Presidential Trivia Answers (April 26 & 27)

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(1) QUESTION: True or false? As a General, Dwight Eisenhower played bridge to relax. He even played in the days leading up to D-Day.

ANSWER: True. The Eisenhower Foundation reports that he also played regularly when he was stationed in the Philippines. His games with President Manuel Quezon earned him the nickname “the bridge wizard of Manila.”

(2) QUESTION: True or false? George Washington was afflicted with dental problems throughout his life and had dentures made out of wood.

ANSWER: False, but it’s kind of a trick question. Washington did have dental problems throughout his life, but he never had wooden teeth. According to Mount Vernon, his dentures were made out of “materials including human, and probably cow and horse teeth, ivory (possibly elephant), lead-tin alloy, copper alloy (possibly brass), and silver alloy.”

(3) QUESTION: True or False? George H.W. Bush considered tapping Clint Eastwood to be his running mate in 1988.

ANSWER: True. Eastwood was mayor of Carmel, California, at the time. Bush was trailing Democrat Michael Dukakis in the polls and wondered if the popular movie star could help.