First Lady Trivia #1

First Lady Quiz #1

(With answers at the bottom)

In honor of President’s Day, Monday February 19, 2024, enjoy some First Lady trivia related to the wives of U.S. Presidents. These important women are part of history, playing important roles in the management of the White House and taking on a wealth of social, political, environmental, ceremonial, and other vital duties.

1. Who was the only first lady to appear on U.S. currency? 

A) Martha Washington

B) Dolley Madison

C) Mary Todd Lincoln

D) Eleanor Roosevelt

2. Which two first ladies are the only ones to be both the wife and mother of a President?

A) Eleanor Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt

B) Abigail Adams and Barbara Bush

C) Barbara Bush and Laura Welch Bush

D) Abigail Adams and Laura Welch Bush

3. Which first lady is responsible for planting the cherry blossom trees in Washington D.C. after visiting Japan and receiving the saplings gifted by the mayor of Tokyo?

A) Martha Washington

B) Mary Todd Lincoln

C) Helen “Nellie” Taft

D) Eleanor Roosevelt

4. Following the president’s stroke, which first lady pushed for the firing of the Secretary of State for calling a meeting without her husband present?

A) Abigail Adams

B) Mary Todd Lincoln

C) Edith Wilson

D) Eleanor Roosevelt

5. Which first lady was the first to earn a graduate degree?

A) Hillary Rodham Clinton

B) Pat Nixon

C) Elizabeth Anne “Betty” Ford

D) Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

6. Which first lady convinced her husband not to go see the play at Ford’s Theatre with Abraham Lincoln?

A) Harriet Lane Johnson

B) Eliza Johnson

C) Lucy Hayes

D) Julia Grant

7. Which President’s wife spoke fluent Chinese and sometimes spoke to her husband in Mandarin?

A) Betty Ford

B) Pat Nixon

C) Eleanor Roosevelt

D) Lou Henry Hoover

8. Which former first lady attended college before pursuing a career on Broadway and later in Hollywood?

A) Betty Ford

B) Pat Nixon

C) Nancy Reagan

D) Jacqueline Kennedy

9. Who was the first first lady to publicly decorate the White House for Halloween?

A) Hillary Clinton

B) Lady Bird Johnson

C) Sarah Jackson

D) Mamie Eisenhower

10. Which first first lady started a capital beautification project known as Society for a More Beautiful National Capital?

A) Pat Nixon

B) Mamie Eisenhower

C) Lady Bird Johnson

D) Michelle Obama

If you enjoy this quiz, please take our First Lady Trivia/Quiz two, tomorrow.  To learn more about wonderful first ladies, such as Melania Trump, click here.

Answer Key:

1) A

2) B

3) C

4) C

5) B

6) D

7) D

8) C

9) D

10) C

Scoring Key:

Score: All Correct = 100% Perfect score!

9 Correct = 90% Near Perfect!

8 Correct = 80% Above average!

7 Correct = 70% About average!

6 Correct = 60% Not bad!

5 Correct = 50% So-so score but good try!

4 correct = 40% Time to brush up on first lady trivia!

3 correct = 30% Uh-oh!

2 correct = 20% Darn!

1 correct = 10% Yikes!

0 correct = 0 % That stinks! Better luck next quiz!