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President's Wives Trivia Quiz

There are a lot president quizzes but not many on his better half. Have fun!

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

Author
finlady

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
36,149

Updated
Feb 24 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2500

Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (7/10), james1947 (10/10), MargW (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many children did Martha Jefferson have? Hint

Three

Two

Five

Six

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Question 2 of 10

2. What first lady in retirement worked for Habitat for Humanity with her husband? Hint

Mamie Eisenhower

Hillary Clinton

Betty Ford

Rosalynn Carter

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first of the first ladies to hold a job after marriage? Hint

Lucy Harding

Bess Truman

Edith Wilson

Abigail Powers Fillmore

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Question 4 of 10

4. What president's wife was called 'the first woman to run government'? Hint

Edith Galt Wilson

Mary Todd Lincoln

Mamie Eisenhower

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Question 5 of 10

5. What president's wife spoke fluent Chinese? Hint

Rosalynn Carter

Lucille Ball Arnez

Lou Henry Hoover

Abigale Fillmore

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Question 6 of 10

6. What president's wife married her distant cousin and was a niece of a past president? Hint

Bess Truman

Abigale Adams

Edith Wilson

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Question 7 of 10

7. What first lady was referred to as the 'Boss' by her husband? Hint

Eleanor Roosevelt

Bess Truman

Edith Wilson

Hillary Clinton

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the youngest first lady? Hint

Jacqueline Kennedy

Frances Folsom Cleveland

Betty Ford

Edith Wilson

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Question 9 of 10

9. What first lady was a photographer for a newspaper? Hint

Jacqueline Kennedy

Edith Wilson

Eleanor Roosevelt

Lou Hoover

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Question 10 of 10

10. ____________________ was the first lady who had her own career as a lawyer when her husband decided to run for the presidency.

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Nov 29 2024 : Guest 71: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many children did Martha Jefferson have?

Answer: Six

Of the six only two daughters lived to adulthood. Martha died 17 years before Thomas became president.

2. What first lady in retirement worked for Habitat for Humanity with her husband?

Answer: Rosalynn Carter

3. Who was the first of the first ladies to hold a job after marriage?

Answer: Abigail Powers Fillmore

Abigale Fillmore was a teacher.

4. What president's wife was called 'the first woman to run government'?

Answer: Edith Galt Wilson

This happened when Woodrow Wilson had a stroke and decisions had to be made. Only a small circle around Wilson would have known if this was true.

5. What president's wife spoke fluent Chinese?

Answer: Lou Henry Hoover

Lou and her husband spoke Chinese when they did not want others to over hear them.

6. What president's wife married her distant cousin and was a niece of a past president?

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor and FDR were distant cousins, and Eleanor was a niece of Teddy Roosevelt.

7. What first lady was referred to as the 'Boss' by her husband?

Answer: Bess Truman

He introduced Bess as the 'Boss' and his daughter Margaret as the 'Bosses, Boss'.

8. Who was the youngest first lady?

Answer: Frances Folsom Cleveland

This was the first wedding of a president in the White House.

9. What first lady was a photographer for a newspaper?

Answer: Jacqueline Kennedy

10. ____________________ was the first lady who had her own career as a lawyer when her husband decided to run for the presidency.

Answer: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Source: Author finlady

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