Apparently the Secret Service has code names for more than Presidents, First Ladies and their children. Also included are the Vice-President and family, Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates and their spouses, assorted government officials and other “special” folks - either by name or office. I wonder who has the job of name selection and what criteria is used. Maybe looking at a few more code names will help answer the question.

Here’s a quiz - can you match the person with the appropriate code name?

  1. Todd Palin

  2. Ted Kennedy

  3. Jenna Bush

  4. Dwight Eisenhower

  5. John F. Kennedy, Jr.

  6. Pope John Paul II

  7. John Kerry

  8. Bill Clinton

  9. Queen Elizabeth II

  10. Frank Sinatra

Code names: a) Minuteman; b) Scorecard; c) Lark; d) Sunburn; e) Kittyhawk; f) Napoleon; g) Driller; h) Halo; i)Twinkle; j) Eagle

Answers: 1(g); 2(d); 3(i); 4(b); 5(c); 6(h); 7(a); 8(j); 9(e); 10(f)   Source: Wikipedia with footnotes.