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First Ladies of the U.S. Trivia Quiz

How well do you know the First Ladies of the U.S.?

A multiple-choice quiz by nmerr. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
nmerr

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
318,398

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
625

Last 3 plays: Guest 152 (5/10), Guest 80 (2/10), snhha (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first First Lady to get a college degree? Hint

Abigail Adams

Lucy Hayes

Julia Grant

Elizabeth Monroe

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which First Lady was committed to a mental institution? Hint

Mary Lincoln

Martha Jefferson

Florence Harding

Ida McKinley

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which First Lady was the first to live in the White House? Hint

Martha Jefferson

Martha Washington

Abigail Adams

Rachel Jackson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which First Lady delivered a speech in sign language to the Gallaudet School for the Deaf in Washington? Hint

Ida McKinley

Bess Truman

Sarah Polk

Grace Coolidge

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which First Lady was responsible for bringing cherry blossoms to the White House? Hint

Helen Taft

Caroline Harrison

Eleanor Roosevelt

Dolley Madison

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which First Lady was once a national president of the Girl Scouts? Hint

Lady Bird Johnson

Rosalyn Carter

Lou Hoover

Nancy Reagan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first First Lady to receive a Law Degree? Hint

Hillary Clinton

Pat Nixon

Eleanor Roosevelt

Jaqueline Kennedy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which First Lady interviewed her future husband for a newspaper before he became President? Hint

Jaqueline Kennedy

Barbara Bush

Eleanor Roosevelt

Nancy Reagan

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which First Lady won a seat in The House of Representatives? Hint

Florence Harding

Abigail Fillmore

Dolley Madison

Martha Washington

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first First Lady to write her memoirs? Hint

Eleanor Roosevelt

Lady Bird Johnson

Bess Truman

Barbara Bush

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Dec 17 2024 : Guest 152: 5/10
Nov 25 2024 : Guest 80: 2/10
Nov 22 2024 : snhha: 10/10
Nov 15 2024 : Guest 198: 8/10
Nov 08 2024 : Guest 73: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first First Lady to get a college degree?

Answer: Lucy Hayes

Lucy Webb Hayes, "Lemonade Lucy", graduated from Wesleyan Female College in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was only 21 when she married Rutherford in 1852. Apparently she passed on her scholarly interests to her four sons and daughter who each became very successful in their respective careers.

2. Which First Lady was committed to a mental institution?

Answer: Mary Lincoln

Poor Mary. She not only suffered the loss of three sons but also the assassination of her husband. In 1875, after experiencing hallucinations in which she claimed she saw her dead son, Tad, her surviving son, Robert, committed her to a mental institution. She stayed at the institution for two years, after which she was released to the care of her sister.

3. Which First Lady was the first to live in the White House?

Answer: Abigail Adams

When Abigail and John Adams moved to the White House in 1800, it was referred to as the President's House. Martha and George Washington lived at an estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia.

4. Which First Lady delivered a speech in sign language to the Gallaudet School for the Deaf in Washington?

Answer: Grace Coolidge

Interestingly enough, Grace's husband, Calvin, was nicknamed "Silent Cal." Her interest in sign language was piqued when she lived for a while with a family whose oldest daughter had studied at the Clarke School for the Deaf in Massachusetts. Grace later studied there herself.

5. Which First Lady was responsible for bringing cherry blossoms to the White House?

Answer: Helen Taft

In 1912,at the request of Mrs. Taft, three thousand Japanese Cherry trees were planted in The Washington Tidal Basin. Helen personally planted the first two saplings.

6. Which First Lady was once a national president of the Girl Scouts?

Answer: Lou Hoover

Quite the scholar, Lou graduated from Stanford. She was proficient in French and Mandarin Chinese. She served as Girl Scout president while her husband, Herbert, served as Secretary of Commerce.

7. Who was the first First Lady to receive a Law Degree?

Answer: Hillary Clinton

Hillary attended the Yale Law School after graduating from Wellesley. She later taught at the University of Arkansas Law School. Incidentally, Yale Law School was where she met her husband, Bill.

8. Which First Lady interviewed her future husband for a newspaper before he became President?

Answer: Jaqueline Kennedy

Jackie was hired as camera girl for the Washington Times Herald. It was in 1951 that she interviewed Congressman John F. Kennedy. They married in 1953.

9. Which First Lady won a seat in The House of Representatives?

Answer: Dolley Madison

After seeing Dolley sitting in the gallery, a Congressman from North Carolina introduced a resolution to grant Dolley a seat in the House Chamber. It passed unanimously.

10. Who was the first First Lady to write her memoirs?

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

Mrs. Roosevelt was quite a prolific writer. Among other writings, she had a daily syndicated column entitled "My Day."

Source: Author nmerr

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