Presidents' pets in the White House
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Q 01Which animal did Theodore Roosevelt's son smuggle up the White House elevator?
- AA pony
- BA bear cub
- CA pig
- DA badger
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A pony
A pony. Quentin and Kermit Roosevelt brought Algonquin, a calico pony, up in the White House elevator to cheer their brother Archie, sick with measles.
Q 02Which pet pulled Tad Lincoln on a chair through the East Room?
- AGoat
- BDonkey
- CDog
- DTurkey
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Goat
Goat. One of Tad's goats dragged the boy on a kitchen chair through a crowded East Room reception, scattering the guests.
Q 03Which president kept sheep on the White House lawn to skip mowing?
- AWilliam Howard Taft
- BHerbert Hoover
- CCalvin Coolidge
- DWoodrow Wilson
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Woodrow Wilson
During World War I, Woodrow Wilson brought a flock of sheep to the White House lawn to graze, thereby saving manpower and money on groundskeeping. The wool was also sold to benefit the Red Cross.
Q 04What was one of Lyndon Johnson's famous beagles called?
- ABuddy
- BHim
- CSkip
- DLucky
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Him
Lyndon B. Johnson owned several beagles, two of the most famous being 'Him' and 'Her.' He was known for lifting them by their ears, which drew some public criticism.
Q 05Which president's pet mockingbird took food from his lips?
- AJames Monroe
- BJames Madison
- CJohn Adams
- DThomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. President, had several mockingbirds, with one named Dick being his favorite. He often allowed the bird to fly freely in his study and would even let it take food from between his lips.
Q 06Which president, once a newspaper publisher, had a dog whose statue newsboys cast from 19,134 pennies?
- ACalvin Coolidge
- BWarren G. Harding
- CHerbert Hoover
- DFranklin D. Roosevelt
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Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding. His Airedale, Laddie Boy, had his own chair at Cabinet meetings, and the finished statue was given to the Smithsonian.
Q 07Calvin Coolidge was sent which animal to eat for Thanksgiving, but kept it as a White House pet instead?
- AAn opossum
- BA raccoon
- CA goose
- DA pig
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A raccoon
A raccoon. A Mississippi supporter sent Rebecca for the 1926 dinner, but Coolidge, who had never eaten raccoon, kept her as a pet.
Q 08Which of Theodore Roosevelt's pets was a bull terrier that tore the trousers off the French ambassador?
- ASkip
- BPete
- CDash
- DJack
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Pete
Pete. The bull terrier bit so many people, the French ambassador's trousers included, that Roosevelt exiled him to the family's Long Island home.
Q 09Which president received a puppy of Soviet space dog Strelka?
- AJohn F. Kennedy
- BDwight D. Eisenhower
- CRichard Nixon
- DLyndon B. Johnson
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John F. Kennedy
Khrushchev sent Pushinka to John F. Kennedy in 1961 after Jacqueline Kennedy asked about Strelka at a state dinner. The puppy was checked for listening devices, then had four pups with the Kennedys' Charlie, nicknamed 'pupniks'.
Q 10FDR mocked claims he'd sent what to fetch his dog Fala?
- AA Navy destroyer
- BAn Army bomber
- CA Coast Guard cutter
- DA Secret Service car
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A Navy destroyer
A Navy destroyer. Republicans claimed FDR had left Fala on an Aleutian island and sent a destroyer back for him; Roosevelt joked that the Scottie's 'Scotch soul was furious.'
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