Presidents' Hobbies in Office
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Q 01Which President had a single-lane bowling alley added in the White House basement?
- ARichard Nixon
- BJimmy Carter
- CGerald Ford
- DLyndon B. Johnson
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Richard Nixon
Richard and Pat Nixon were both keen bowlers; the same administration also built the modern press briefing room over Franklin Roosevelt's old indoor pool.
Q 02Which US president played tenor saxophone on a late-night talk show during his campaign?
- ARonald Reagan
- BBill Clinton
- CGeorge H.W. Bush
- DBarack Obama
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Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton famously played the saxophone, and his appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show during his 1992 campaign helped introduce him to a wider audience.
Q 03Which President was known for his passion for basketball, playing regularly while in office?
- AGeorge W. Bush
- BBarack Obama
- CJohn F. Kennedy
- DBill Clinton
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Barack Obama
Barack Obama played varsity basketball in Hawaii and continued to play recreationally throughout his life, including during his presidency.
Q 04Which former general and avid golfer had a putting green installed at the White House?
- ADwight D. Eisenhower
- BRichard Nixon
- CGerald Ford
- DDonald Trump
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
He had the green put in during 1954 and was so devoted to the game that he had his golf balls painted black to play in snow.
Q 05Theodore Roosevelt trained in the White House with Yoshitsugu Yamashita in which martial art?
- AKarate
- BKendo
- CSumo
- DJiu-jitsu
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Jiu-jitsu
He also kept boxing as president until a blow to the face left him blind in his left eye, a fact kept quiet for years.
Q 06Which Founding Father and President was also an accomplished architect and violinist?
- AThomas Jefferson
- BJames Madison
- CGeorge Washington
- DJohn Adams
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was a polymath whose interests included architecture, famously designing Monticello, and he was also a skilled violinist.
Q 07Which President's White House cats, Tabby and Dixie, were a gift from Secretary of State William Seward?
- AUlysses S. Grant
- BAbraham Lincoln
- CAndrew Johnson
- DJames Buchanan
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Abraham Lincoln
He doted on them and once remarked that Dixie was smarter than his whole cabinet; his dog Fido had been left behind in Illinois.
Q 08Which former college football center had an outdoor pool built at the White House in 1975?
- AJohn F. Kennedy
- BDwight D. Eisenhower
- CGeorge H.W. Bush
- DGerald Ford
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Gerald Ford
He had swum twice a day at his home in Alexandria and found golf a poor substitute, so he pushed the pool through despite preaching budget restraint.
Q 09Which President enjoyed early-morning nude swims in the Potomac while in office?
- AAndrew Jackson
- BMartin Van Buren
- CJohn Quincy Adams
- DJames K. Polk
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John Quincy Adams
Legend has it the journalist Anne Royall sat on his clothes on the riverbank until he agreed to an interview.
Q 10What did Lyndon Johnson sometimes do at his Texas ranch to 'toy with unwitting guests'?
- AHosting elaborate rodeos
- BBreeding exotic animals
- CSteering visitors into a lake
- DStaging fake cattle stampedes
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Steering visitors into a lake
He would radio a Secret Service agent to ask whether the brakes had been fixed, then roll his 1962 Amphicar down a boat ramp into the water with screaming passengers aboard.
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