So, you think you know presidential history?
1. Who was the first president to call his residence in Washington D.C. The “White House?”
2. Who was the first president to have a Christmas tree in the White House?
3. Has there ever been a tie in the Electoral College in a presidential election?
4. Who installed the first bathtub and kitchen stove in the White House?
5. Which president served the shortest presidency – just 32 days?
6. Who was the first president to have been born in a hospital?
7. Has a president who did not represent a political party ever been elected?
8. Who approved “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the national anthem?
9. Has there ever been a president who never married?
10. Who was the first president to travel outside the U.S.?
Answers:
1. Teddy Roosevelt. Before then, it was referred to as the President’s House or Executive Mansion
2. Franklin Pierce
3. Yes, in 1800 in the race between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
4. Millard Fillmore
5. William Henry Harrison
6. Jimmy Carter
7. Yes, George Washington
8. Herbert Hoover
9. Yes, James Buchanan
10. Teddy Roosevelt (Panama)