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HERstory Trivia

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What career did Rosalind Franklin have?

a)

Chemist

b)

Politician

c)

Nurse

d)

Biologist

2.

How old is Anne Frank at the end of her diary?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

3.

In what year was the public health campaign "Let's Move," led by Michelle Obama launched?

a)

2008

b)

2012

c)

2010

d)

2020

4.

Who helped liberate Myanmar from a military-dictatorship in 2011?

a)

General Aung San

b)

Sung San Suu Kyi

c)

General Ne Win

d)

Win Myint

5.

Which quote was NOT said by Princess Diana?

a)

"Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale."

b)

"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you."

c)

"I like to be a free spirit. Some don't like that, but that's the way I am."

d)

"I don't go by the rule book... I lead from the heart, not the head."

6.

What did Barbara McClintock win the Nobal Prize for?

a)

For her discovery in a new flu vaccine

b)

For her discovery in mobile genetic elements

c)

For her help in advocating for new medical support.

d)

For discovering a new form of biomedical medicine.

7.

RBG worked hard to

a)

Bring equality to only women

b)

Make changes equal rights as quickly as possible

c)

Bring national attention to only cases with female plaintiffs who had been denied equal rights

d)

Bring equality to both women and men

8.

How old was Serena Williams when she started playing as a professional tennis player?

a)

14

b)

18

c)

16

d)

15

9.

Who was the first Hispanic justice to serve in the Supreme Court?

a)

Sonia Sotomayor

b)

Carla Hernandez

c)

Elsa Gonzales

d)

Analisa Torres

10.

What year did Rosa Parks become involved in the civil rights movement ?

a)

1985

b)

1964

c)

1943

d)

1950

11.

Who was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Bessie Coleman

b)

Amy Johnson

c)

Amelia Earhart

d)

Louise Thaden

12.

What book did Rachel Carson write?

a)

War and Peace

b)

The Outsiders

c)

Silent Spring

d)

The Giver

13.

Although she was a successful activist and author what did Hellen Keller suffer from?

a)

She was blind

b)

She was deaf

c)

She was a mute

d)

All of the above

14.

What team does Alyssa Nakken coach for?

a)

Tampa Bay Rays

b)

Chicago Cubs

c)

San Fransico Giants

d)

Los Angeles Dodgers

15.

Who became the First woman Vice President in the US?

a)

Hillary Clinton

b)

Shirley Chisolm

c)

Victoria Woodhull

d)

Kamala Harris

16.

What is Dolores Huerta known for?

a)

work in politics

b)

medical advancements

c)

fight for farmers rights

d)

singing career

17.

What job did AOC have when she started her campaign for representative?

a)

Librarian

b)

Teacher

c)

Uber Driver

d)

Waitress

18.

How long did the Oprah Winfrey show air?

a)

27 years

b)

25 years

c)

10 years

d)

15 years

19.

Sally Ride was the first American women in space. What city and state was she born in?

a)

Phoenix, AZ

b)

Los Angeles, CA

c)

Las Vegas, NV

d)

Houston, TX

20.

What year did Malala Yousafzai win a nobel peace prize?

a)

1999

b)

2004

c)

2014

d)

2021

21.

Who was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

a)

Alice Coachman Davis

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Mary Jane Patterson

22.

Who was the first woman to travel into space?

a)

Christa McAuliffe

b)

Peggy Whitson

c)

Anna Lee FIsher

d)

Valentina Tereshkova

23.

Which lady held women-only press conferences?

a)

Lady Bird Johnson

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Betty Ford

d)

Jacqueline Kennedy

24.

Who was the first woman to join the United States Armed Forces when she joined the US Navy?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Amelia Earhart

c)

Loretta Perfectus Walsh

d)

Eleanor Roosevelt

25.

Who was the first women to write a book in English?

a)

Anna Frank

b)

Julian of Norwich

c)

Jane Austen

d)

Queen Elizabeth I

26.

Who became the first woman vice-president candidate on a major political party ticket when selected in 1984?

a)

Mary Dyer

b)

Betty Friedan

c)

Geraldine Ferraro

d)

Maria Mitchell

27.

Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist. She is best remembered for organizing the UK suffragette movement and helping women win what?

a)

right of employment

b)

freedom of speech

c)

right to drive

d)

right to vote

28.

Who was NASA's first african american female engineer?

a)

Mary Jackson

b)

Katherine Johnson

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Donna Auguste