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Quiz about Hail to the Chiefs Wife 6 Rosalyn Carter

Hail to the Chief's Wife #6: Rosalyn Carter Quiz

This is #6 in a series on American First Ladies. How much do you remember about the steel magnolia named Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter?

A multiple-choice quiz by brewster76. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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brewster76

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Eleanor Rosalynn Smith was born in the same rural Georgia town as her future husband in 1927. Name it. Hint

Americus

Oxford

Hope

Plains

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which American military school was Jimmy Carter attending when he began dating Rosalynn Smith? Hint

US Military Academy at West Point

US Naval Academy at Annapolis

US Airforce Academy

US Coast Guard Academy

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Question 3 of 10

3. When the Carters returned to their hometown after their marriage, what was Rosalynn's role in his family's peanut farm enterprise? Hint

She appeared in all the ads and company literature

None - she was solely a housewife and mother

Business/financial manager

Chief cook and bottle washer

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Question 4 of 10

4. Rosalynn Carter had four children. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of her offspring? Hint

Amy

Chip

Jack

Susan

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Question 5 of 10

5. As the First Lady of Georgia, and as First Lady of the US, Mrs. Carter dedicated herself to increasing awareness of which issue? Hint

Drug awareness

Mental health

Teenage pregnancy

Adult literacy

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the 1976 presidential campaign Rosalynn Carter became the first future First Lady to do what? Hint

Challenge the other candidate's wives to a debate

Admit she had been treated for alcoholism

Suggest she should be the vice-presidential candidate

Make her own campaign promise

7. After Jimmy Carter was sworn in as president in 1977, on his wife's advice they revived an Inaugural precedent that had previously been done only by Thomas Jefferson. Several First Families since have carried on the tradition, including Presidents Clinton and Obama. What post-Inaugural tradition did the Carters more or less start? Hint

Walking down Pennsylvania Avenue back to the White House

Shaking the hands of every member of Congress

Kissing on the Truman Balcony

Having lunch with the members of the Supreme Court

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Question 8 of 10

8. In another first for a First Lady, Rosalynn Carter was the first wife of a president to do which of these activities for which she received some blistering press? Hint

Attend Cabinet meetings

Send her young daughter at an elite private school

Have a prime-time special about the White House

Author a legislative bill

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Question 9 of 10

9. After leaving the White House, the Carters were closely identified with their work with which volunteer organization? Hint

International Red Cross

Children's Defense Fund

Habitat for Humanity

The Salvation Army

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Question 10 of 10

10. In numerous citations, including her induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame and as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Rosalynn Carter has been compared to which other activist First Lady? Hint

Mary Lincoln

Hillary Clinton

Mamie Eisenhower

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Eleanor Rosalynn Smith was born in the same rural Georgia town as her future husband in 1927. Name it.

Answer: Plains

The future First Lady was born in Plains, Georgia on August 18, 1927. Her 1984 autobiography was titled "First Lady From Plains."

2. Which American military school was Jimmy Carter attending when he began dating Rosalynn Smith?

Answer: US Naval Academy at Annapolis

The Carters were introduced by his sister, Ruth Carter Stapleton. He is said to have proposed to her after dating just a few months, though they didn't marry for several months.

3. When the Carters returned to their hometown after their marriage, what was Rosalynn's role in his family's peanut farm enterprise?

Answer: Business/financial manager

According to her biography from The National First Ladies Library, Rosalynn Carter played a key role as the unpaid financial manager of their agribusiness venture. She also raised four children during this time without any paid help.

4. Rosalynn Carter had four children. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of her offspring?

Answer: Susan

The four Carter children are John William "Jack" (born 1947), James Earl "Chip" (1950), Donnel Jeffrey "Jeff" (1952) and Amy Lynn Carter Wentzel (1967).

5. As the First Lady of Georgia, and as First Lady of the US, Mrs. Carter dedicated herself to increasing awareness of which issue?

Answer: Mental health

Rosalynn Carter was a member of the Governor's Commission to Improve Services to the Mentally and Emotionally Handicapped in 1971. In this position she kept the issue of mental health on the front burner of her husband's agenda. Additionally, she served the Honorary Chairperson of the Georgia Special Olympics from 1971 to 1975.

6. In the 1976 presidential campaign Rosalynn Carter became the first future First Lady to do what?

Answer: Make her own campaign promise

Rosalynn Carter campaigned extensively on her own in the two years leading up to the 1976 Democratic nomination, which was unique for the time. In her campaign speeches, Mrs. Carter vowed to make mental health awareness her area of focus as First Lady. She later was named the honorary chair of the President's Commission on Mental Health, testified before the U.S. Congress and led the effort to pass the Mental Health Systems Act of 1980.

Answer: Walking down Pennsylvania Avenue back to the White House

Walking back to the White House from the Inauguration on Capitol Hill was seen as a symbolic gesture by the President (and his wife) who wanted to be viewed as hard-working man of the people.

8. In another first for a First Lady, Rosalynn Carter was the first wife of a president to do which of these activities for which she received some blistering press?

Answer: Attend Cabinet meetings

Mrs. Carter regularly attended Cabinet meetings in the place of members who were absent. This was used against President Carter in the 1980 Presidential campaign as a sign of his weakness for depending on this wife. Unlike previous children in the First Family, Amy Carter was famous for attending a local public school in the District of Columbia. Jacqueline Kennedy hosted a special on the White House renovations of 1962.

9. After leaving the White House, the Carters were closely identified with their work with which volunteer organization?

Answer: Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry whose goal is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness around the world. It was founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller. Searching for meaningful ways to contribute to their shared interests in human rights after they left the White House, the Carter's involvement with Habitat for Humanity International began in 1984 when they led a group renovating a building in New York City.

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

President Clinton awarded Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter the Medal of Freedom in 1999 stating that they had "done more good things for more people than any other couple on the face of the earth." (New York Times, August 10, 1999) Mrs. Carter was the third First Lady named to the National Women's Hall of Fame, following Mrs. Roosevelt and Abigail Adams.

Source: Author brewster76

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