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