Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Quiz Yourself on White House History

1. The cornerstone of the White House was laid down on October 13 in what year?

1776

1781

1792

1800

1817

2. Who designed the White House?

James Hoban

Charles L'Enfant

Stanford White

Charles McKim

William Mead

3. Who was the first president to reside in the White House?

George Washington

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

James Monroe

4. The British set fire to the White House during what war?

Revolutionary War

French and Indian War

Civil War

Spanish American War

War of 1812

5. Which president officially adopted the term "White House"?

Franklin Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson

Calvin Coolidge

Theodore Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover

6. Who oversaw a major expansion of the White House, which included the West Wing?

Theodore Roosevelt

Richard Nixon

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon Johnson

Ronald Reagan

7. The White House was electrified during which presidency?

Coolidge

Wilson

Harrison

Taft

Arthur

8. Who is the most famous ghost in the White House?

Washington

Lincoln

Casper

L'Enfant

Grant

9. Which first lady founded the White House Historical Association?

Mamie Eisenhower

Dolley Madison

Lady Bird Johnson

Eleanor Roosevelt

Jacqueline Kennedy

10. What did Woodrow Wilson keep on the South Lawn during World War I?

Soldiers

Log cabins

Sheep

Cows

Tents