The First, First Lady Trivia Quiz

Answer: Virginia

Martha was born on June 21, 1731 on her family's plantation near Williamsburg. The plantation was called Chestnut Grove. As a child she learned to keep a proper household and run it smoothly.

Answer: Dandridge

The oldest daughter, of John and Frances Dandridge, she was born Martha Dandridge. John Dandridge had emigrated to New Kent County, Virginia from England. Frances Jones Dandridge's family had lived in Virginia for much longer.

Answer: Daniel Custis

Martha and Daniel Custis lived together on the White House Plantation in Virginia on the Parmunkey River. They had four children, two who lived to be adults. When Daniel died, the children were very young. He left Martha a wealthy widow.

Answer: The French and Indian War

George Washington was a colonel for the British in the French and Indian War. She met In 1755, Washington had been promoted to Colonel Washington and was the commander in chief of the Virginia military.

Martha and George married in the sixth of January in 1759.

Answer: Patsy

Martha's childhood nickname and what George called her was Patsy. Her daughter was also nicknamed Patsy. The oldest child of Thomas Jefferson, Martha Washington Jefferson Randolph was named in honor of Martha Washington and Jefferson's wife Martha. Her nickname was Patsy too.

Answer: Valley Forge

At Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, the soldiers made camp because it was too cold to fight. They were short of food and clothes, and many of them died there. Martha came to help George and cared for many of the sick soldiers.

Answer: zero

Martha had two out of four children that survived with Daniel Custis. However, she never had any with George Washington. The ones from Daniel Custis were named John Parke or Jackie and Martha or Patsy. After John Parke Custis died in military service, the Washingtons raised two of his children. Martha Custis died at 17 of a seizure.

Answer: Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee married Martha Washington's great-granddaughter, Mary Randolph Custis. In fact, their oldest son was named George Washington Custis Lee.

Answer: She burned them but a couple have been found

Martha burned what she thought was all the letters between them when Washington died in 1799. A couple she missed have been found.

Answer: Arlington National Cemetery

Robert E. Lee was the husband of Martha's great-granddaughter, Mary. They were living in the Custis land. After the Civil War, the Union seized the land and turned it into a cemetery for the war dead.