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  • 1. During which presidential campaign did Michelle Obama speak about her husband's LGBT record?
A) 2016
B) 2008
C) 2004
D) 2012
  • 2. Which Illinois act did Michelle Obama mention regarding her husband's support for LGBT rights?
A) Illinois LGBT Protection Act
B) Illinois Civil Rights Act
C) Illinois Marriage Equality Act
D) Illinois Human Rights Act
  • 3. What policy did the Obamas seek to repeal according to the text?
A) The Affordable Care Act
B) Don't Ask Don't Tell
C) The Patriot Act
D) The Defense of Marriage Act
E) The Gun Control Act
  • 4. Which Supreme Court case did Michelle Obama cite as an example of delivered justice?
A) Brown v. Board of Education
B) Roe v. Wade
C) Lawrence v. Texas
D) Obergefell v. Hodges
  • 5. Michelle Obama compared the struggle for gay rights to which other movement?
A) Women's suffrage
B) Environmentalism
C) Civil rights
D) Labor rights
  • 6. In her quote, which two locations did Michelle Obama use to represent the struggle for equality?
A) Montgomery and Los Angeles
B) Washington and New York
C) Selma and Stonewall
D) Chicago and San Francisco
  • 7. When was the 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' policy officially repealed?
A) May 9, 2012
B) September 20, 2011
C) January 20, 2009
D) November 4, 2008
  • 8. On what date did Barack and Michelle Obama publicly support same-sex marriage?
A) August 15, 2012
B) June 26, 2015
C) September 20, 2011
D) May 9, 2012
  • 9. Who, besides Michelle Obama, was described as a consistent advocate for same-sex marriage in Barack Obama's life?
A) Hillary Clinton
B) Joe Biden
C) David Axelrod
D) Valerie Jarrett
  • 10. What core values did Michelle Obama cite when explaining her support for same-sex marriage?
A) Tradition and faith
B) Fairness and equality
C) Unity and strength
D) Justice and liberty
  • 11. In her 2012 DNC speech, what did Michelle Obama say Barack wants for everyone?
A) Universal education
B) Lower taxes
C) Free healthcare
D) The same opportunity
  • 12. Which states did the text mention had proposed amendments to ban same-sex marriage that the Obamas opposed?
A) New York and Illinois
B) Georgia and Alabama
C) California and Florida
D) Texas and Ohio
  • 13. What did Michelle Obama do after the repeal of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'?
A) Appointed a gay advisor to the White House
B) Included openly gay service members in her military families initiative
C) Hosted a gala for gay rights activists
D) Signed an executive order protecting LGBTQ workers
  • 14. What was a notable observation about Michelle Obama's poll approval numbers since she entered the White House?
A) They did not drop below 60%.
B) They remained steady at exactly 50%.
C) They fluctuated wildly between 30% and 80%.
D) They dropped significantly during the 2012 campaign.
  • 15. Which poll found that Michelle Obama had a 61% favorably rating in September 2012?
A) Politico survey
B) CBS News/New York Times poll
C) Newsweek poll
D) Rasmussen poll
  • 16. How did Michelle Obama attempt to humanize her husband during the 2012 campaign?
A) By ignoring the media.
B) By participating in televised debates.
C) By attacking his opponents.
D) By relating stories about him.
  • 17. Who was Michelle Obama's chief of staff before Susan Sher?
A) Ann Romney
B) Jill Biden
C) Jackie Norris
D) Hillary Clinton
  • 18. In 2009, who named Michelle Obama the 'Most Fascinating Person' of the year?
A) Isabel Wilkinson
B) Barbara Walters
C) Michelle Cottle
D) Melissa Harris-Perry
  • 19. Which of the following is one of the four primary initiatives listed in Michelle Obama's memoir, Becoming?
A) Space Exploration
B) War on Poverty
C) Universal Healthcare
D) Let's Move!
  • 20. Which organization awarded Michelle and Barack Obama the Jerald Washington Memorial Founders' Award in 2012?
A) United States Department of Education
B) Corporation for National and Community Service
C) National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
D) The Tory Party
  • 21. What was the result of the May 2015 poll regarding Americans' opinion on Michelle Obama running for president?
A) 56% believed she should run.
B) 14% believed she should run.
C) 71% believed she should not run.
D) 50% were undecided.
  • 22. Which hashtag did Michelle Obama use to join a 2014 campaign for kidnapped Nigerian school girls?
A) #letgirlslearn
B) #joinforces
C) #bringbackourgirls
D) #reachhigher
  • 23. How did Barack Obama respond when asked if the first lady could be convinced to run for president?
A) He said it was up to the voters.
B) He said she was considering it.
C) He said Michelle is not running for president.
D) He refused to comment on the matter.
  • 24. Who criticized Michelle Obama in a 2013 Politico article for not using her position to advocate for women's issues?
A) Melissa Harris-Perry
B) Linda Hirshman
C) Michelle Cottle
D) Barbara Walters
  • 25. What initiative was mentioned as helping Michelle Obama address the public health crisis of obesity?
A) Promoting good eating habits.
B) Supporting the arts.
C) Advocating for military families.
D) Reducing school tuition costs.
  • 26. What was the profession of Michelle Obama's father, Fraser C. Robinson III?
A) Worked in politics
B) Worked as a lawyer
C) Worked at a water purification plant
D) Worked as a teacher
  • 27. In what year did Michelle Obama's father, Fraser C. Robinson III, pass away?
A) 1996
B) 1991
C) 1989
D) 1992
  • 28. Who was Michelle Obama's friend that also died from cancer around the time of her father's death?
A) Marian Robinson
B) Sasha Obama
C) Valerie Jarrett
D) Suzanne Alele
  • 29. In what year did Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, pass away?
A) 2020
B) 2022
C) 2024
D) 2018
  • 30. At which law firm did Michelle Obama and Barack Obama meet?
A) Washington Law Partners
B) Harvard Law Associates
C) Sidley Austin LLP
D) Chicago Legal Group
  • 31. What was Michelle Obama's role regarding Barack Obama when they first met at the law firm?
A) His boss
B) His assistant
C) His law partner
D) His mentor
  • 32. What was the title of the movie the Obamas went to see on their first date?
A) The Audacity of Hope
B) Do the Right Thing
C) A Star is Born
D) School Daze
  • 33. On what date did Michelle and Barack Obama get married?
A) October 3, 1994
B) October 3, 1992
C) October 3, 1996
D) October 3, 1990
  • 34. In what year was Michelle Obama's daughter Malia Ann born?
A) 1998
B) 2001
C) 1996
D) 2000
  • 35. In what year was Michelle Obama's daughter Natasha (Sasha) born?
A) 2002
B) 2001
C) 2004
D) 1999
  • 36. Where did the Obama family live while Barack taught at the University of Chicago Law School?
A) Chicago's North Side
B) Washington, DC
C) Harvard Square
D) Chicago's South Side
  • 37. During the 2008 presidential campaign, how many days a week did Michelle commit to campaigning?
A) Five days
B) Two days
C) Seven days
D) Three days
  • 38. Which book written by Barack Obama mentions the stress the couple faced while balancing work and family?
A) Dreams from My Father
B) Becoming
C) A Promised Land
D) The Audacity of Hope
  • 39. Where did the Obama daughters attend school while living in Chicago?
A) University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
B) Sidwell Friends School
C) Chicago Public High School
D) Georgetown Day School
  • 40. Which school did Malia and Sasha attend after the family moved to Washington, DC?
A) Georgetown Day School
B) Harvard-Westlake
C) University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
D) Sidwell Friends School
  • 41. On which talk show did Michelle Obama state in 2008 that they did not intend to have more children?
A) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
B) The Oprah Winfrey Show
C) Larry King Live
D) The Tonight Show
  • 42. Which former first lady gave advice to the Obamas about raising children in the White House?
A) Laura Bush
B) Betty Ford
C) Nancy Reagan
D) Barbara Bush
  • 43. Who moved into the White House to assist the Obamas with child care?
A) A nanny hired by the staff
B) Marian Robinson
C) Valerie Jarrett
D) Barack's mother
  • 44. In what year did Michelle Robinson matriculate at Princeton University?
A) 1988
B) 1983
C) 1981
D) 1985
  • 45. What was Michelle Robinson's major at Princeton?
A) Political Science
B) Sociology
C) Law
D) History
  • 46. Who supervised Michelle Robinson's senior thesis at Princeton?
A) Charles Ogletree
B) Bond
C) Walter Wallace
D) Barack Obama
  • 47. What academic honor did Michelle receive upon graduating from Princeton in 1985?
A) Summa cum laude
B) Valedictorian
C) Cum laude
D) Magna cum laude
  • 48. What item did Michelle see college students driving that shocked her?
A) Limousines
B) Private jets
C) Luxury yachts
D) BMWs
  • 49. What is the current name of the group formerly known as the Third World Center?
A) Princeton Diversity Center
B) Carl A. Fields Center
C) The Sociology Union
D) The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
  • 50. What specific job did Michelle hold at the Third World Center?
A) French tutor
B) Research assistant
C) Ran the daycare center
D) President of the center
  • 51. What subject did Michelle challenge the teaching methodology of while at Princeton?
A) Law
B) Mathematics
C) Sociology
D) French
  • 52. How many alumni responded to Michelle's questionnaire for her thesis?
A) Fewer than 90
B) More than 400
C) Exactly 200
D) None
  • 53. In what year did Michelle Robinson earn her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School?
A) 1981
B) 1985
C) 1990
D) 1988
  • 54. Who was Michelle's faculty mentor at Harvard Law School?
A) Laura Bush
B) Charles Ogletree
C) Walter Wallace
D) Hillary Clinton
  • 55. Michelle is the third first lady to have what?
A) Worked in social services
B) A postgraduate degree
C) A law degree from Harvard
D) Attended an Ivy League school
  • 56. What is Michelle Obama's birth date?
A) January 17, 1965
B) January 17, 1964
C) January 19, 1964
D) January 15, 1963
  • 57. What is the title of Michelle Obama's 2018 memoir?
A) American Journey
B) Becoming
C) The Light We Carry
D) South Side Roots
  • 58. What was Michelle Obama's mother's maiden name?
A) Wall
B) Johnson
C) Robinson
D) Shields
  • 59. What role did Michelle Obama hold during her high school years?
A) Student council treasurer
B) Captain of the debate team
C) School valedictorian
D) Class president
  • 60. What illness did Michelle Obama's father suffer from?
A) Diabetes
B) Cancer
C) Multiple sclerosis
D) Heart disease
  • 61. What instrument did Michelle Obama learn to play from her great-aunt?
A) Piano
B) Violin
C) Flute
D) Guitar
  • 62. Where did the Robinson family vacation?
A) White Cloud, Michigan
B) Cleveland, Ohio
C) Clayton County, Georgia
D) Georgetown, South Carolina
  • 63. Who is Michelle Obama's first cousin once removed who converted to Judaism?
A) Capers Funnye
B) Adolphus Shields
C) Jim Robinson
D) Craig Robinson
  • 64. What was Michelle Obama's academic standing upon graduating high school in 1981?
A) Honor roll representative
B) Summa cum laude
C) Salutatorian
D) Valedictorian
  • 65. What denomination was Michelle Obama raised in?
A) United Methodist
B) Catholic
C) Episcopal
D) Baptist
  • 66. Who officiated the wedding of Michelle and Barack Obama?
A) Rev. Jesse Jackson
B) Rev. Jeremiah Wright
C) Rev. Al Sharpton
D) Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
  • 67. Which church is known as the 'Presidents' Church'?
A) St. John's Episcopal Church
B) Trinity United Church of Christ
C) African Methodist Episcopal Church
D) Shiloh Baptist Church
  • 68. After moving to Washington D.C. in 2009, what type of churches did the Obama family attend?
A) Protestant
B) Catholic
C) Non-denominational
D) Orthodox
  • 69. At which event did Michelle Obama encourage attendees to advocate for political awareness?
A) A graduation ceremony
B) A political campaign rally
C) A White House press briefing
D) 49th African Methodist Episcopal Church's general conference
  • 70. How does Michelle Obama categorize issues related to human dignity and human potential?
A) Historical issues
B) Scientific issues
C) Moral issues
D) Economic issues
  • 71. Which church did the Obama family attend after moving to D.C. alongside St. John's Episcopal Church?
A) Grace Cathedral
B) Trinity United Church of Christ
C) Shiloh Baptist Church
D) National Cathedral
  • 72. Since what year has Michelle Obama held her law license on a voluntary inactive status?
A) 2002
B) 1996
C) 1993
D) 1991
  • 73. Which organization did Michelle Obama serve as executive director for starting in 1993?
A) Public Allies
B) TreeHouse Foods
C) Chicago Council on Global Affairs
D) Community Service Center
  • 74. Which company did Michelle Obama serve on the board of directors for before her husband's presidency?
A) The Daily Show
B) Wal-Mart
C) Chicago Public Media
D) TreeHouse Foods
  • 75. What did Michelle Obama negotiate for her husband to quit in exchange for her support in his presidential run?
A) Traveling
B) Drinking
C) Gambling
D) Smoking
  • 76. Which television show appearance by Michelle Obama was widely covered by the press to help soften her image?
A) Larry King Live
B) Fox News
C) The Daily Show
D) The View
  • 77. How did E. D. Hill characterize the fist bump shared by the Obamas on Fox News?
A) Casual sign of disrespect
B) Unprofessional greeting
C) Terrorist fist jab
D) Political stunt
  • 78. What did Michelle Obama say she was 'wary' of during a 1996 interview?
A) Public speaking
B) The political process
C) Working for the University
D) Moving to Washington
  • 79. When did Michelle Obama announce she was 'moving toward retirement'?
A) 2008
B) 2021
C) 2016
D) 2012
  • 80. What was Michelle Obama's salary from the University of Chicago Hospitals according to their 2006 tax return?
A) $157,082
B) $51,200
C) $991,296
D) $273,618
  • 81. Who was the last First Lady to have a vegetable garden at the White House before Michelle Obama?
A) Laura Bush
B) Jacqueline Kennedy
C) Hillary Clinton
D) Eleanor Roosevelt
  • 82. What was installed on the South Lawn of the White House?
A) A swing set
B) Bee hives
C) A greenhouse
D) A fountain
  • 83. What is the title of Michelle Obama's 2012 book?
A) Let's Move!
B) Healthy Eating for All
C) The White House Garden
D) American Grown
  • 84. Which senator linked to Michelle Obama's Twitter account while announcing a visit to Dunkin' Donuts?
A) Ted Cruz
B) Chris Christie
C) Barack Obama
D) Rand Paul
  • 85. Who wrote that there was chemistry between Michelle Obama and the UC Merced students?
A) Kevin Fagan
B) Jill Biden
C) Tracy Reese
D) John Lewis
  • 86. Who designed the dress Michelle Obama wore to the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington?
A) John Lewis
B) Kevin Fagan
C) Tracy Reese
D) Jill Biden
  • 87. Which bridge did the Obamas cross with original marchers in March 2015?
A) Brooklyn Bridge
B) Golden Gate Bridge
C) Edmund Pettus Bridge
D) Lincoln Memorial Bridge
  • 88. Who joined the Obamas in crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge?
A) Prince Harry
B) John Lewis
C) Jill Biden
D) Kevin Fagan
  • 89. For what event did Michelle Obama travel to the Coachella Valley in July 2015?
A) Selma to Montgomery marches commemoration
B) Military base visit
C) March on Washington anniversary
D) Special Olympics World Games
  • 90. When did Michelle Obama meet Queen Elizabeth II?
A) April 1, 2010
B) April 1, 2009
C) March 2014
D) June 2011
  • 91. What gesture by Michelle Obama toward Queen Elizabeth II caused controversy?
A) A wave
B) A curtsy
C) A handshake
D) An embrace
  • 92. Which country was the location of Michelle Obama's first solo foreign visit?
A) Qatar
B) Jordan
C) China
D) Mexico
  • 93. During her 2010 trip to Mexico, whom did Michelle Obama speak to?
A) Military personnel
B) Students
C) Business leaders
D) Government officials
  • 94. Which continent did Michelle Obama tour in June 2011?
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) South America
D) Africa
  • 95. Whom did Michelle Obama meet during her 2011 trip to Africa?
A) King Salman
B) Queen Elizabeth II
C) Peng Liyuan
D) Graça Machel
  • 96. Whom did Michelle Obama meet in China in 2014?
A) David Cameron
B) Mauricio Macri
C) Peng Liyuan
D) King Abdullah
  • 97. Who did not greet or acknowledge Michelle Obama during her 2015 Saudi Arabia visit?
A) Prince Harry
B) King Abdullah
C) David Cameron
D) King Salman
  • 98. Which initiative did Michelle Obama promote in Doha, Qatar in 2015?
A) Future Leaders Project
B) Global Education Initiative
C) Let Girls Learn
D) Potential for Youth
  • 99. Why was the planned visit to a school in Jordan canceled in 2015?
A) Weather conditions
B) Scheduling conflict
C) Diplomatic tensions
D) Security concerns
  • 100. In March 2016, which country did Michelle Obama visit to help improve bilateral relations?
A) Italy
B) Cuba
C) China
D) Argentina
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