The Ultimate Bushed! Quiz

16. Bad weather kept the president away from which of the following events?

A.The welcome home ceremony for American service members detained in China
B.The annual NAACP conference
C. The Boy Scout Jamboree
D. Madonna's Madison Square Garden show

17. The White House Easter egg roll disappointed a lot of parents and kids this year. What spirit-dampening calamity did not befall the event?

A. Postponement because of heavy rain
B. Bush canceling the Easter Bunny's appearance on religious grounds
C. Implementation of a new security policy to search toddlers for weapons and bombs
D. A ban on balloons

18. Former President Jimmy Carter presented Bush with a report outlining proposed election reforms. When a reporter asked if Bush could have won the White House had the reforms been in place in November, how did the president reply?

A. "I don't have to answer that question."
B. "It would have been a landslide."
C. "The vote in November was fair."
D. "Maybe. Maybe not."

19. Andrew Sullivan, Internet pundit and New Republic writer, is normally a big Bush booster. But which Bush action did he describe as reinforcing the image of the president as "smug, aristocratic, out of touch, and callow?"

A. Excluding several low-level White House staff members from the annual Fourth of July party at the White House
B. Beginning a month-long break at his ranch in Crawford, Texas after six months in office
C. Wearing a baseball cap emblazoned with a "43" (as in the 43rd president) to match his dad's "41" baseball cap during a trip to Kennebunkport
D. Lobbying to get the Navy to pay Cheney's utility bills while resisting federal price controls on electricity

20. Which nation was offended by the Bush family's decision to bestow its name on a new pet cat?

A. China
B. India
C. Colombia
D. Egypt

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