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Quiz about Mr and Mrs John F Kennedy
Quiz about Mr and Mrs John F Kennedy

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kennedy Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz to test your knowledge of John and Jacqueline Kennedy! ENJOY

A multiple-choice quiz by bambam_2520. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
bambam_2520
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
166,028
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
1801
Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (5/15), jmel2 (11/15), Guest 94 (14/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. From which college did John F. Kennedy graduate in 1940 with a degree in History? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. When was Jacqueline Lee Bouvier born? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. In what city were John Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy married? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Who gave Jacqueline away at her wedding? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Jacqueline's father nicknamed her "Jacks".


Question 6 of 15
6. Jacqueline hated her wedding dress.


Question 7 of 15
7. John Kennedy spent a year studying Economics before entering Harvard.


Question 8 of 15
8. Jacqueline was a heavy smoker.


Question 9 of 15
9. To where was John's father an ambassador? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Of what descent was Jacqueline? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. While in the White House the Kennedys had a house built in Virginia.


Question 12 of 15
12. John collected which of the following? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Who did Jacqueline's sister, Lee, marry thus making her a princess? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Cardinal Richard Cushing married John and Jackie.


Question 15 of 15
15. At best, Jacqueline and Rose Kennedy had a cordial relationship.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. From which college did John F. Kennedy graduate in 1940 with a degree in History?

Answer: Harvard

John Kennedy graduated from Harvard in 1940. His senior thesis was turned into a book, "Why England Slept".
2. When was Jacqueline Lee Bouvier born?

Answer: July 28, 1929

Jacqueline was born on July 28, 1929 to Janet Lee Bouvier and John "Black Jack" Bouvier. She was the first of the couple's two children. Jacqueline had a sister, Caroline Lee Bouvier, born about four years after her.
3. In what city were John Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy married?

Answer: Newport, RI

John and Jacqueline were married on September 12, 1953 at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island.
4. Who gave Jacqueline away at her wedding?

Answer: Hugh D. Auchincloss

Her father, John Bouvier, was expected to give her away, but he did not. Jackie's mother, Janet Auchincloss, did not invite old "Black Jack" to the wedding reception; he got drunk and was not able to perform his duties.
5. Jacqueline's father nicknamed her "Jacks".

Answer: True

Besides being called Jackie, Jacqueline's father also called her "Jacks".
6. Jacqueline hated her wedding dress.

Answer: True

Jacqueline hated her wedding dress. Her mother, Janet picked it out and Jacqueline thought it looked like a lampshade. Ann Lowe, the designer of the dress, also designed the dress that Janet wore when she married Hugh D. Auchincloss Jr.
7. John Kennedy spent a year studying Economics before entering Harvard.

Answer: True

John studied Economics in England the year after he graduated from Choate before attending Harvard.
8. Jacqueline was a heavy smoker.

Answer: True

Jacqueline was a VERY heavy smoker. She smoked all the time, but she did not allow any pictures of her to be taken while she was smoking. Once at Merrywood, Jacqueline was smoking and heard her mother, Janet, coming. Before Janet got to her room, she threw the cigarette under a chair. Janet of course figured something was wrong when she smelled the chair burning.
9. To where was John's father an ambassador?

Answer: Great Britain

Joe Kennedy was ambassador to Great Britain at the time WWII broke out in Europe.
10. Of what descent was Jacqueline?

Answer: French

Jacqueline's father's family was French. It was thought that the Bouviers descended from French aristocracy. Janet, Jacqueline's mother, was of Irish Catholic descent, a fact she did not want many to know. Janet attended Sweet Briar College in Virginia for a year after she graduated from prep school.

While there many people asked if she was related to Robert E. Lee and she told them 'yes'.
11. While in the White House the Kennedys had a house built in Virginia.

Answer: True

The Kennedys had a house built on Rattlesnake Mountain in Atoka, Viriginia. John hated it and Jacqueline dubbed it "Wexford" after the county in Ireland where the Kennedy ancestors lived.
12. John collected which of the following?

Answer: Scrimshaw

John had many pieces of scrimshaw on his desk in the Oval Office. He was buried with a piece with the presidential seal on it.
13. Who did Jacqueline's sister, Lee, marry thus making her a princess?

Answer: Stanislaus Radziwill

Lee married the Polish prince, Stanislaus Radziwill. Stas left Poland during WWII and became a British citizen. This was Lee's second marriage. She had been married very briefly to Michael Canfield. Stas and Lee were married in 1958 and had two children, Tony and Christina. Tony died of cancer shortly after John Kennedy Jr. died.
14. Cardinal Richard Cushing married John and Jackie.

Answer: True

Cardinal Cushing officiated at many Kennedy family functions.
15. At best, Jacqueline and Rose Kennedy had a cordial relationship.

Answer: True

Jacqueline and Rose did not get along very well. Rose thought the amount of time and money Jacqueline put into her appearance was too much. Jacqueline, on the other hand, thought that Rose was terribly vulgar for having nine children.
Source: Author bambam_2520

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