently made negative headlines worldwide, such as in Argentina when they were politely asked to leave after creating "chaos".

4. During their White House years, both daughters did something else unusual that made them visible across the planet. Most people would say this was a positive event. What was that?

Answer: A "Vogue" magazine photo shoot

Just after college graduation, the twins announced they would soon join the campaign trail for their father's re-election. Both twins gave a seven-page interview and photo shoot for "Vogue" fashion magazine. They wore floor length heavy gowns in an elaborate setting.

5. Jenna Bush made the world news again when she was photographed doing this to a group of reporters.

Answer: Stuck out her tongue

Traveling together officially with her father for the first time, 22-year-old Jenna stepped off Air Force One, got into a limousine and then stuck out her tongue at a dozen reporters at the scene. (Her mother Laura had told her to stand up straight and keep her hair out of her eyes while on the campaign trail for her father, but apparently hadn't mentioned this.)

Answer: UNICEF volunteer

In 2006, 24-year-old Jenna made a 10-day visit to Paraguay, one of the poorest countries in South America. She had a strictly private schedule. We know she had dinner with the President of Paraguay, and then was apparently educated in UNICEF volunteer methods. Jenna made other volunteer trips to Latin America and the Caribbean, where she interned with UNICEF.

She later wrote "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope".

7. May 10th, 2008, Jenna married Henry Chase Hager. They had the reception at the White House, but they married where?

Answer: The Bush ranch in Texas

After dating four years, Jenna and Henry married outdoors on May 10, 2008. The wedding was held at the Bush secluded 1600-acre Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas. Henry is the son of a former Virginia lieutenant governor. Henry became a correspondent for NBC's "Today" show.

8. In 1914, Eleanor Wilson married at the White House. In 1967, Lynda Johnson married in the East Room. What was put forth as a likely reason Jenna did not marry at the White House?

Answer: Her father's strict privacy rules

George W. kept a very tight rein on the publicity of his twins. They were not in the public eye at all, other than their escapades, until they joined his re-election campaign. Throughout his presidency, George was super concerned about potential security threats, also. (The Texas ranch was constructed with solar panels, by the way.)

9. Although initially Jenna asked her father not to run for office at all, she and Barbara both did what while he was at the White House?

Answer: Campaigned for his re-election

Jenna made media appearances before the election. Jenna and Barbara made several joint appearances, traveled to swing states, and spoke at the Republican Convention in 2004. Since John Kerry's two daughters were also on the campaign trail, the media enjoyed the "battle of the sisters".

10. Barbara worked at the National Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and then moved into work with this type of health care patient.

Answer: Those with AIDS

After graduating from Yale in 2004, Barbara worked with AIDS patients in Africa, Tanzania, South African and Botswana, among other places. She then worked for a public health non-profit, Global Health Corps.

Source: Author Godwit

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