What is the name of a Jewish teenager who spent two years hiding in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam during World War II and a writer of a powerful wartime diary?

She left her home on December 3, 1926. Her car was found abandoned, and she was missing. Her husband was immediately suspected. After a police hunt for 11 days, she turned up at the Harrogate Hotel, using a name patterned after her husband’s mistress, and saying she had amnesia. What is her name?

During the early years of the women’s liberation movement, 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, a tennis champion from the late 1930s and 40s, who was notoriously skeptical of women’s talents on the tennis court, branded the contest a “battle of the sexes.” On 20 September 1973, in front of a sold-out Houston Astrodome crowd, the 29-year-old female tennis player managed to beat Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. She won 67 professional titles including 20 titles at Wimbledon. She is an advocate for gender equality and has long been a pioneer for equality and social justice. What is her name?

She was a Belgian-born British actress known for her elfin, angelic figure, which made her one of Hollywood’s most iconic actresses of the 20th century. She is best known for her roles in "Roman Holiday" (1953), "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961) and "My Fair Lady" (1964). She retired from acting to devote more time to humanitarian charities such as working for the Red Cross. What is her name?

After the Socialist Party of America organized a Women's Day in New York City on 28 February 1909, she proposed at the 1910 International Socialist Woman's Conference that 8 March be honored as a day annually in memory of working women. The day has been celebrated as International Women's Day or International Working Women's Day ever since. What is her name?

The only woman featured on dinar banknotes in circulation is...

Lesley Lawson was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenage model in swinging sixties London. She was initially known for her thin build (thus her nickname) and the androgynous appearance considered to result from her big eyes, long eyelashes, and short hair. By 1967, she had modelled in France, Japan, and the US, and had landed on the covers of Vogue and The Tatler. What is her nickname?

Helen Keller (1880-1967) was deaf, blind and severely speech-impaired when she met her teacher, who taught her to communicate by finger-spelling words. Helen learnt French, German and Latin and graduated from Radcliffe College in the USA. What is the name of her teacher?

It would seem that beauty empires focusing on diversity and targeting ethnicity are a recent phenomenon. However, some hundred years ago there was a truly remarkable woman who built an African-American cosmetics and hair care products business. What is her name?

She was the first Serbian female doctor and a feminist, studied Medicine in Zurich but had a hard time finding employment in a state hospital. In 1881 she managed to somehow get a job in a state hospital in Belgrade but not with the same pay as her male colleagues. She advocated equal professional rights for men and women, and was accused of promoting immorality because of that. What is her name?

Margaret Thatcher was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. A Soviet journalist dubbed her "The ............. Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. The adjective missing is...

Amelia Earhart was born 24 July 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, United States. She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and the first person to make a solo flight across both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Despite all these records, Amelia Earhart is perhaps best remembered for her mysterious disappearance, which has become one of the enduring mysteries up until today. While attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world, she disappeared while heading toward Howland's Island. What is the exact date of her disappearance?

Often referred to as the Serbian Isadora Dunkan, she was the first woman who brought modern dance to Serbia, the first woman who was a journalist by vocation and the first woman librarian in the National Library of Serbia. What is her name?

Tick the female Nobel laureates!

The first line of a song titled Candle in the Wind written in 1997 as a tribute single to Diana, Princess of Wales by Elton John goes like this: "Goodbye England's .........". The word missing is a flower. Which one is it?

Norma Jean Baker is the real name of...

This First Lady, the wife of the 32nd President of the United States, was one of the world’s most widely admired and powerful women at the time. She was a United Nations diplomat and a humanitarian and had a very close relationship with the legendary aviator Amelia Earhart. Which First Lady is in question?

Everyone adores the song La vie en rose, sung by this exquisite French music icon. Street singer turned star, she was discovered singing on the streets of Paris. What is her name?

She was an American cooking teacher, author, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was The French Chef, which premiered in 1963. Her last name is Child. What is her first name?

She was an English political activist, best remembered for organising the UK suffragette movement and helping women win the right to vote. In 1999, Time named her as one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, stating that "she shaped an idea of women for our time" and "shook society into a new pattern from which there could be no going back". What is her name?

Tereshkova is the first and youngest woman to have flown in space with a solo mission on the Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, and remains the only woman to have been on a solo space mission. What is her first name?

She was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her father was a popular American singer and jazz pianist and her mother was a Duke Ellington Orchestra singer. In the 1990s, she sang traditional pop by her father, resulting in her biggest success, Unforgettable... with Love, which sold over seven million copies and won her seven Grammy Awards. What is her name?

She was the first female prime minister of a Muslim country. She helped to move Pakistan from a dictatorship to democracy in 1977. She sought to implement social reforms, in particular helping women and the poor. She was forced out of office on corruption charges; charges she continues to deny. What is her name?

The first X-ray picture of DNA was taken in 1952, which led to the discovery of its molecular structure by two men, Watson and Crick. However, the picture was created by a shy and inward young woman, who used a technique called X-ray crystallography, which revealed the helical shape of the DNA molecule. What is her name?