Hail to the Chief's Wife [1]: Michelle Obama Quiz

Answer: Chicago

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 17, 1964 to Frasier Robinson III and Marian Shields Robinson. She is the descendant of South Carolina slaves.

Answer: Jesse Jackson

Michelle Obama graduated in 1981 from Whitney Young High School in Chicago. She was included in a hand-picked group of freshmen who entered the state-of-the-art school. Her classmate, Santita Jackson, is the daughter of one-time presidential candidate The Reverend Jesse Jackson and the sister of Chicago politician Jesse Jackson, Jr.

Answer: Princeton

She also minored in African-American studies. Her senior thesis at Princeton was titled "Princeton Educated Blacks and the Black Community."

Answer: Multiple Sclerosis

In an article from the Princeton Alumni Weekly, Michelle Obama's brother, Craig Robinson, discussed their father's battle with MS. He stated that Fraser Robinson arrived each day uncomplainingly to his blue-collar job despite a steady decline in health due to multiple sclerosis. "I remember him saying you don't want to do things because you're worried about people thinking they're right; you want to do the right things... You grow up not worrying about what people think about you."

Answer: Basketball coach at Oregon State University

Craig Robinson, born 1962, received an MBA from the University of Chicago and was a vice-president at Morgan Stanley Dean Whitter. He had originally wanted to be a teacher and coach but was talked out of it. After many years in the financial world, Robinson switched careers and began as an assistant at Northwestern under head coach Bill Carmody.

He became the head coach at Brown in 2006 and left for Oregon in 2008.

Answer: She mentored him when he was a summer intern at her law firm

The couple worked together at the tony Chicago law firm Sidley Austin where she mentored him while he was a summer intern. Their first date is said to be seeing the film "Do the Right Thing" by Spike Lee. The couple has two daughters, Malia and Natasha (who is called Sasha).

Answer: Proud of my country

The quote reads in full "For the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback." Later the same day she slightly changed the statement and said "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country, and not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change."

Mrs. Obama later clarified that she was talking about being proud of how Americans were showing an increasing interest in the political process.

Answer: Jason Wu

Jason Wu was born in Taiwan and was 26 at the time Mrs. Obama put him on couture map. His designs have been compared to fashion titans Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera, but with a more whimsical and youthful twist. Both Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush wore de la Renta gowns at the Inaugural Balls of 1997 and 2005, respectively. James Gallanos designed the gowns worn by Nancy Reagan at the Inaugural Balls of 1981 and 1985. Kathy DeFazio was my high school English teacher.

Answer: Sleeveless dresses

Early in her tenure as First Lady, Michelle Obama's well-toned arms became fashion "musts" for middle aged women. Though criticized by some for adhering to a look judged too casual for the Oval Office, she received mostly accolades for her chic yet attainable style.

Answer: Laura Welch Bush

Like Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton is also a law school graduate. Laura Bush holds a master's degree in Library Science from the University of Texas. Nancy Reagan received an undergraduate degree from Smith College. Mrs. Hoover graduated from Stanford University where she met her husband, 31st president Herbert Hoover. Rosalynn Carter was the valedictorian of her high school class in Plains, Georgia and attended Georgia Southwestern College but left college before graduating.