FIRST LADIES
She was a very influential First Lady, given that her term lasted only three years – from 1974 to 1977.
Betty Ford
“If I knew you were coming I’d have ...” what?
“… baked a cake.”
Despite their name, this family of bugs can have a varying number of legs, from 15 to more than 300.
Centipede
Term for formal dress worn only for events after 6PM.
Black Tie
"Here's the story of a lovely lady who was bringing up 3 very lovely girls"
The Brady Bunch
Who are all of the First Ladies currently alive today?
Hillary Clinton (77), Laura Bush (78), Michelle Obama (60), Melania Trump (54), Jill Biden (73)
“Come on-a my house my house, I’m gonna give you …” what?
“… candy.”
In the Middle Ages, monks and nuns would purposely ignore grooming themselves and would suffer from infestations of this insect (which feeds on human skin, hair and blood) to express their religious devotion.
Lice
This represents the highest degree of competence in Judo and other martial arts.
Black Belt
"The mate was a mighty sailing man, the skipper brave & sure"
Gilligan's Island
Born Elizabeth Wallace in 1885, she died at age 97 and is still the longest-lived First Lady.
Bess Truman. Rosalynn Carter was the second-longest lived first lady at 96, followed by Nancy Reagan and Lady Bird Johnson at 94, Betty Ford at 93, and Barbara Bush at 92.
“Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels, doorbells and sleigh bells and … “ what?
“… schnitzel with noodles.”
This type of bug transmits Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
Tick
This nickname for the day after Thanksgiving indicates the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit.
Black Friday
"Love & marriage, love & marriage, go together like a horse & carriage"
Married... with Children
They are the only two First Ladies to earn law degrees, one at Yale and the other at Princeton.
Hillary Clinton (Yale) and Michelle Obama (Princeton)
“If you like …” this drink … “and getting caught in the rain… then I’m the love that you’ve looked for, write to me and escape,” sang Rupert Holmes in 1979.
“… piña coladas …”
The name of this bug, which spreads malaria and yellow fever, is Spanish for “little fly.”
Mosquito
This is the name of a region of space in which gravity is so strong that no matter, even light, can escape it.
Black Hole
Keep rollin', rollin', rollin'
Though the streams are swollen
Keep them doggies rollin'
Rawhide
She had the most children – six – of all First Ladies since 1950
Barbara Bush. All of those children are still alive, except her first daughter, Robin, who died of leukemia at age three.
“When the moon hits your eye like …” what? “That’s amore.”
“…a big pizza pie …”
After a month, the May beetle is known by this name.
June Bug
The disease known as “The Plague,” “The Bubonic Plague,” and this other name, killed roughly 100 million people in the 14th century.
Black Death
"In your satin tights, fighting for your rights and the ol' Red White and Blue"
Wonderwoman