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America's First Ladies Trivia Quiz

A quiz about the women behind the men in the Oval Office.

A multiple-choice quiz by kctiger18. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kctiger18

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
294,756

Updated
Apr 23 23

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Her husband gave her credit for educating him - he was illiterate when they met. Who was she? Hint

Eliza McCardle Johnson

Luisa Johnson Adams

Lady Bird Johnson

Martha Custis Washington

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Question 2 of 10

2. She refused to serve alcohol at White House functions while her husband was president. Which first lady was famous for her lemonade? Hint

Eleanor Roosevelt

Abigail Smith Adams

Lucy Webb Hayes

Edith Galt Wilson

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Question 3 of 10

3. She was her husband's second wife, though they were playmates as children in New York City. Who was she? Hint

Eleanor Roosevelt

Mary Todd Lincoln

Julia Gardiner Tyler

Edith Carow Roosevelt

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which first lady was an early feminist, known for her letters to her husband who was often overseas serving as a diplomat? Hint

Martha Skelton Jefferson

Luisa Johnson Adams

Abigail Smith Adams

Martha Custis Washington

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the second woman to be wife of one president and mother of another? Hint

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

Eleanor Roosevelt

Barbara Pierce Bush

Eliza McCardle Johnson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is the first First Lady to become a U.S. Senator? Hint

Lady Bird Taylor Johnson

Rosalynn Smith Carter

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was one of the most popular first ladies, she is also considered heroic for saving a portrait of George Washington from certain destruction during a British attack on Washington D.C.? Hint

Martha Custis Washington

Luisa Johnson Adams

Elizabeth Kortright Monroe

Dolley Payne Todd Madison

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who married her fifth cousin, to which her uncle said "There's nothing like keeping the name in the family!"?
Hint

Laura Bush

Lady Bird Johnson

Eleanor Roosevelt

Abigail Adams

9. She was the 24 year-old daughter of a prominent New York state Senator, he was a 54 year old widower from Virginia with 7 children (3 of whom were older than his new wife). Who was the first woman to marry a sitting president? Hint

Leticia Christian Tyler

Edith Galt Wilson

Frances Folsom Cleveland

Julia Gardiner Tyler

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which First Lady's future husband fell in love with her the day he met her - at Sunday School when she was just five years old? Hint

Bess Wallace Truman

Julia Dent Grant

Nancy Davis Reagan

Mamie Doud Eisenhower

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Her husband gave her credit for educating him - he was illiterate when they met. Who was she?

Answer: Eliza McCardle Johnson

Eliza was married to Andrew Johnson. She taught him to read and write, and also taught him math skills.

2. She refused to serve alcohol at White House functions while her husband was president. Which first lady was famous for her lemonade?

Answer: Lucy Webb Hayes

Known as "Lemonade Lucy", Mrs. Hayes was a deeply religious woman who believed in temperance. She was a very popular hostess and well loved during her husband's one term as president.

3. She was her husband's second wife, though they were playmates as children in New York City. Who was she?

Answer: Edith Carow Roosevelt

Edith's family were close with the family of Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt first married Alice Hathaway Lee, but she passed away only 3 1/2 years into their marriage after giving birth to their first child. Roosevelt later married his childhood friend, Edith Kermit Carow.

4. Which first lady was an early feminist, known for her letters to her husband who was often overseas serving as a diplomat?

Answer: Abigail Smith Adams

Abigail Adams was the first woman to be wife of one president and mother of another.

5. Who is the second woman to be wife of one president and mother of another?

Answer: Barbara Pierce Bush

She was married to George H.W. Bush and her son is George W. Bush. The first was Abigail Adams.

6. Who is the first First Lady to become a U.S. Senator?

Answer: Hillary Rodham Clinton

She was elected to the U.S. Senate from New York in 2000 and is the first woman to be elected to the Senate from that state.

7. Who was one of the most popular first ladies, she is also considered heroic for saving a portrait of George Washington from certain destruction during a British attack on Washington D.C.?

Answer: Dolley Payne Todd Madison

Dolley Madison was among the most popular woman of her time. She was known for her lavish parties and feathered turbans.

8. Who married her fifth cousin, to which her uncle said "There's nothing like keeping the name in the family!"?

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

Abigail Adams and her husband John were third cousins.

Answer: Julia Gardiner Tyler

Julia was Tyler's second wife, he was 70 when their last child was born. Leticia was Tyler first wife. Frances Folsom and Edith Galt also married sitting presidents (Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson respectively).

10. Which First Lady's future husband fell in love with her the day he met her - at Sunday School when she was just five years old?

Answer: Bess Wallace Truman

Harry Truman would pursue Bess right through childhood and into adulthood when he finally managed to win her affections.

Source: Author kctiger18

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