THE WHITE HOUSE This link will answer questions 1 - 9: 1. How long and wide is the White House with porticoes? 2. How long and wide it the White House without porticoes? 3. How tall is the White House? 4. How many gallons of paint does it take to cover the White House? 5. How many acres of land does the White House have? 6. How many total rooms does the White House have? 7. How many family-guest rooms? 8. How many kitchens? 9. How many bathrooms? This link will answer 10 - 18: 10. What year was the first tennis court built? 11. What year was the first swimming pool built? 12. Who was the pool built for? 13. When was the outdoor pool built? 14. When were the first bowling lanes built? 15. When was the movie theater built? 16. When was the game room built? 17. Who built the first jogging track? 18. Who built the first putting green? This link will answer 19 - 22: 19. What were the first bath tubs made out of? 20. When did the White House get running water? 21. When did the White House get the first central heating system? 22. What year did the White House get its first electric elevator? This link will answer 23 - 28: 23. What year was a telegraph office installed? 24. When did the White House get a typewriter? 25. What president made the first radio broadcast from the White House? 26. Who gave the radio broadcasts during the Great Depression? 27. When were electric vacuums first used? 28. Who was the first president to use the White House as a television back-drop AND who was the reporter? This link will answer 29 - 38. 29. What two people prepared the city plan for Washington D.C.? 30. When did the U.S. finally have a house larger than the White House? 31. When did construction on the White House begin? 32. What president live in the White House first? 33. How much was the total cost of the White House? 34. What month, day and year was the White House burned? 35. Who burned it? 36. How much did the restoration cost after the fire? $236,490 37. How much did restoration cost in 1902? $467,105.60 38. How much did the 1948 - 1952 renovation cost? $5,761,000 This link will answer 39 - 55. 39. What president was married in the White House? 40. Who was the first president to travel outside the U.S. on official business? 41. Who was the first president to cross the Atlantic Ocean? 42. Who was the first president to fly in an airplane? 43. Who brought the first Christmas tree inside the White House? 44. What’s the oldest possession in the White House? 45. Who saved the oldest possession? 46. Who taught Andrew Johnson how to read and write? 47. How did Jefferson describe the White House? 48. How did Andrew Jackson describe the White House? 50. Who replaced the custom of bowing with a handshake? 51. Who started the first official library? 52. How many presidents have died while in office? 53. What month, day, and year did Lincoln die? 54. Who hosted poker parties? 55. Why were there very few flowers in the White House during Polk’s presidency? This link will answer 56. 56. What two tunes did Ulysses S. Grant know? This link will answer 57 - 59. 57. Who built a stone wall around the White House? 58. Who built the first green house? 59. Who built the first billiard room? This link will answer 60 - 63. 60. Who was the first famous person to visit the White House? 61. When did representative from Japan first visit the White House? 62. Who visited the White House in 1939? 63. Who visited the 1979? This link will answer 64 - 65. 64. What did Truman say about the White House? 65. Who receives more death threats than the vice-president?
This link will answer questions 1 - 9:
1. How long and wide is the White House with porticoes?
2. How long and wide it the White House without porticoes?
3. How tall is the White House?
4. How many gallons of paint does it take to cover the White House?
5. How many acres of land does the White House have?
6. How many total rooms does the White House have?
7. How many family-guest rooms?
8. How many kitchens?
9. How many bathrooms?
This link will answer 10 - 18:
10. What year was the first tennis court built?
11. What year was the first swimming pool built?
12. Who was the pool built for?
13. When was the outdoor pool built?
14. When were the first bowling lanes built?
15. When was the movie theater built?
16. When was the game room built?
17. Who built the first jogging track?
18. Who built the first putting green?
This link will answer 19 - 22:
19. What were the first bath tubs made out of?
20. When did the White House get running water?
21. When did the White House get the first central heating system?
22. What year did the White House get its first electric elevator?
This link will answer 23 - 28:
23. What year was a telegraph office installed?
24. When did the White House get a typewriter?
25. What president made the first radio broadcast from the White House?
26. Who gave the radio broadcasts during the Great Depression?
27. When were electric vacuums first used?
28. Who was the first president to use the White House as a television back-drop AND who was the reporter?
This link will answer 29 - 38.
29. What two people prepared the city plan for Washington D.C.?
30. When did the U.S. finally have a house larger than the White House?
31. When did construction on the White House begin?
32. What president live in the White House first?
33. How much was the total cost of the White House?
34. What month, day and year was the White House burned?
35. Who burned it?
36. How much did the restoration cost after the fire?
$236,490
37. How much did restoration cost in 1902?
$467,105.60
38. How much did the 1948 - 1952 renovation cost?
$5,761,000
This link will answer 39 - 55.
39. What president was married in the White House?
40. Who was the first president to travel outside the U.S. on official business?
41. Who was the first president to cross the Atlantic Ocean?
42. Who was the first president to fly in an airplane?
43. Who brought the first Christmas tree inside the White House?
44. What’s the oldest possession in the White House?
45. Who saved the oldest possession?
46. Who taught Andrew Johnson how to read and write?
47. How did Jefferson describe the White House?
48. How did Andrew Jackson describe the White House?
50. Who replaced the custom of bowing with a handshake?
51. Who started the first official library?
52. How many presidents have died while in office?
53. What month, day, and year did Lincoln die?
54. Who hosted poker parties?
55. Why were there very few flowers in the White House during Polk’s presidency?
This link will answer 56.
56. What two tunes did Ulysses S. Grant know?
This link will answer 57 - 59.
57. Who built a stone wall around the White House?
58. Who built the first green house?
59. Who built the first billiard room?
This link will answer 60 - 63.
60. Who was the first famous person to visit the White House?
61. When did representative from Japan first visit the White House?
62. Who visited the White House in 1939?
63. Who visited the 1979?
This link will answer 64 - 65.
64. What did Truman say about the White House?
65. Who receives more death threats than the vice-president?