Halloween Quiz

1. Legend has it that Abigail Adams is reported to be occasionally seen doing what in the East Room?

Vacuuming the floor Writing in her diary Doing laundry Hanging Christmas decorations Watching reruns of "Yo, MTV Raps"

2. Who is alleged to haunt the Library of Congress the most?

Dewey Decimal A policeman A crazy college professor A bookworm Gutenberg and his printing press

3. At the United States Capitol, rumor has it that it is not a good idea to ask about this creature with glowing eyes that haunts the building:

St. Bernard Dog Crazy Goose Demon Cat Black Bat Macaroni the Pony

4. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge did not have a chance to attend his own Inauguration at the famous Mayflower hotel in Washington, D.C. Some think every January 20 he returns and lets it be known by doing what?

Flickering the lights and stopping an elevator Making the Grand Ballroom very cold Locking the doors of the Presidential Suite Checking in under the pseudonym, "CC" Cooking a five-course meal

5. In White House lore, an angry Dolley Madison appeared when First Lady Ellen Louise Wilson wanted to remove what?

The Oval Office The Press Briefing Room The Rose Garden The Queen's Bedroom The White House bowling alley

6. President Lincoln's ghost was supposedly most active during which President's administration?

William Henry Harrison Bill Clinton His own administration Harry S Truman Franklin Roosevelt

7. Which President and former General's spirit is said to have visited the Union Army's 20th Maine Regiment at Gettysburg to encourage them to head off a desperate Confederate assault?

Thomas Jefferson George Washington Ulysses S. Grant Barney Abraham Lincoln

8. What house in Washington, D.C. is rumored to be the most haunted?

Mount Vernon The White House Montpelier The Octagon The Naval Observatory

9. What else on the White House Grounds is also rumored to be haunted?

Barney's Dog House The Southwest Gate The East Wing The South Lawn The Eisenhower Executive Office Building

10. Which president is rumored to be heard laughing loudly in the Red Room, which at one point was his bed chambers?

Andrew Johnson Thomas Jefferson Andrew Jackson Teddy Roosevelt Richard Nixon

 

~ADDITIONAL QUIZZES~

October 2004

• October 22, 2004
  Halloween Quiz
  
  
• October 12, 2004
  National Holidays

September 2004

• September 30, 2004
  National Landmarks

August 2004

• August 17, 2004
  President's Cabinet