America's first ladies: Ohio library was established in 1997 in their honor

6. Known for garden parties for veterans — as well as her poker games

7. Had the Japanese cherry trees planted around the Tidal Basin

8. Lived in a dozen foreign countries

9. Which of the following first ladies died in office:

a. Rachel Jackson

b. Letitia Tyler

c. Ellen Arthur

d. Ellen Wilson

10. Match the following first ladies with the places they met their husbands:

a. Lou Hoover

b. Louisa Adams

c. Mary Lincoln

d. Frances Cleveland

e. Bess Truman

f. Pat Nixon

g. Barbara Bush

h. Helen Taft

i. Grace Coolidge

j. Edith Roosevelt

1. At her sister's home in Illinois

2. Belonged to the same "boating and whist-playing" set

3. As members of a theater group cast in the same play

4. At a Christmas dance when she was 16

5. In a geology lab in college

6. At a sledding party

7. Childhood friends

8. In London

9. In 5th grade

10. He was her father's law partner

11. Several widower presidents married again while in office. Who was the only president to get married for the first time while serving as president:

a. Rutherford B. Hayes

b. John Tyler

c. Grover Cleveland

d. Woodrow Wilson

12. Match the following first ladies with the causes they espoused:

a. Ellen Wilson

b. Pat Nixon

c. Nancy Reagan

d. Barbara Bush

e. Rosalynn Carter

1. Programs for mental health

2. Alcohol and drug abuse

3. Better housing for minorities

4. Volunteer service

5. Literacy

ANSWERS

1. a-6, b-4, c-7, d-2, e-10, f-8, g-1, h-9, i-5, j-3

2. c

3. b

4. Abigail Adams, Barbara Bush; Anna Harrison

5. d (Her father was the American consul to London.)

6. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-6, e-1, f-5, g-8, h-7

7. c (Jefferson's daughter, she served as his official hostess.)

8. a-3, b-5, c-7, d-6, e-8, f-1, g-4, h-2

9. b

10. a-5, b-8, c-1, d-10, e-9, f-3, g-4, h-6, i-2, j-7

11. c

12. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-5, e-1

SCORING

Give yourself 1 point for each correct answer. Total points possible is 50.

If you scored 40-50 — Great! Proudly, we hail you!

If you scored 30-49 — Good. You are a Yankee-Doodle-Dandy-in-training.