Famous Women in History Quiz

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

• Marie Curie

• Amelia Earhart

• Rosa Parks

• Jane Goodall

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Who is known for her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Susan B. Anthony

• Malala Yousafzai

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Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

• Marie Curie

• Florence Nightingale

• Mother Teresa

• Ada Lovelace

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Who is famous for her work in computer programming and is considered the first computer programmer?

• Grace Hopper

• Ada Lovelace

• Katherine Johnson

• Sally Ride

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Who was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State?

• Condoleezza Rice

• Madeleine Albright

• Hillary Clinton

• Eleanor Roosevelt

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Who is known for her work in environmental conservation and wrote "Silent Spring"?

• Jane Goodall

• Rachel Carson

• Wangari Maathai

• Greta Thunberg

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Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?

• Halle Berry

• Oprah Winfrey

• Whoopi Goldberg

• Viola Davis

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Who is known for her work in advocating for girls' education and won the Nobel Peace Prize at a young age?

• Malala Yousafzai

• Greta Thunberg

• Anne Frank

• Helen Keller

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Who was the first woman to travel into space?

• Sally Ride

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Mae Jemison

• Kalpana Chawla

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Who is known for her work in primatology and her studies of chimpanzees?

• Jane Goodall

• Dian Fossey

• Sylvia Earle

• Mary Leakey

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