About This Quiz
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was the better half of the legend we know as Camelot. She's in a league all her own — a first lady, style icon, mother and tenacious promoter of culture, history and arts. Take this quiz to see how much you know about her.Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born in 1929 into the Bouvier family.
John and Janet Bouvier divorced when Jackie was just 10 years old.
Jackie studied history, literature, art and French at Vassar College in New York, but she spent her junior year abroad in Paris.
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She was actually working as the "inquiring camera girl" for the Washington Times-Herald newspaper.
Jackie and John F. Kennedy married on Sept. 12, 1953, at St. Mary’s Church in Newport, Rhode Island.
The couple had four children: a stillborn child in 1956, Caroline in 1957, John in 1960 and Patrick who died soon after birth in 1963.
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Jackie was briefly engaged to a World War II veteran and Wall Street banker named John Husted but abruptly called off the wedding after having reservations about the marriage.
"Profiles in Courage" was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957.
Jackie's popularity around the world prompted John F. Kennedy to say he was the man who accompanied her to Paris.
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As a lifelong student of foreign cultures, Jackie became fluent in French, Spanish and Italian.
On Jan. 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy became the 35th president, and at age 31, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis became the first lady.
First lady Jackie Kennedy accompanied John F. Kennedy to France, Austria, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Columbia, and she traveled as first lady to Italy, Pakistan and India.
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Jackie chose architect I.M. Pei to design the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, which now serves as a memorial and overlooks Boston Harbor.
Jackie remained in mourning for a year after JFK's funeral. She made only one public appearance in that year, to participate in a mass that marked his 47th birthday.
Lady Bird Johnson asked Jackie if she wanted a fresh outfit, but Jackie supposedly declined, saying “oh no, I want them to see what they’ve done to Jack.” The bloodstained suit is now held in the National Archives.
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She founded the White House Historical Association in 1961 to help the White House collect and exhibit the best artifacts of American history and culture and to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the White House.
The White House's collection of fine arts owes its existence to many people, but it was Jackie Kennedy Onassis who first enlisted the aid of art experts, established a White House Fine Arts Committee and created the post of White House curator while first lady.
On Feb. 14 1962, the first lady gave a televised tour of the newly restored White House. At least 80 million Americans tuned in, earning her an honorary Emmy Award.
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Jackie married Aristotle Onassis in 1968, five years after John F. Kennedy's death. Onassis died seven years later, leaving Jackie a widow for the second time.
Some of the designers Jackie O loved to wear include Oleg Cassini, Coco Chanel, Hubert de Givenchy and Christian Dior.
Jackie served as editor at Viking Press and then senior editor at Doubleday until her death on May 19, 1994.
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Jackie Kennedy Onassis had a three-pack-a-day habit that lasted for over forty years. Photos of her smoking exist, but they are extremely rare.
A paparazzo named Ron Galella spent five years following Jackie O's every move, even after she won a restraining order against him that required he stay 25 feet (8 meters) away from her.
Jackson's memoir "Moonwalk" was originally published in 1988 by then-Doubleday editor Jackie Kennedy.
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After moving to New York City following JFK's assassination, Jackie partnered with The Municipal Art Society to create the Committee to Save Grand Central Station.
The entrance at Park Avenue and East 42nd Street was renamed the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Foyer and features a large plaque bronze relief of Onassis and a description of her role in saving the terminal.
The Municipal Art Society awards the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal — its highest honor — to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to New York City. The medal bears her name in recognition of her tireless efforts to preserve and protect New York's great architecture.
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Jackie advocated the restoration of Pennsylvania Avenue, which included Lafayette Square and the Renwick Building. But her efforts extended outside of the United States as well. She helped with the rescue of the ancient Egyptian temples at Abu Simbel, which were threatened by floodwaters created by the Aswan Dam.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in her New York City home on May 19, 1994.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is buried beside John F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington.
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