Presidential Trivia Answers (Feb. 7 & 8)

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(1) QUESTION: One President was the first United States citizen to have a Siamese cat. Which President?

ANSWER: Rutherford B. Hayes. The cat was a gift from the American consul in Bangkok. Unfortunately, Siam the cat fell ill about nine months after arriving in the United States. She did not recover.

(2) QUESTION: The Coolidges had a cat, but no President had a cat for quite a while after that. Who was the first President to have a cat after the Coolidges?

ANSWER: Gerald Ford. Susan Ford had a pet Siamese cat. The picture is of Officer Benjamin Fink, He is holding Tiger "Tige," the Coolidge's cat.

(3) QUESTION: It’s thought that which President was the first to have a pet cat at the White House?

ANSWER: Abraham Lincoln. “Abraham Lincoln was reported to enjoy the company of animals,” the National Archives website reports, “and when asked by a reporter what her husband’s hobbies were, Mary Todd Lincoln stated flatly: ‘cats.’”