What Canadians were Googling during Donald Trump’s inauguration

Religion, Barack Obama and former first ladies were among the trending topics on Google in Canada as Donald Trump was being sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on Friday afternoon.

Google Canada looked at Canadian searches during Friday’s inauguration and found these trending topics:

“What religion is Donald Trump?” and “Is Donald Trump Catholic?” were among the top five searches.

According to Google, every president – except John F. Kennedy – has been Protestant and Trump is no different. Trump grew up in a Presbyterian family and attended church regularly. Kennedy is the first and only Catholic president of the United States. When Trump was asked by the Christian Broadcast Network back in 2015, “Who is God to you?”, he called him the “ultimate” before rambling on about his golf course and making great deals

“How many children does Donald Trump have?”

The 70-year-old has five children – Donald Jr. (38), Ivanka (34) and Eric (32) were all born during Trump’s first marriage to Ivana; Tiffany (22) is from Trump’s second marriage to Marla Maples; and Barron (10) is from his current marriage to Melania

“What time does Trump get sworn into office?”

According to the schedule of events that was published, the swearing in ceremony began at 11:30 a.m. The vice-president was sworn in first followed by Trump at exactly noon ET. Trump placed his hand on two bibles – the Lincoln Bible, once owned by President Abraham Lincoln, and a second bible he has owned since childhood to take the oath of office.

“When is Trump officially the President of the United States?”

Under the terms of the 20th Amendment, Trump’s first term begins upon his swearing-in ceremony. Obama’s second term officially ended at noon ET on inauguration day.

And speaking of Obama, Canadians were also wondering about the outgoing president:

“Who sang at Obama’s inauguration?”

At Obama’s first inauguration, R & B legend Aretha Franklin sang “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” and featured performances by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman, pianist Gabriela Montero and clarinetist Anthony McGill before the United States Navy Band chorus performed the U.S. national anthem. Beyonce and rapper Jay-Z also performed at one of the 10 inaugural balls that followed.

Beyonce also performed at Obama’s second inauguration along with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, James Taylor and Kelly Clarkson.

“Where will Obama move to after the White House?”

Unfortunately for Donald Trump, president Obama will be moving within a stone’s throw of the White House – 2.5 kilometres away to be exact. According to Politico, the Obama’s have leased an 8,200-square foot mansion which includes nine-bedrooms and eight-and-a-half-baths in the Kalorama neighbourhood of Washington, D.C. The family are staying in D.C. so that their youngest daughter, Sasha, can finish school.

“How many people attended Obama’s inauguration in 2009?”

While Donald Trump will no doubt claim his inauguration was “huge”, it’s unlikely he will top the number of people who turned out for Obama’s 2009 inauguration. It’s estimated more than 1.8-million people turned out to see the first black president take the oath of office. At his second inauguration in 2013, more than 800,000 people were said to be present.

“Why is Obama going to California?”

According to the Los Angeles Times, Obama is going to spend some time at the home of ambassador to Spain James Costos in Rancho Mirage, near Palm Springs following Trump’s inauguration. He told the newspaper he plans to do some writing and spend “precious time with my girls.”

“How old is Barack Obama?”

The 44th President of the United States is 55 years old. He doesn’t turn 56 until Aug. 4.

One curious trend that was noticed was about former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Her name began to spike after Melania Trump appeared on television wearing a sky-blue dress reminiscent of Kennedy’s inauguration outfit from 1961. While it was far from the plagiarizing she did of Michelle Obama’s speech during the Democratic National Convention, it’s easy to see some similarities.