First Ladies
Desserts
Capitals
Mythical People
Birds
Scandals
History
100
This first lady once worked as a professional dancer and also founded an alcohol and drug treatment center in California that bears her name.
a. Jacqueline Kennedy b. Rosalynn Carter, c. Betty Ford, d. Nancy Reagan
C. Who was Betty Ford?
100
Which of the following is not a famous candy maker?
a. Fannie May, b. Freddie Mac, c. Mary See, d. Russell Stover
b. Freddie Mac
100
Argentina’s capital city’s name means “good air” and is home to the famous Botanical Gardens.
a. Lima, b. Buenos Aires, c. Santiago, d. Bogota
What is Buenos Aires?
100
Although a cultural icon, the woman in the famous “We Can Do It” image never existed in real life.
a. Wendy the Warrior, b. Rosie the Riveter, c. Joan of Arc, d. Mary the Martyr
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
100
This dignified looking bird is known for its ability to swim but not fly.
a. swan, b. penguin, c. emu, d. duck
What is the penguin?
100
She was an Olympic ice skater involved in a conspiracy to harm fellow competitor Nancy Kerrigan at the US Figure Skating Championships in 1994.
a. Katarina Witt, b. Michelle Kwan, c. Tonya Harding, d. Ashley Wagner
C. Who is Tonya Harding?
100
In 1943, the world's largest office building, ________________ is completed.
a. The Capitol Building, b. The White House, c. The Pentagon, d. Buckingham Palace
c. The Pentagon
200
She is the only first lady elected to public office.
a. Laura Bush, b. Barbara Bush, c. Pat Nixon, d. Hillary Clinton
D. Who is Hillary Clinton?
200
This Italian dessert is made of ladyfingers dipped in espresso coffee, layered with a mixture of egg yolk and mascarpone cheese, and flavored with cocoa and a liquor of your choice.
a. dumplings, b. funnel cake, c. tiramisu, d. chocolate Florentines
c. Tiramisu
200
This is the capital of the state that houses the Kennedy Space Center.
a. Phoenix, b. Olympia, c. Tallahassee, d. Atlanta
What is Tallahassee?
200
This legendary Greek hero was known for his incredible strength and completed twelve labors.
a. Hercules, b. Odysseus, c. Achilles, d. Orpheus
Who is Hercules?
200
This bird is known for its elaborate tail feathers used in courtship displays.
a. turkey, b. peacock, c. ostrich, d. kookaburra
What is a peacock?
200
She is a homemaking author and television personality convicted of lying to investigators about a stock sale and was imprisoned for five months.
a. Barbara Walters, b. Rachel Ray, c. Carol DuVall, d. Martha Stewart
Who is Martha Stewart?
200
If you owned products by companies such as Butterick, Simplicity, and McCalls, you probably spent time in which of the following activities?
a. Stamp collecting, b. Baking, c. Playing Board Games, d. Sewing
D. Sewing
300
Nicknamed “Lady Bird” as a child, this first lady conducted her own campaign for her husband’s election and lobbied for environmental protection.
a. Claudia Johnson, b. Mamie Eisenhower, c. Rosalynn Carter, d. Jacqueline Kennedy
Who was Claudia Johnson?
300
Associated often with Greek cuisine, this dessert consists of layers of phyllo pastry topped with syrup or honey, and chopped nuts.
a. katafifi, b. halva, c. pasteli, d. baklava
d. Baklava
300
This capital city is home to one of the world’s largest aquariums and the World of Coca-Cola.
a. Atlanta, b. Springfield, c. Austin, d. Sacramento
What is Atlanta?
300
Legendary Swiss hero who, under the threat of death, if forced to shoot an apple off his son’s head with a bow and arrow.
a. Robin Hood, b. William Tell, c. Pied Piper, d. Paul Bunyon
Who is William Tell?
300
This black-and-white bird is known for hanging upside down on feeders and has a long tail.
a. chickadee, b. cardinal, c. woodpecker, d.wren
What is a chickadee?
300
He was a U.S. Senator prosecuted for leaving the scene of an accident after driving his car off a bridge between Chappaquiddick and Martha’s Vineyard, killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
a. Edward (Ted) Kennedy, b. Robert Kennedy, c. Joseph Kennedy Sr. , d. Patrick Kennedy
Who is Edward (Ted) Kennedy?
300
Who was the wartime nurse known as the “Lady with the Lamp"?
a. Flora Macdonald, b. Edith Cavell, c. Florence Nightingale, d. Mother Theresa
c. Florence Nightingale
400
This First Lady was known for her “Let’s Move!” initiative promoting healthy lifestyles.
a. Eleanor Roosevelt, b. Michelle Obama, c. Jaqueline Kennedy, d. Jill Biden
Who is Michelle Obama?
400
What is the big difference between a Dutch apple pie and a French apple pie?
a. the topping, b, type of sweetener used, c. type of apples used, d. baking temperature
a. The topping (a Dutch apple pie is made with a typical flour and butter pie crust. A French apple pie has crushed walnuts added to the flour and butter)
400
This Egyptian capital city lies along the longest river in the world.
a. Tripoli, b. San Marino, c. Cairo, d. Giza
What is Cairo?
400
This tragic hero flew too close to the sun using wings made of feathers and wax.
a. Thor, b. Hermes, c. Eros, d. Icarus
Who is Icarus?
400
a. finch, b. bunting, c. kinglet, d. titmouse
What is a titmouse?
400
Car manufacturer at the center of a scandal involving a design fault in one of their models in which the rear fuel tank was prone to explode in a rear-end accident.
a. Chrysler, b. Ford, c. General Motors, d. Toyota
What is Ford?
(car in question was the Ford Pinto)
400
December 8, 1980. John Lennon was gunned down and killed outside his New York City apartment by a deranged fan. Who was the assassin?
a. Mark Chapman, b. Arthur Peterson, c. Jimmy Arthurs, d. Mark Alex spencer
a. Mark Chapman
500
This First Lady championed environmentalism and beautification, particularly highway beautification, during her time in the White House.
a. Rosalynn Carter, b. Nancy Raegan, c. Pat Dixon, d. Lady Bird Johnson
Who is Lady Bird?
500
Which sponge cake is named after a city in Italy?
a. Bolognaise, b. Milanaise, c. Génoise, d. Neapolitan
c. Génoise
Génoise is an Italian sponge cake named after the northern city of Genoa.
500
This European capital is divided by the Danube River.
a. Athens, b. Madrid, c. Budapest, d. Amsterdam
What is Budapest?
500
This Greek king was doomed to push a boulder up a hill for eternity.
a. Sisyphus, b. Poseidon, c. Apollo, d. Ares
Who is Sisyphus?
500
a. robin, b. killdeer, c. mockingbird, d. warbler
What is a killdeer?
500
The PTL (Praise the Lord) Club, a TV show that was a mix of sermon, talk show, and fundraising, began in 1976. Headed by a charismatic televangelist who owned the PTL Network, the show ran for many years. As the PTL Network coffers increased, so did the lavish lifestyle he enjoyed with his wife and business partner, Tammy Faye. It all came crashing down in 1987. Name this disgraced televangelist.
a. Billy Graham, b. T.D. Jakes, c. Jim Bakker, d. Joel Osteen
Who is Jim Bakker?
500
The Geneva Summit of 1955 was a Cold War-era meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Held on July 18, 1955, it was a meeting of "The Big Four": President Dwight D. Eisenhower of the United States, Premier Nikolai A. Bulganin of the Soviet Union, and Prime Minister Edgar Faure of France. Who was the British leader that attended the meeting?
a. Winston Churchill, b. Alexander MacMillan, c. Anthony Eden, d. David Hume
c. Anthony Eden