Q 01/05

How was Eleanor related to President Theodore Roosevelt?

A) His daughter

B) His niece

C) His granddaughter

D) His daughter-in-law

Answer · why

B) His niece

His niece: her father was Theodore's younger brother, so she was born a Roosevelt and kept her surname when she married Franklin.

Q 02/05

What nickname did Eleanor's mother give her for being such an old-fashioned child?

A) Auntie

B) Duchess

C) Little Nun

D) Granny

Answer · why

D) Granny

Granny: her mother, one of New York's great society beauties, teased her for her plain, serious manner. Eleanor later wrote, 'I was a solemn child wit...

Q 03/05

At 15 Eleanor was sent to Allenswood Academy, a finishing school in which city?

A) Geneva

B) London

C) Boston

D) Paris

Answer · why

B) London

London: Allenswood's headmistress Marie Souvestre pushed her girls to think for themselves, and Eleanor later named her among the greatest influences ...

Q 04/05

Before becoming her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt was already Eleanor's what?

A) First cousin

B) Second cousin once removed

C) Third cousin twice removed

D) Fifth cousin once removed

Answer · why

D) Fifth cousin once removed

Fifth cousin once removed: Franklin's mother Sara opposed the match and made the couple keep their engagement secret for a year.

Q 05/05

Eleanor and Franklin's wedding was set for which holiday, when President Theodore Roosevelt would be in New York for the parade?

A) Thanksgiving

B) Columbus Day

C) St. Patrick's Day

D) Memorial Day

Answer · why

C) St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day: the president came to town for the parade on March 17, 1905, then gave the bride away, and the wedding made the front page of The N...