Fascinating Women’s Facts

What day of the 2024 year March 8th is?

• 66th

• 67th

• 68th

• 65th

Who is the author of the much-loved series of seven Harry Potter novels?

• Joanne Rowling

• Virginia Woolf

• Agatha Christie

• Mel Robbins

Answer explanation

J.K. Rowling was about 30 years old when she finished writing Harry Potter in 1995. She was born on July 31, 1965 in Gloucestershire, England. Today, Rowling is one of the most successful authors of all time and is a multi-billionaire.

Name the first female astronaut

• Polina Gagarina (Russia)

• Valentina Tereshkova (Soviet Union)

• Barbara Morgan (USA)

• Naoko Yamazaki (Japan)

Answer explanation

In 1963 Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to journey to space orbiting Earth in the Vostok 6 space capsule. She remains the first and youngest woman (at age 26) in space and the only woman who made a solo spaceflight.           

Who is the richest female in the world?

• Alice Walton (USA, source Walmart)

• Julia Koch (USA, source Koch Industries)

• Oprah Winfrey (USA)

• Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (France, source L'Oréal)

Answer explanation

With a net worth of $99 billion Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, a French businesswoman and philanthropist, is the richest woman in the world. Françoise is the granddaughter of Eugène Schueller, the founder of beauty empire L’Oréal, and the only child of Liliane Bettencourt.

Who sang Rolling in the Deep?

• Dolly Parton

• Madonna

• Adele

• Taylor Swift

International Women's Day is a public holiday in several countries

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It is an official holiday in more than 20 countries, including Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Ukraine, Russia, and Cuba.

Women see more colours than men

• True

• False

On average women speak about 20,000 words a day, while men speak about 7,000 words a day

• True

• False

Answer explanation

A study conducted by researchers from the U.S. suggests that women are more talkative due to the presence of higher levels of a certain protein in the brain.

One study showed that the average amount of time a woman can keep a secret is

• 2 hours

• 47 hours

• 24 hours

• 15 minutes

Answer explanation

Ever wondered how long a woman can keep a secret? Well, it seems like less than two days.

Researchers found that they will typically spill the beans to someone else in 47 hours and 15 minutes.

A study of 3,000 women aged between 18 and 65 also found that four in ten were unable to keep a secret, no matter how personal or confidential the news was.

Who was the first female UK Prime Minister?

• Angela Merkel

• Margaret Thatcher

• Greta Thunberg

• Kim Campbell

Answer explanation

Margaret Thatcher served as Britain's first female Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. Kim Campbell is the first and only female prime minister of Canada.