What s the Big Deal About First Ladies? TRIVIA CARDS Print, cut out, and fold these trivia cards to quiz your friends or yourself about first ladies!

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1 1 2 Which first lady was also the first second lady (Vice President s wife)? a) Martha Washington b) Eleanor Roosevelt What did Dolley Madison famously rescue from the White House during the War of 1812? a) Painting of George Washington c) Abigail Adams d) Dolley Madison b) The Declaration of Independence c) The Constitution d) All of the Above 3 4 Who was the first lady during World War I? a) Eleanor Roosevelt b) Edith Wilson c) Nellie Taft d) Lady Bird Johnson What was NOT allowed in Sarah Polk s White House? a) Drinking b) Dancing c) Dogs d) Spinach

2 5 6 What was Dolley Madison s favorite flavor of ice cream? Who was the first first lady to give birth at the White House? a) Chocolate a) Martha Washington b) Pistachio b) Louisa Adams c) Oyster c) Bess Truman d) Black pepper d) Frances Cleveland 7 8 Which of the following is NOT in the White House? a) Bowling alley b) Movie theater c) Mini-golf course d) Swimming pool Which of the following White House pets belonged to Grace Coolidge? a) Raccoon named Rebecca b) Dog named Millie c) Flock of sheep d) A panda

3 9 10 Which first lady served as president of the Girl Scouts? What color did Mamie Eisenhower decorate her private rooms entirely in? a) Carrie Harrison a) White b) Lou Hoover b) Blue c) Jackie Kennedy c) Pink d) Abigail Adams d) Gold How many candles were at Julia Tyler s Grand Finale Ball? a) 200,000 b) 1,000 c) 3,000 d) None 12. Which President s wife had her daughter serve as first lady instead of herself? a) Martha Jefferson b) Abigail Fillmore c) Eliza Johnson d) All of the above

4 What s the Big Deal About First Ladies? TIMELINE 1939: made sure that Marian Anderson got to sing at the Lincoln Memorial 1974: was diagnosed with breast cancer and bravely talked about it, inspiring women to get examined by doctors 1995: gave a speech in China where she said the famous line, human rights are women s rights and women s rights are human rights 1789: became America s very first first lady 2009: planted a vegetable garden on the White House South Lawn 1814: saved a famous painting of George Washington when the British set fire to the White House 1969: started a children s garden on the White House grounds 1985: visited with the pope about helping people who were addicted to drugs that would harm people s bodies 1800: became the first first lady to live in the White House 1860: met Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave who became her seamstress and good friend 1893: moved back into the White House with her daughter, whose nickname was Baby Ruth 1918: kept sheep on the White House lawn and sold their wool to raise money for the Red Cross 1961: helped turn the White House into a living museum of the presidency 1979: spoke in front of Congress so that they would make a law helping people with mental illnesses 1972: took a historic trip to China and inspired the Chinese leaders to donate two panda bears to the National Zoo 1990: visited Saudi Arabia and ate two Thanksgiving dinners with troops during the Gulf War 2007: famously rode a camel on a trip to Jordan Art Matt Faulkner

5 What s the Big Deal About First Ladies? TIMELINE ANSWERS For those answers you couldn t find in What s the Big Deal About First Ladies? check out the links below for more information and fun facts! 1789: Martha Washington 1800: Abigail Adams 1814: Dolley Madison 1860: Mary Todd Lincoln : Frances Cleveland 1918: Edith Wilson : Eleanor Roosevelt : Jacqueline Kennedy : Lady Bird Johnson : Patricia Nixon 1974: Betty Ford 1979: Rosalynn Carter : Nancy Reagan : Barbara Bush 1995: Hillary Clinton 2007: Laura Bush 2009: Michelle Obama Art Matt Faulkner