History trivia
Name a US First Lady
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a US First Lady”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 45 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Michelle Obama
- Jacqueline Kennedy
- Melania Trump
- Eleanor Roosevelt
The next answers people reach for
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Hillary Clinton
- Jill Biden
- Laura Bush
- Nancy Reagan
- Barbara Bush
- Martha Washington
How deep does “Name a US First Lady” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 4 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 6 | 25 |
| The Deep | 9 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 25 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 9 answers starting with A, B, D, L, M, P and R. The Abyss has 25 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 45 answers in total, 45 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Pat Nixon”. Longest: “Martha Jefferson Randolph”.
- L, M and E are the most common first letters; together they start 44% of the answers.
- 31 answers can be typed more than one way: “Garfield” counts as Lucretia Garfield.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with L: 7 of the answers begin with it.
- Michelle Obama, Jacqueline Kennedy and Melania Trump are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Remember the ones with short reigns and odd nicknames.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a US First Lady”?
- The usual first answers are Michelle Obama, Jacqueline Kennedy, Melania Trump and Eleanor Roosevelt. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a US First Lady”?
- 45 in all: 4 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 9 in The Deep, 25 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a US First Lady” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Pat Nixon” and the longest is “Martha Jefferson Randolph”.
- How hard is “Name a US First Lady”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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