Quiz: Presidential Pets

April 24, 2009

Who decided to name the Obamas' new dog "Bo"?
1. Barack and Michelle Obama
2. Ted and Vicki Kennedy
3. Sasha and Malia Obama
4. The dog's original owners
Which of the following was not a Kennedy family pet?
1. A rabbit named Zsa Zsa
2. A pony named Macaroni
3. A dog named Pushinka
4. A cat named Rocky
Who is the only first pet featured at a memorial in Washington?
1. Nelson, George Washington's horse
2. Algonquin, Teddy Roosevelt's pony
3. Fala, Franklin Roosevelt's Scottish terrier
4. Checkers, Richard Nixon's cocker spaniel
What were the names of Abraham Lincoln's goats?
1. Billy and Betty
2. Nanny and Nanko
3. Sammy and Sally
4. Tommy and Timbo
Which president had a pet alligator that lived at the White House?
1. Thomas Jefferson
2. John Quincy Adams
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Calvin Coolidge
What breed was Gerald Ford's dog, Liberty?
1. A Labrador retriever
2. A cocker spaniel
3. A golden retriever
4. A greyhound
Which of the following first pets was not a cat?
1. Richard Nixon's Pasha
2. Jimmy Carter's Misty Malarky Ying Yang
3. Bill Clinton's Socks
4. George W. Bush's India (also known as Willie)