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Hail to the Chief's Wife #5: Nancy Reagan

Created by brewster76

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : U.S. First Ladies
Hail to the Chiefs Wife 5  Nancy Reagan game quiz
"This is #5 in a series on American First Ladies. How much do you remember about the woman who told us to "Just Say No", Anne Frances "Nancy" Robbins Davis Reagan?"

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1. Nancy Robbins' parents divorced soon after her 1921 birth and her life changed dramatically when her mother married Dr. Loyal Davis, who later adopted her. One such change was the quality of her education. From which prestigious school did Nancy Davis graduate in 1943?
    Smith College
    Yale University
    Le Sorbonne
    The University of Chicago


2. Nancy Davis and Ron Reagan met while both were actors. Name the only movie in which they co-starred.
    Beach Blanket Bingo
    Bedtime for Bonzo
    Hellcats of the Navy
    Gunfight at the OK Corrall


3. Ron and Nancy had two children together. Who was the oldest?
    Michael
    Ron Jr.
    Maureen
    Patty


4. Which wife of a department store heir was a close friend of Nancy's during her years in California?
    Nancy Nordstrom
    Belinda Bergdorf
    Sandra Saks
    Betsey Bloomingdale


5. What was Ronald's nickname for Nancy Reagan?
    Mommy
    Doll
    Babe
    Sis


6. Finish this quote attributed to Mrs. Reagan in her official White House biography: "My life really began when I ______ ."
    Met the designer Arnold Scaasi
    Arrived in Hollywood
    Married my husband
    Was adopted by Dr. Loyal Davis


7. In 2004, Nancy Reagan gave one of her few post-White House speeches criticizing the Bush administration for blocking public funding of which controversial activity?
    Abortion
    Battered women's shelters
    Gun control
    Stem cell research


8. While Ronald Reagan may have been a real-life "Golden Boy", this was his best man's first famous movie role. Which Hollywood star was the best man at Ron and Nancy Reagan's 1951 wedding?
    William Holden
    Bing Crosby
    Humphrey Bogart
    Van Johnson


9. Another of Nancy Reagan's causes while First Lady was the "Just Say No" to drugs program. In a famous photograph from a rally to promote the program, she was pictured sitting on the lap of which 1980s television star?
    Mr. T
    Larry Hagman
    Don Johnson
    Gary Coleman


10. According to former White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan, the President's daily schedule was based on the advice of an astrologer friend of Mrs. Reagan's who color-coded each day as to its safety and success.
    True
    False


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