Animals in the White House

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1. Nip and Tuck belonged to Calvin Coolidge. What breed of domestic bird were they? Budgerigar Canary Parrot Lovebird

2. The tenth President, John Tyler, had a type of greyhound named 'Le Beau' - what sort of greyhound was he? French Italian Pink fairy Siamese

3. Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eighth President, raised sheep on the White House lawns, patriotically using their wool to make clothes and sheets for the soldiers in WWI. His apparent favourite was Old Ike, a ram that chewed something unusual - what? Its own hooves The President's shoelaces Tobacco Chewing gum

4. Pauline Wayne was the last pet cow to be kept on the White House lawn (so far - who knows what the 44th President onwards will do?) Which President was the owner she supplied with milk? Millard Fillmore Jimmy Carter William Taft John F Kennedy

5. Theodore Roosevelt's daughter had an unusual pet that she named Emily Spinach - what was it? A stick insect A snake A toad A hamster

6. Among his pets, John F Kennedy was given a mongrel called Pushinka as a gift for his daughter Caroline. What was unusual about Pushinka's mother? She was a Cuban dog who'd swum to Miami She was a British bulldog She was a French poodle that was bugged She was a Russian dog who'd been into space

7. Spot, President George W Bush's dog, is related to Former President George H W Bush's dog Millie in what way? Millie is Spot's puppy Millie and Spot are not related Millie and Spot are siblings Spot is Millie's puppy

8. What was President Benjamin Harrison's pet that he called His Whiskers? A cat A goat A walrus A ferret

9. Which president's daughter had a cat called Misty Malarky Ying Yang? Dwight Eisenhower Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Abraham Lincoln

10. What breed of dog were President Lyndon B Johnson's Him and Her? Answer: (One Word. Think of the quiz author!)