World Quiz: The White House: 10 Questions | World Sites

Answer: Wood

The White House is approximately 55,000 square feet. It is 6 stories tall and located on 18 acres of land. The White House has 132 rooms including 16 bedrooms, 35 bathrooms, 3 kitchens, 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, and 3 elevators. It takes more than 400 gallons of white paint to cover the exterior of the White House. Most of the original wood beams have since been replaced by steel.

Answer: John Adams

President George Washington commissioned the building of the White House during his term as president. However, construction was not completed until three years into the term of America's second president, John Adams. President Adams and his family moved from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the White House in 1800.

Answer: Grover Cleveland

President Cleveland married Frances Folsom during a ceremony held in the White House on June 2, 1886. First Lady Frances Cleveland gave birth to a daughter, Esther, in 1893 in her White House bedroom. Esther was the only baby to be born in the White House.

Answer: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Send your cards and letters to: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500; give them a call at(202)456-1414; send a fax to(202)456-2461.

Answer: False

Since 1974, the official residence of the Vice President of the United States has been the Admiral's House located on the grounds of Washington's Naval Observatory in Washington, DC. Before that, the Vice President was just expected to find his own suitable housing somewhere near the White House.

Answer: Groceries

The White House has five full-time chefs and countless other staff members who are available to supply the presidential family with everything they need 24 hours a day. However, the President of the United States does receive a monthly bill for meals and other household goods which are used in the private living quarters. Security and transportation are taxpayer supported.

Answer: Easter egg roll

Reports of White House egg-rolling celebrations date back to President Abraham Lincoln's administration (1861 to 1865). Some members of Congress didn't like the idea of children trampling on the White House lawn, so in 1876 they passed the Turf Protection Law.

This law prohibited the grounds of the White House from being used as a playground and put an end to the Easter egg roll. Public outrage led to the reinstatement of the event by President Rutherford Hayes in 1878. The Easter egg roll, which takes place on the Monday following Easter, has been a popular White House tradition ever since.

Answer: Lyndon Johnson

President Lyndon Johnson served as President John Kennedy's Vice President. He became the 36th President of the United States in 1963 after President Kennedy was assassinated and he served until 1969. President Johnson's wife, Lady Bird Johnson, began the tradition of displaying the Official White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room of the White House.

Answer: Went inside and had dinner

The troops arrived just before a dinner for 40 people was to be served. The dining room was beautifully set for the elaborate dinner waiting in the kitchen. The rationed and weary soldiers simply couldn't resist! So, they took a little break to enjoy the meal before they went out and torched the White House. First Lady Dolley Madison, who was hosting the dinner, managed to escape only moments before the troops stormed in.

As she fled, Dolley Madison grabbed a full-length portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart, thereby saving one of America's greatest treasures.

The famous painting is titled "Lansdowne Portrait" and it is on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. It is one of only three known items to have survived the fire of 1814.

Answer: A .45 caliber automatic pistol

White House security has improved considerably since this incident.