How Much Do You Know About the White House?Test your White House savvy with this quiz. Cover the answers on the right with a sheet of paper, then try to answer the questions without peeking. How many did you answer correctly? 1. Who was the first President to live in the White House? 2. When was the White House built? 3. How many rooms does the White House have today? 4. What is the most exotic pet An exotic pet is a rare or unusual creature kept as a pet, or a creature kept as a pet which is not commonly thought of as a pet. The definition is an evolving one; some rodents, reptiles, and amphibians have become firmly enough established in the world of animal fancy to to ever have lived in the White House? 5. When was the White House officially named the "White House"? 6. What's the address of the White House? 7. How many Presidents have lived in the White House so far? 8. Why might you want to wear bowling shoes Noun 1. bowling shoe - a special shoe worn when bowling bowling equipment - equipment used in bowling shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material in the White House? 9. What is the name of the President's formal office in the White House? 10. How many tourists visit the White House each year? 1. John Adams There have been several notable people called John Adam:
2. Construction of the White House began in 1792. When Adams arrived in 1800, the President's mansion wasn't completely finished. 3. On the four main floors, the White House has 132 rooms, including 12 bedrooms and 31 bathrooms. 4. President Theodore Roosevelt's children had a pet macaw macaw: see parrot. macaw Any of about 18 species of large tropical New World parrots (subfamily Psittacinae) with very long tails and big sickle-shaped beaks. Macaws eat fruits and nuts. ! 5. The building was informally called "the White House" after its sandstone sandstone, sedimentary rock formed by the cementing together of grains of sand. The usual cementing material in sandstone is calcium carbonate, iron oxides, or silica, and the hardness of sandstone varies according to the character of the cementing material; quartz walls were painted in the early 1800s. President Theodore Roosevelt made the name official in 1901. 6. The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington, D.C. joining the White House and the United States Capitol. Called "America's Main Street," it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches and civilian protests. N.W., Washington, D.C. 7. Since it was built, 40 Presidents and their families have lived in the White House. 8. The White House has a bowling alley. It was added in 1973 by President Richard Nixon. 9. The President's formal office is known as the Oval Office. 10. The White House gets more than one million visitors each year. That makes it the most visited home in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . You Do It! Write down two questions you have about the White House. Then switch questions with a classmate. Research the answers to your classmate's questions. |
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