- 1. Who served as the first lady when Thomas Jefferson was a bachelor?
A) Sarah Yorke Jackson
B) Mary Elizabeth Bliss
C) Emily Donelson
D) Martha Jefferson Randolph
- 2. Who assumed the role of first lady when Andrew Jackson's wife was unable to fulfill the duties?
A) Sarah Yorke Jackson
B) Emily Donelson
C) Mary Harrison McKee
D) Harriet Lane
- 3. Who served as first lady when Zachary Taylor's wife was unable to fulfill the duties?
A) Harriet Lane
B) Mary Elizabeth Bliss
C) Emily Donelson
D) Rose Cleveland
- 4. Who served as first lady when Benjamin Harrison's wife was unable to fulfill the duties?
A) Harriet Lane
B) Mary Harrison McKee
C) Mary Arthur McElroy
D) Rose Cleveland
- 5. Who served as first lady when James Buchanan was president?
A) Rose Cleveland
B) Mary Arthur McElroy
C) Mary Harrison McKee
D) Harriet Lane
- 6. Who served as first lady when Chester A. Arthur's wife was unable to fulfill the duties?
A) Emily Donelson
B) Rose Cleveland
C) Mary Arthur McElroy
D) Harriet Lane
- 7. Who served as first lady when Grover Cleveland's wife was unable to fulfill the duties?
A) Mary Arthur McElroy
B) Emily Donelson
C) Harriet Lane
D) Rose Cleveland
- 8. Who assisted President Gerald Ford with hostess duties while his wife was recovering from breast cancer?
A) Martha Jefferson Randolph
B) Harriet Lane
C) Susan Ford
D) Betty Ford
- 9. What title was suggested for Bill Clinton if Hillary Clinton had won the presidency in 2016?
A) First Gentleman of the United States
B) Mr. President
C) First Partner
D) First Spouse
- 10. Who became the first male spouse of a nationally elected officeholder in the United States in 2021?
A) John Adams
B) Doug Emhoff
C) Michael Haley
D) Bill Clinton
- 11. What title did Doug Emhoff assume in 2021?
A) First Partner
B) First Spouse
C) First Gentleman of the United States
D) Second Gentleman of the United States
- 12. Which title is likely to be given to any future male spouse of a president?
A) First Spouse
B) First Partner
C) First Gentleman
D) Mr. President
- 13. Who was the first woman to win a major party's presidential nomination?
A) Hillary Clinton
B) Sarah Yorke Jackson
C) Martha Jefferson Randolph
D) Kamala Harris
- 14. Who was the first woman to be the Democratic presidential nominee in the 2024 presidential election?
A) Martha Jefferson Randolph
B) Hillary Clinton
C) Kamala Harris
D) Sarah Yorke Jackson
- 15. Which first lady is believed to have been referred to as 'First Lady' at her funeral in 1849?
A) Mary Todd Lincoln
B) Martha Washington
C) Dolley Madison
D) Abigail Adams
- 16. In which year did a newspaper journalist first refer to Lucy Webb Hayes as 'the First Lady of the Land'?
A) 1877
B) 1911
C) 1863
D) 1849
- 17. Which first lady took control of her husband's schedule after he had a stroke in 1919?
A) Edith Wilson
B) Lucy Webb Hayes
C) Dolley Madison
D) Abigail Adams
- 18. Who was the first lady of the United States as of January 20, 2025?
A) Laura Bush
B) Hillary Clinton
C) Michelle Obama
D) Melania Trump
- 19. Who labeled Edith Wilson as 'the Presidentress'?
A) A Democratic senator
B) A journalist
C) The President
D) A Republican senator
- 20. When was the abbreviation FLOTUS first used?
A) 1975
B) 1990
C) 1983
D) 2000
- 21. Who assisted Harriet Lane in her duties as White House hostess?
A) James Buchanan
B) Rutherford B. Hayes
C) Andrew Johnson
D) Ulysses S. Grant
- 22. Which first lady's activities helped spread the use of the title 'First Lady' outside Washington?
A) Abigail Adams
B) Edith Wilson
C) Dolley Madison
D) Lucy Webb Hayes
- 23. What was one of the titles Martha Washington expressed preference for?
A) Madam President
B) First Lady
C) Lady
D) Presidentress
- 24. What role has the first lady's event staff grown to include since the early 20th century?
A) Economic advisors
B) Legal counsel
C) Communications, personal, and program staff
D) Military advisors
- 25. Which first lady founded the Just Say No drug awareness campaign?
A) Nancy Reagan
B) Michelle Obama
C) Hillary Clinton
D) Barbara Bush
- 26. Who was the first lady that supported women's rights and encouraged childhood literacy?
A) Hillary Clinton
B) Rosalynn Carter
C) Laura Bush
D) Melania Trump
- 27. Which first lady focused on supporting military families and tackling childhood obesity?
A) Jill Biden
B) Michelle Obama
C) Barbara Bush
D) Hillary Clinton
- 28. Who was the first lady that regularly attended Cabinet meetings and often sat quietly in the back of the room?
A) Rosalynn Carter
B) Barbara Bush
C) Jill Biden
D) Hillary Clinton
- 29. Which first lady has participated in Cabinet meetings sitting at the cabinet table alongside Cabinet officers?
A) Barbara Bush
B) Hillary Clinton
C) Rosalynn Carter
D) Jill Biden
- 30. Who was the first lady that authored a weekly newspaper column and hosted a radio show?
A) Michelle Obama
B) Hillary Clinton
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Jacqueline Kennedy
- 31. Which first lady led an effort to redecorate and restore the White House?
A) Eleanor Roosevelt
B) Michelle Obama
C) Hillary Clinton
D) Jacqueline Kennedy
- 32. Who promoted literacy during her time as first lady?
A) Barbara Bush
B) Michelle Obama
C) Jill Biden
D) Hillary Clinton
- 33. Which first lady was treated as if she were a 'lady' of the British royal court?
A) Eleanor Roosevelt
B) Martha Washington
C) Dolley Madison
D) Abigail Adams
- 34. Who was the first lady that encouraged volunteerism and traveled extensively abroad?
A) Pat Nixon
B) Hillary Clinton
C) Laura Bush
D) Betty Ford
- 35. Who was responsible for the refurbishing of the White House?
A) Jacqueline Kennedy
B) Lou Henry Hoover
C) Lady Bird Johnson
D) Eleanor Roosevelt
- 36. Which First Lady was known for her 'Mamie Look' involving full-skirted dresses and charm bracelets?
A) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
B) Mamie Eisenhower
C) Michelle Obama
D) Betty Ford
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