// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var WhiteHouseQuiz = new Array(); WhiteHouseQuiz.ID = "WhiteHouseQuiz"; WhiteHouseQuiz.ID_WB = 31049357; WhiteHouseQuiz.navsectionID = "3032091" WhiteHouseQuiz.sPubDate = "6/1/2009 8:42:55 PM GMT"; WhiteHouseQuiz.quiztype = 1; WhiteHouseQuiz.appFmt = 0; WhiteHouseQuiz.bDispQNums = 1; WhiteHouseQuiz.appWidth = 460; WhiteHouseQuiz.appDeck = new Array("","You answered of questions correctly. Scroll down to see answers for each question. Also, please let us know what you think about the quiz. The feedback is appreciated."); WhiteHouseQuiz.headHeight = 40; WhiteHouseQuiz.copyBorder = 0; WhiteHouseQuiz[1] = new Array(); WhiteHouseQuiz[1][0] = new Array("The White House, known at various times as the “President’s Palace,” the “President’s House” and the “Executive Mansion,” came into being after a 1790 act of Congress that moved the federal capital from Philadelphia to Washington. Who was its architect?"); WhiteHouseQuiz[1].answer = "James Hoban. Though Thomas Jefferson submitted an anonymous entry to the competition to design the White House, the contest was won by Irish-born architect James Hoban, whose design apparently is based on Leinster House in Dublin, Ireland, the current seat of the Irish parliament. Leinster House was the work of German-born architect Richard Cassels. The overall design for the layout of Washington, D.C., was the work of French-born Pierre L’Enfant."; WhiteHouseQuiz[1][1] = new Array("Thomas Jefferson",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[1][2] = new Array("Pierre L’Enfant",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[1][3] = new Array("Richard Cassels",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[1][4] = new Array("James Hoban",'',1); WhiteHouseQuiz[2] = new Array(); WhiteHouseQuiz[2][0] = new Array("The White House was completed in 1800. Which president was its first occupant?"); WhiteHouseQuiz[2].answer = "John Adams. John Adams occupied the house, but only until March 1801, having been defeated by his successor, Thomas Jefferson."; WhiteHouseQuiz[2][1] = new Array("John Adams",'',1); WhiteHouseQuiz[2][2] = new Array("James Madison",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[2][3] = new Array("Thomas Jefferson",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[2][4] = new Array("George Washington",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[3] = new Array(); WhiteHouseQuiz[3][0] = new Array("The White House was not yet 15 years old when the new federal capital was invaded by the British during the War of 1812. What fate did it meet during the so-called Burning of Washington, which took place in August 1814?"); WhiteHouseQuiz[3].answer = "Extensive damage -- only the exterior walls remained after the fire. The original architect, James Hoban, was brought back to supervise the reconstruction."; WhiteHouseQuiz[3][1] = new Array("No damage -- the British hoped to occupy the White House once they had retaken the United States",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[3][2] = new Array("Superficial damage -- the stone and brick used in its construction resisted attempts to set it ablaze",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[3][3] = new Array("Interior damage -- the roof and some rooms had to be replaced",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[3][4] = new Array("Extensive damage –- only the exterior walls remained after the fire",'',1); WhiteHouseQuiz[4] = new Array(); WhiteHouseQuiz[4][0] = new Array("The White House existed as a single building until the 20th century, when the East and West wings, connected by colonnades, were constructed. Which was built last?"); WhiteHouseQuiz[4].answer = "The East Wing. The colonnades, which hid stables and other outbuildings, were the first to be added. The West Wing followed at the turn of the 20th century and the East Wing was built during World War II, primarily to disguise the construction of a bomb shelter."; WhiteHouseQuiz[4][1] = new Array("The East Wing",'',1); WhiteHouseQuiz[4][2] = new Array("The West Wing",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[4][3] = new Array("The colonnades",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[4][4] = new Array("They were built at the same time",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[5] = new Array(); WhiteHouseQuiz[5][0] = new Array("The West Wing is famous as the site of the president’s office, commonly known as the Oval Office. The East Wing, which contains the visitors’ entrance, is more low-profile. Which of these does the East Wing NOT contain?"); WhiteHouseQuiz[5].answer = "The office of the vice president. The vice president’s office is in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is just to the west of the White House."; WhiteHouseQuiz[5][1] = new Array("The Presidential Emergency Operations Center",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[5][2] = new Array("The White House social secretary",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[5][3] = new Array("The office of the vice president",'',1); WhiteHouseQuiz[5][4] = new Array("The office of the first lady",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[6] = new Array(); WhiteHouseQuiz[6][0] = new Array("After decades of poor maintenance and some ill-advised alterations, it was found that the White House was in imminent danger of collapse. It was decided that the building needed to be almost totally gutted and the original wooden frame replaced with a steel one. Which president was in office at the time of the alterations, which required his moving out for more than two years?"); WhiteHouseQuiz[6].answer = "Harry S Truman. During the renovations, President Truman and his family moved into the Blair House, the official presidential guest house located just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House. "; WhiteHouseQuiz[6][1] = new Array("Franklin D. Roosevelt",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[6][2] = new Array("Harry S Truman",'',1); WhiteHouseQuiz[6][3] = new Array("Dwight D. Eisenhower",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[6][4] = new Array("John F. Kennedy",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[7] = new Array(); WhiteHouseQuiz[7][0] = new Array("The White House has several sports facilities provided for its occupants. Which of the following is NOT among them?"); WhiteHouseQuiz[7].answer = "Squash court. The current bowling alley, a single lane, was installed by President Nixon, while the jogging track was ordered up by President Clinton. The first White House tennis court (there have been several locations) was laid out during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt."; WhiteHouseQuiz[7][1] = new Array("Tennis court",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[7][2] = new Array("Squash court",'',1); WhiteHouseQuiz[7][3] = new Array("Jogging track",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[7][4] = new Array("Bowling alley",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[8] = new Array(); WhiteHouseQuiz[8][0] = new Array("One of the most famous rooms in the White House is the Lincoln Bedroom, part of a suite of rooms on the second floor that includes the Lincoln Sitting Room and Lincoln Bathroom. What did Lincoln use the room for?"); WhiteHouseQuiz[8].answer = "As an office. The Lincoln Bedroom was mostly used as an office and cabinet room by America’s presidents until the construction of the West Wing and Oval Office in 1902. It subsequently was transformed into a memorial to Lincoln, probably by President Herbert Hoover."; WhiteHouseQuiz[8][1] = new Array("As an office",'',1); WhiteHouseQuiz[8][2] = new Array("As a storeroom",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[8][3] = new Array("As his bedroom",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[8][4] = new Array("As a nursery for his children",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[9] = new Array(); WhiteHouseQuiz[9][0] = new Array("With hundreds of employees and thousands of visitors, the White House is a complex operation to run (indeed, its official name is the White House Complex and Executive Residence). What is the title of the person in charge of its household staff and day-to-day operations?"); WhiteHouseQuiz[9].answer = "The Chief Usher. The title of Chief Usher originated in the days when this person was responsible for ushering guests in to see the president. There have been eight men in the position, including the current incumbent, Stephen Rochon, who was appointed in 2007. 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The Rose Garden was established after the construction of the West Wing in 1902 and is located next to the Oval Office."; WhiteHouseQuiz[10][1] = new Array("At the center of the South Lawn",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[10][2] = new Array("Between the Oval Office and the residence",'',1); WhiteHouseQuiz[10][3] = new Array("Next to the East Wing, near the main visitors’ entrance",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz[10][4] = new Array("Northwest of the White House, near one of the front entrances",'',0); WhiteHouseQuiz.profiles = new Array();var i=0; WhiteHouseQuiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(0,19,"
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