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First Mothers Trivia Quiz

You may know the presidents but what do you know about the most influential people in their lives, their mothers? 'Men are what their mothers made them.' Ralph Waldo Emerson

A multiple-choice quiz by *Chimera*. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
*Chimera*

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,721

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

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1013

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which presidential mother died in church? Hint

Rebecca Johnson

Martha Truman

Dorothy Ford

Virginia Clinton

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which future presidential mother baked dozens of pies and cakes before sun-up? Hint

Hannah Nixon

Ida Eisenhower

Nellie Reagen

Rebecca Johnson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which future presidential mother lay at death's door during the influenza epidemic of 1918? Hint

Nellie Reagan

Dorothy Ford

Sarah Roosevelt

Rose Kennedy

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which presidential mother was a pacifist? Hint

Martha Truman

Ida Eisenhower

Sarah Roosevelt

Dorothy Bush

5. While visiting the White House, upon being offered the Lincoln bedroom, which presidential mother is reported to have said, "You tell my son if he tries to put me in Lincoln's bed I'll sleep on the floor."? Hint

Lilian Carter

Martha Truman

Hannah Nixon

Rebecca Johnson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which future presidential mother was given too large a dose of chloroform during labor? Hint

Dorothy Ford

Rose Kennedy

Sarah Roosevelt

Hannah Nixon

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which future presidential mother joined the Peace Corps? Hint

Nellie Reagan

Virginia Clinton

Dorothy Bush

Lillian Carter

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which future presidential mother was the first to vote for her son? Hint

Sarah Roosevelt

Ida Eisenhower

Rose Kennedy

Martha Truman

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which future presidential mother was the first to have a profession? Hint

Lillian Carter

Dorothy Bush

Nellie Reagan

Virginia Clinton

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which future president's mother took her sixteen day old baby and left her abusive husband? Hint

Hannah Nixon

Virginia Clinton

Dorothy Ford

Rebecca Johnson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which presidential mother died in church?

Answer: Dorothy Ford

Her heart gave out in her regular pew at Grace Church in September 1967. She was seventy four.

2. Which future presidential mother baked dozens of pies and cakes before sun-up?

Answer: Hannah Nixon

She baked them to be sold in the family store.

3. Which future presidential mother lay at death's door during the influenza epidemic of 1918?

Answer: Nellie Reagan

The influenza epidemic of 1918 is estimated to have killed 20,000,000 worldwide 500,000 in the U.S.

4. Which presidential mother was a pacifist?

Answer: Ida Eisenhower

Dwight David Eisenhower was supreme commander of the allied forces in Europe during WWII.

Answer: Martha Truman

Martha still remembered hiding under the kitchen table at the age of nine, when her Missouri farm was raided by jay-hawk-ers. They killed the chickens and hogs. Stole the silver and a feather bed and burned the barns.

6. Which future presidential mother was given too large a dose of chloroform during labor?

Answer: Sarah Roosevelt

When her labor lasted over twenty four hours the Dr. gave her too large a dose of chloroform. She was rendered unconcious and F.D.R. was born limp, blue and unresponsive. When the doctor breathed into the baby he responded.

7. Which future presidential mother joined the Peace Corps?

Answer: Lillian Carter

She joined at age sixty eight and stayed the full two year term. She served in India.

8. Which future presidential mother was the first to vote for her son?

Answer: Sarah Roosevelt

On November 8th 1932 Sarah Roosevelt became the first mother to vote for her son for President of the United States. In 1920, just three months after women had won full citizenship, she had voted for F.D.R. when he ran ussuccessfully for Vice President on the Democratic ticket.

9. Which future presidential mother was the first to have a profession?

Answer: Lillian Carter

She was a nurse.

10. Which future president's mother took her sixteen day old baby and left her abusive husband?

Answer: Dorothy Ford

In 1913 21 year old Dorothy Gardner was married to Leslie King, Gerald Ford's biological father. He was both physically and emotionally abusive. Striking Dorothy the first time on their honeymoon, after a man in the elevator had raised his hat to her. Dorothy had the courage to take her new born baby away knowing this could mean social ostracism.

Source: Author *Chimera*

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