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Michelle Obama: How well do you know the first lady?

She's a Harvard-educated lawyer, former university administrator, and self-declared "mom-in-chief" who has made headlines with both her policy platforms and her fashion choices. But how much do you really know about the first lady?

Feb. 26, 2013, 12:44 p.m. ET

By Ryan Lenora Brown Contributor

1. Barack and Michelle Obama met while working at the Chicago law office of Sidley Austin. What was their professional relationship?

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Then-Sen.-elect Barack Obama (D) of Illinois, holding his daughter Malia, 6, and his wife Michelle, holding their daughter Sasha, 3, are covered in confetti after Obama delivered his acceptance speech in Chicago in 2004.

He was her boss.
She was his boss.
He was her hiring manager.
They were both interns.

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Michelle Obama: How well do you know the first lady?

She's a Harvard-educated lawyer, former university administrator, and self-declared "mom-in-chief" who has made headlines with both her policy platforms and her fashion choices. But how much do you really know about the first lady?

1. Barack and Michelle Obama met while working at the Chicago law office of Sidley Austin. What was their professional relationship?

Michelle Obama: How well do you know the first lady?

She's a Harvard-educated lawyer, former university administrator, and self-declared "mom-in-chief" who has made headlines with both her policy platforms and her fashion choices. But how much do you really know about the first lady?

1. Barack and Michelle Obama met while working at the Chicago law office of Sidley Austin. What was their professional relationship?

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