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Rail Splitter Society

Rail Splitter Society. Welcomes all!. Please Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge. Patriotic Anthem. This Month’s Trivia Quiz subject:. George H. W. Bush. Question 1. George H.W. Bush’s father held what office? U.S. Congressman Foreign Attaché U. S. Senator Foreign Diplomat.

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Rail Splitter Society

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  1. Rail Splitter Society Welcomes all!

  2. Please Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance Pledge Patriotic Anthem

  3. This Month’s Trivia Quiz subject: George H. W. Bush

  4. Question 1 • George H.W. Bush’s father held what office? • U.S. Congressman • Foreign Attaché • U. S. Senator • Foreign Diplomat

  5. Question 2 • While a student at Yale, what secret society was Bush a member of? • The Freemasons • The Shriners • Skull and Bones • So secret even the name isn’t known

  6. Question 3 • For which office did Bush twice lose elections? • U.S. Senator • U.S. Congressman • State Senator • State Representative

  7. Question 4 • Prior to being elected vice-president what was the highest elective office Bush held? • Head of the C.I.A. • U.S. Congressman • U.S. Senator • County councilman

  8. Question 5 • In 1980 how did Bush characterize Ronald Reagan’s economic policies? • Fuzzy Math economics • Incredibly brilliant economics • Absentee economics • Voodoo economics Prior to joining Reagan in 1980 he ran against him in the 1980 primaries. He later regretted it.

  9. Question 6 • Who served under George H. W. Bush as Vice President? • Nelson Rockefeller • J. Danforth Quayle • Al Gore • Richard Cheney

  10. Question 7 • As of 2007 how many times has George H.W. Bush skydived? • 4 • 6 • 8 • 12

  11. Question 8 • Who was Bush’s Secretary of Defense? • Nicholas Brady. • Colin Powell. • Robert Dole. • Richard B. Cheney.

  12. Question 9 • Who was the Secretary of labor under George Bush? • Bob Dole • James Baker • Nicolas Brady • Elizabeth Dole

  13. Question 10 • How many children did George H. W. Bush and his wife have? • 4 • 6 • 8 • 12 • George W • Pauline (died at age 4) • John (Jeb) • Neil • Marvin • Dorothy

  14. Question 11 • What was George H. W. Bush’s father’s first name? • George H. • Peter • Penobscot • Prescott

  15. Question 12 • What number president was George H. W. Bush? • 40 • 41 • 43 • 45

  16. Tie Breaker • There are two things about George H. W. Bush and his presidency that are unique. Name them. • He is the only president to have had two middle names. • He was our oldest president. • He is the only president to have had a son who was also a president. • He is the only president to be born in June.

  17. Tie Breaker He is the only president to have had two middle names. D. He is the only president to be born in June

  18. Rail Splitter Society Thanks you Find us on the web atwww.meetup.com/Delaware-Rail-Splitters-Society/

  19. Bibliography (Because now we need one!) Ages of Presidents at Inauguration - link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States_by_age Trivia Questions and answers http://www.tv.com/george-herbert-walker-bush/person/155252/trivia.html

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