The White House

The president calls the White House his home and his workplace. True or False?

• True

• False

Once the site for the White House was selected, a contest was opened to submit plans for what they thought the building should look like. True or False?

• True

• False

Who created the winning design of the White House?

• Betty Crocker

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Hoban

• Eli Whitney

Was President George Washington able to live in the White House?

• Yes

• Maybe

• No, the house wasn't completed before the end of his two terms in office.

Which president was the first president to live in the White House?

• John F. Kennedy

• Barack Obama

• Herbert Hoover

• John Adams

The White House is not open to the public and no one except the president and his staff has been inside the building. True or False?

• True

• False

The White House standing today is not the originally built White House. True or False?

• True

• False

John Quincy Adams expanded the West Wing and had the Oval Office built inside the White House. True or False?

• True

• False

The White House consists of 132 rooms, six floors, two basements, two floors open to the public, and two private floors.

• True

• False

The President works in the East Wing. True or False?

• True

• False