General Presidents
Who is the only U.S. president to be elected from Pennsylvania?
A. James Madison
B. James Buchanan
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. James Buchanan
Which first lady prayed every night that her husband would lose the presidential election?
A. Margaret “Peggy” Taylor
B. Abigail Fillmore
C. Jane Pierce
C. Jane Pierce
According to George H.W. Bush, the ghost of which U.S. president was rumored to haunt the White House?
A. James A. Garfield
B. Zachary Taylor
C. Abraham Lincoln
C. Abraham Lincoln
True or False:
George Washington is the first and only independent candidate ever elected to office.
True
What does D.C. stand for?
District of Colombia
What is Ulysses S. Grant's given first name?
A. James
B. Hiram
C. Chester
B. Hiram
Mamie Geneva Doud was married to which U.S. president?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
How many bathrooms does The White House have?
A. 12
B. 26
C. 35
C. 35
What did Washington do in his early career?
A. Land Surveyor
B. Carpenter
C. Barber
A. Land Surveyor
In 1881, Clara Barton (a nurse) established which nonprofit in D.C. that you may know as the group behind your local blood drives?
American Red Cross
Who was the eighth president of the United States?
A. Martin Van Buren
B. Andrew Jackson
C. William Henry Harrison
A. Martin Van Buren
Which first lady started the Easter Egg Roll?
A. Lucy Hayes
B. Frances Cleveland
C. Caroline Harrison
A. Lucy Hayes
What is the primary color of the Lincoln Bedroom at The White House?
Yellow
What percentage of the total U.S. budget was Washington's salary?
A. 0.03%
B. 0.9%
C. 2%
C. 2%
In 1999, vandals were suspected of chopping down four D.C. cherry trees. Who was caught?
A. Greg Swindell- MBA Pitcher
B. A Group of Beavers
C. Bill Clinton
B. A Group of Beavers
What president implemented Social Security?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy's, maiden name?
Bouvier
Prior to being deemed "The White House" in 1901, what was it referred to?
A. The President's Mansion
B. Washington House
C. Capitol Home
A. The President's Mansion
True or False:
George Washington is the only president to actually go into battle while serving as president.
True
You’ll find streets with every letter of the alphabet in D.C...well, almost every letter. What letter does not have a street named after it in D.C.?
J
Who was president when the British set fire to the White House in 1814?
James Madison
After suffering a stroke in office, this president's wife, Edith Bolling Galt, essentially ran the executive branch of the government until the end of his term.
Woodrow Wilson
What exotic animal did Martin Van Buren keep as pets in The White House?
A Pair of Tiger Cubs
George Washington was made an honorary citizen of ___ in 1792.
France
What two historical figures is Washington D.C. named after?
George Washington and Christopher Columbus