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WorksheetsFamous Women in History
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was Helen Keller's teacher?
a)
Mrs Nepote
b)
Sketchers
c)
Anne Mansfield Sullivan
d)
Yours truly
2.
What was the first word that Helen Keller learned?
a)
Mug
b)
Doll
c)
Water
d)
ROHAN
3.
Who is this?
a)
Rosalind Franklin
b)
Anne Hathaway
c)
Marie Curie
d)
Johannes Kepler
4.
blind
a)
unable to see
b)
person giving a test
c)
confused
5.
Helen Keller had the follow disability/disabilies
a)
blind
b)
deaf
c)
could not walk
d)
blind and deaf
6.
What Happened to Susan B. Anthony when she tried to Vote?
a)
She was let through without any confrontation
b)
All the men started crying and went home
c)
She got scared and left
d)
She was beaten
7.
In what year was Susan
B. Anthony born?
B. Anthony born?
a)
1820
b)
1869
c)
1919
d)
1979
8.
What does suffrage mean?
a)
being in pain
b)
getting rid of slavery
c)
the right to vote
d)
the right to equal pay
9.
Why was Susan B Anthony arrested?
a)
It was illegal for her to vote.
b)
It was illegal for her to be a woman.
c)
It was illegal for her to help escaped slaves.
10.
Civil rights are _______________
a)
bill of rights
b)
rights that everyone is born with
c)
the right to vote
d)
the rights of African Americans
11.
Susan B Anthony was raised as a ___________.
a)
Quaker
b)
Methodist
c)
Buddhist
d)
slave
12.
What did Sacagawea want to do BEFORE returning home to the Knife River Villages?
a)
go to St. Louis
b)
visit her family
c)
wait out the winter
d)
see the Pacific Ocean
13.
What country was her husband from?
a)
Columbia
b)
Canada
c)
Croatia
d)
Costa Rica
14.
What tribe was Sacagawea from?
a)
Hidatsa
b)
Mandan Sioux
c)
Shoshone
d)
Navaho
15.
Why did Sacagawea's presence put other Native American tribes at ease?
a)
She had a Canadian husband
b)
She was a skilled hunter
c)
She didn't look dangerous
d)
She was also Native American
16.
In the Hidatsa language, Sacagawea means...
a)
Otter Woman.
b)
Bird Woman
c)
Most Popular
d)
Fur Trader's Wife
17.
When she was about ten years old, Sacagawea was...
a)
kidnapped.
b)
in the fifth grade.
c)
winner of a spelling bee.
d)
taught to braid hair.
18.
Shoshoni Indians moved around a lot in search of...
a)
food
b)
horses
c)
good weather
d)
shelter
19.
On which birthday did Anne receive her diary?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
20.
During which war does the story take place?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Civil War
21.
In what country was Anne born?
a)
Amsterdam
b)
Poland
c)
Germany
d)
United States
22.
What did Anne Frank want to do when she got older?
a)
She wanted to be a writer .
b)
She wanted to be a cook.
c)
She was learning how to speak German
d)
She wanted to be a soldier.
23.
After Anne is taken to a concentration camp, she ends up dying of
a)
Typhus Fever
b)
Starvation
c)
Malaria
d)
Executed
24.
What does Anne write about in her diary?
a)
Everything that happens in the Seret Annex
b)
Only stories she makes up.
c)
She only draws pictures.
d)
She writes letters to her friends.
25.
What was Eleanor voted for many times?
a)
First Lady
b)
"Best President's Wife"
c)
Hardest Working
d)
"America's Most Admired Woman"
26.
Eleanor wanted equal treatment. This means she wanted ________.
a)
liberty
b)
diligence
c)
justice
d)
freedom of conscience and expression
27.
Eleanor worked without pay to teach __________ to read.
a)
women
b)
immigrants
c)
young children
d)
students
28.
Which two words best describe Eleanor's childhood?
a)
Mean and Joyful
b)
Quiet and Shy
c)
Exciting and Wonderful
29.
What was Marie Curie Famous for?
a)
Making Movies
b)
Cooking Food
c)
Being a Scientist
d)
Protesting for women's rights
30.
Why was Marie's school called a floating school?
a)
That was just the name
b)
It was a secret school that moved a lot
c)
It was a water school
d)
None of the above
31.
Marie earned 2 of these awards
a)
Writing awards
b)
Lifetime Acheivement
c)
Oscars
d)
Nobel Peace Prize
32.
Thanks to Marie Curie's work with radioactive elements, we now have many new inventions. One invention she created and she used in War World I was the
a)
Nuclear bomb
b)
X-ray machine
c)
Telephone
d)
Car
33.
What does Malala believe is "our strongest weapon"?
a)
Nuclear bomb
b)
Machine gun
c)
Education
d)
Freedom
34.
Malala moved to the UK because
a)
she wanted to learn English.
b)
it was dangerous to stay in Pakistan.
c)
the schools were better in the UK.
d)
she was passionate about education.
35.
Malala was how old when she was shot in the head for going to school....
a)
13
b)
18
c)
7
d)
24
36.
Sally Ride was the first American female
a)
To own a mustang
b)
To fly a plane
c)
In space
d)
None of the above
37.
Sally Ride only went to into space one time
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Sally Ride is the only female to ever go into space from the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
In addition to being an astronaut, Sally Ride was also an athlete.
a)
True
b)
False
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