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A Little Presidential Trivia

2/17/2014 | Construction Blog

It’s President’s Day. Here is a little presidential trivia that involves construction to ponder. Feel free to take a guess at the answers in our comments section below to see if you can get them all right without using the internet to look them up. The answers will be revealed in the next several days.

abraham-lincoln(1) The federal interstate highway system is largely credited to which American President?

(2) The transcontinental railroad was one of the largest infrastructure projects in American history. Which President is responsible for helping to choose the route it would take?

george-washington(3) Which American president was responsible for authorizing the construction of the White House and approving the original design for it?

(4) The Hoover Dam is named after President Herbert Hoover. Which President signed the legislation authorizing its construction though?

Good luck!