The White House

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

• True

• False

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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

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Who created the winning design of the White House?

• Betty Crocker

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Hoban

• Eli Whitney

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The president calls the White House his home and workplace?

• True

• False

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Who is the designer and architect of the White House?

• George Washington

• James Hoban

• James Madison

• John Quincy Adams

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

• No, he preferred Washington state because it was on the west coast.

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

• Yes, he was the first president to live in the White House.

• Yes, but he only lived there for a month.