Fact-Finding Mission.

Looking in the right place for information can save you valuable time. Often, knowing where to find information is as important as the information itself. Below are some facts about the White House. Read each fact. Then choose the source in which you would be most likely to find that fact.

1. The White House has 132 rooms today, including 31 bathrooms.

   1. a White House tour brochure

   2. a biography of President John Adams

   3. a book about White House kids

   4. a history of Washington, D.C.

2. Eight Presidents have died while in office.

   1. a guide to the White House

   2. a book about our past Presidents

   3. a newspaper article about President Clinton

   4. a biography of George Washington

3. During World War II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of England was a frequent guest in the White House.

   1. a biography of President Wilson

   2. a biography of Franklin Roosevelt

   3. a guide to Washington, D.C.

   4. a guide to London, England

4. Esther Cleveland was the only President's child to be born in the White House.

   1. a newspaper article about Cleveland, Ohio

   2. a White House tour brochure

   3. a book about White House kids

   4. a guide to Washington, D.C.

5. After President Lincoln was assassinated, his body lay in state in the White House's East Room.

   1. a book about the building of the White House

   2. a book about historic events in the White House

   3. a newspaper article about a Civil War battle

   4. a review of the play Lincoln went to see the night he was shot

6. In 1792, a competition was held to choose an architect for the White House.

   1. a Web site listing job openings for architects

   2. a book about architecture

   3. a Web site about the history of the White House

   4. a book about other famous houses in the United States

7. Only eight of the White House's 132 rooms are open to the public.

   1. a Web site about the history of the White House

   2. a newspaper article about past White House renovations

   3. a biography of James Hoban, architect of the White House

   4. a White House tour brochure

8. President Andrew Jackson kept cows on the White House lawn.

   1. a book about cows

   2. a press release about Socks, the Clintons' cat

   3. a first-person account of life in the White House in the 1930s

   4. a book about animals in the White House

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