Presidential Pets Quiz

Which type of animal was a gift to George Washington from King Charles III of Spain?

• A parrot

• A horse

• A dog

• A donkey

What unusual pet did Thomas Jefferson receive from Captain Zebulon Pike?

• A kangaroo

• A Siamese cat

• A bald eagle

• A pair of grizzly bear cubs

Which president was forced by Congress to give up his tiger cubs?

• Andrew Jackson

• John Quincy Adams

• James Monroe

• Martin Van Buren

Which president had a turkey named Jack that was saved from becoming Christmas dinner?

• James Garfield

• Rutherford Hayes

• Ulysses Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

Which president had a pet eagle?

• Zachary Taylor

• James Buchanan

• Franklin Pierce

• Millard Fillmore

Which president had more pets than any other, including a laughing hyena?

• Herbert Hoover

• Calvin Coolidge

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

Which president's dog, Fala, is honored with a statue at a memorial?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which president had a pet raccoon named Rebecca?

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

• Warren Harding

• Woodrow Wilson

Which president had a dog named Checkers that became famous from a speech?

• Ronald Reagan

• Richard Nixon

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

Which president had two Portuguese water dogs named Bo and Sunny?

• George W. Bush

• Barack Obama

• George H.W. Bush

• Bill Clinton