Women's Day Quizzo 1 - Sports

The first modern Olympics took place in 1896. What year did women first compete in the Olympics?

• 1896

• 1900

• 1928

• 1932

The Seattle Storm won the championship of which professional sport in 2020?

• National Women’s Soccer League

• Athletes Unlimited

• Women’s National Basketball Association

• National Women’s Hockey League

The 2012 games was the first year that all participating countries sent female athletes. What city was the host of the Olympics in 2012?

• Paris

• London

• Tokyo

• Rio

Which female tennis player famously beat the former men’s champion Bobby Riggs in what is known as the Battle of the Sexes?

• Billie Jean King

• Serena Williams

• Margaret Court

• Chris Evert

Michelle Akers, Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, and Alex Morgan are all professional athletes in which sport?

Which college won the first ever women’s basketball national championship in 1972, competing in the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women?

• Temple University

• Villanova University

• Immaculata University

• West Chester University

What year did women first compete in the marathon at the Olympic games?

• 1896

• 1920

• 1968

• 1984

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which ran from 1943-1954, required its players to attend beauty school classes.

• True

• False

How many singles grand slam wins does Serena Williams have?

• 7

• 16

• 23

• 32

What winter olympic sport were women prohibited from competing in until 2014?