Can you name the US Presidents by their First Lady or spouse(s)?

created by MasterKGlas

Enter an answer (last names acceptable) in the box below
Correctly named answers will show up below
Click any empty President's Spouse(s) or President's Name to answer for that location
Some of the President's Wives were not their First Lady due to death, marriage after the Presidency, or divorce; therefore, the Acting First Lady column shows who fulfilled the vacant responsibilities
All names shown are maiden names. "____" denotes the same last name as the President.
Source: Whitehouse.gov
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President's Spouse(s)	President's Name	Acting First Lady's Relationship: Name
Abigail Smith		Spouse
(1) Alice Hathaway Lee (2) Edith Kermit Cardow		2nd Spouse
Elizabeth 'Bess' Virginia Wallace		Spouse
Jacqueline 'Jackie' Lee Bouvier		Spouse
Helen 'Nellie' Herron		Spouse
Lou Henry		Spouse
Lucretia Rudolph		Spouse
Laura Welch		Spouse
(1) Caroline Lavinia Scott (2) Mary Scott Lord		(1) 1st Spouse (2) Daughter: Mary Scott '________'
Hannah Hoes		Daughter-in-Law: Sarah Angelica Singleton
Martha Dandridge		Spouse
Frances Folsom		(1) Sister: Rose Elizabeth '_________' (2) Spouse
Florence Kling		Spouse
Mary 'Mamie' Geneva Doud		Spouse
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith		Spouse
Elizabeth 'Eliza' Kortright		Spouse
Margaret 'Peggy' Mackall Smith		Spouse
Eliza McCardle		Spouse
(1) Abigail Powers (2) Caroline Carmichael		1st Spouse
Julia Dent		Spouse
(1) Ellen Louise Axson (2) Edith Bolling		(1) 1st Spouse (2) Cousin: Helen Bones (3) 2nd Spouse
Anna Tuthill Symmes		Spouse (de facto: Daughter-in-Law: Jane Irwin)

President's Spouse(s)	President's Name	Acting First Lady's Relationship: Name
Claudia 'Lady Bird' Alta Taylor		Spouse
Michelle Robinson		Spouse
Grace Anna Goodhue		Spouse
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt		Spouse
Elizabeth 'Betty' Bloomer		Spouse
Sarah Childress		Spouse
Mary Todd		Spouse
Hillary Rodham		Spouse
Thelma 'Pat' Patricia Ryan		Spouse
Lucille 'Lucy' Ware Webb		Spouse
Jane Means Appleton		Spouse
Rachel Donelson		(1) Niece: Emily Donelson (2) Daughter-in-Law: Sarah Yorke
(1) Sarah Jane Mayfield (2) Nancy Davis		2nd Spouse
No Wife		Niece: Harriet Rebecca Lane
Dolley Payne		Spouse
Ida Saxton		Spouse
(1) Letitia Christian (2) Julia Gardiner		(1) 1st Spouse (2) Daughter-in-Law: Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper (3) 2nd Spouse
Louisa Catherine Johnson		Spouse
Barbara Pierce		Spouse
Martha Wayles		Daughter: Martha 'Patsy' Washington '_________'
Ellen 'Nell' Lewis Herndon		Sister: Mary '______'

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US Presidents by First Lady Quiz

by MasterKGlas

Created Dec 6, 2011 in History
Featured Jan 6, 2012
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	Cecispanda:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 15:39 GMT		2 points
	Good quiz! Interesting that William Howard Taft (from Ohio) and Chester Arthur (from Vermont) had first ladies with very similar names, and the same last name. Off to check if they were related.

	Cecispanda:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 15:42 GMT		21 points
	Ahh looks like the similarity is not as much as the quiz shows -- you have a typo: Mrs. Arthur's maiden name is Herndon, not Herron

	WyattsTorch:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 16:03 GMT		-2 points
	Ah, Betty Ford. Probably the only First Lady best remembered for something other than being a president's wife.

	historybuff1861:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 17:02 GMT		5 points
	I almost reported a mistake but then i looked it up just to make sure a little creepy that roosevelt is her maiden name

	MasterKGlas:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 17:19 GMT		5 points
	@Cecispanda: Sorry about that I can't believe nobody, nor myself, caught that before this got published. I cannot edit now that the Quiz was published but Sporcle Admin's will fix the error in time if people keep "Great!"ing your comment.

	Tony_A:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 17:20 GMT		19 points
	@Wyatt, I think Senator Clinton would disagree with you.

	kctiger818:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 17:24 GMT		15 points
	@Wyatt: I'm fairly certain Abigail Adams and Eleanor Roosevelt would probably disagree with you also. :o)

	seahearn4:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 18:21 GMT		-2 points
	I'll agree that Betty Ford has the best chance to be more noteworthy for something other than being a president's wife than any of the other women listed. Time will tell on Hillary, but she is the only one of those I checked on Wikipedia (surely an unimpeachable source) that lists something besides president's wife in the first line. Even Betty Ford's first line says wife of Gerald Ford and he wasn't even a remarkable president in many ways, for several reasons that he couldn't have controlled. But, I'll still give thumbs up for Wyatt because the words "Betty Ford Clinic" roll off the tongue far better than anything other First Ladies have accomplished.

	willwoodlen:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 18:42 GMT		5 points
	Enjoyed this quiz. One other correction, which you probably won't be able to post, is that Mrs. Hayes was named Lucy, not Lucille. Lucy is not a nickname for Lucille, which didn't see much use until the 20th century.

	LTH:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 19:11 GMT		5 points
	Congratulations MasterKGlas on your first publish!

	FelixtheBear:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 20:19 GMT		4 points
	@willwoodlen I looked it up because I thought the same thing. The White House source provided by the quiz has her name as Lucy, not Lucille. Wikipedia says Lucille but does not have a link to a source to confirm this. I also saw that her grave has her name as Lucy. I think you are right.

	barnztormre:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 20:37 GMT		1 point
	I got Grace Coolidge from an obscure "Bloom County" comic involving Binkley's anxiety closet. I am weird.

	BigBob:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 20:57 GMT		4 points
	One correction: Edith Roosevelt's maiden name was Carow, not Cardow. Also, it might also be nice to include all of the first ladies' middle names- Julia Boggs Dent, Florence Mabel Kling, Elizabeth Ann Bloomer, Hillary Diane Rodham, Laura Lane Welch and Michelle LaVaughn Robinson for six.

	Bobman1:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 21:08 GMT		2 points
	Always thought Martha Washington was Martha Custis (or similar)--did she drop her late first husband's name. I'd assume based on the times and the fact that they had kids that she would keep her first marrried name until remarriage. I may be mixing up what was her birth name and her married name....

	booklover12:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 22:06 GMT		8 points
	@historybuff: They were distant cousins (fifth, according to Wikipedia). Really nothing creepy about it.

	dlutz77539:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 22:12 GMT		4 points
	I am stunned that 23% of people didn't get Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, even with her nickname given in the clue!

	TreehuggnCowgirl:	Jan 6th, 2012 at 23:19 GMT		5 points
	Congrats on the publication!

	eab21:	Jan 7th, 2012 at 01:29 GMT		-1 points
	No wonder Millard Fillmore got divorced. Who would want to take that name?

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	lewislotr89:	Jan 7th, 2012 at 03:25 GMT		-4 points
	If I had a first lady, the first thing I'd tell her to do is to make me a sandwich

	historyobsession:	Jan 8th, 2012 at 15:48 GMT		1 point
	Fillmore was not divorced. His wife died. I don't believe any president ever divorced his First Lady. They type is WAAAY too small. Please include the prior married names of the remarried First Ladies- that is how they are known.

	NightOwl:	Jan 9th, 2012 at 05:02 GMT		4 points
	Someday I will remember to type in Millard Fillmore first on any presidentially related quiz. He's always the one I miss. Always.

	MasterKGlas:	Jan 20th, 2012 at 19:45 GMT		4 points
	@Bobman 1 and @historyobsession: The directions clearly say "All names shown are maiden names." meaning no previous marriage names are included.

	Acid_Snow:	May 14th, 2013 at 21:16 GMT		1 point
	There was enough time to bash the nontrivial ones.