International Women's Day

Who became the first American woman to earn an international pilot's license?

• Rosa Parks

• Amelia Earhart

• Bessie Coleman

Who wrote 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' in 1792, a book that argued in favour of the equality of men and women?

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Mary Shelley

• Jane Austen

• Florence Nightingale

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to have two Nobel Prizes?

• Marie Curie

• Rosalind Franklin

• Ada Lovelace

• Maria Merian

Who led a Celtic army of 100,000 soldiers against the Roman troops in Britain challenging the Empire?

• Boudicca

• Mold

• Eleanor of Aquitaine

• Elizabeth I

Who became the first female publisher of an American newspaper and first CEO of a Fortune 500 company?

• Katharine Graham

• Clara Barton

• Agatha Christie

Who was the first female Prime Minister in the world?

• Margaret Thatcher (the UK)

• Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)

• Indira Ghandi (India)

• Angela Merkel (Germany)

Who was the first woman to swim across the English Channel, setting a time of 14 hours 31 minutes - 2 hours faster than any previous male swimmer?

• Maria Merian

• Gertrude Ederle

• Suzanne Lenglen

• Amelia Earhart

Who challenged segregation and sparked the civil rights movement in America by refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person?

• Rosa Parks

• Bessie Coleman

• Rosalind Franklin

• Mae Jemison

Which country has the highest percentage of women in Parliament?

• Sweden

• Senegal

• Rwanda

• Iceland

Which country finally allowed women to drive a car in 2019?

• Iran

• Bhutan

• Saudi Arabia

• Japan