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International Women's Day Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the movie Erin Brockovich (2000), what does Erin discover after she starts to work for the law firm?

a)

that her boss was stealing money from the company

b)

that the groundwater is seriously contaminated

c)

that she will not be promoted because she is a woman

2.

Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. The year was...

a)

1900

b)

1907

c)

1910

d)

1903

3.

Which of the following two countries has a higher percentage of women in parliament?

a)

Denmark

b)

Senegal

4.

Which powerful corporate leader said this?

“A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes.”

a)

Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook

b)

Susan Wojcicki, CEO of Youtube

c)

Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors

d)

Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft

5.

Globally, women make less than men for work of equal value. How wide is this wage gap?

a)

50%

b)

16%

c)

23%

d)

70%

6.

What percentage of women fill director roles in tech companies in the UK?

a)

48%

b)

19%

c)

30%

d)

60%

7.

In the movie Hidden Figures (2016), the main characters work in a:

a)

bakery

b)

police department

c)

research center

d)

law firm

8.

What's the percentage of women working in iSoftBet?

a)

35%

b)

24%

c)

11%

d)

50%

9.

What's the official colour for International Women's Day in 2021?

a)

Pink

b)

Purple

c)

Red

d)

Yellow

10.

Who was the first woman to be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

a)

Janis Joplin

b)

Joan Jett

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Etta James

11.

Who was the first woman to fly into space?

a)

Kalpana Chawla

b)

Valentina Tereshkova

c)

Sally Kristen Ride

d)

Shannon Lucid

12.

What's the main character's name from Miss Congeniality?

a)

Amy Farrah Fowler

b)

Gracie Jones

c)

Elle Woods

d)

Gracie Hart

13.

Who was the first lady Prime Minister in the world?

a)

India - Indira Gandhi

b)

Israel - Golda Meir

c)

Sri Lanka - Sirimavo Bandaranaike

d)

England - Margaret Thatcher

14.

Who was the first female director who won an Oscar?

a)

Kathryn Bigelow

b)

Lulu Wang

c)

Chinonye Chukwu

d)

Greta Gerwig

15.

I was shot by the Taliban while boarding a bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley. After battling life and death, I came out alive and with a strong resolve to encourage the young girls in my region to study and make something of themselves. My humanitarian work towards women empowerment and education made me the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Who am I?

a)

Karishma Ali

b)

Emaan Danish Khan

c)

Malala Yousafzai

d)

Hajra Khan

16.

Is a mother more likely to give birth to a boy or a girl considering her proximity to the Equator?

a)

Boy

b)

Girl

17.

When considering both paid and unpaid work (such as housework and childcare), how much more do women work than men?

a)

172 days/ year

b)

39 days/ year

c)

12 days/ year

d)

51 days/ year

18.

On average, who lives longest: men or women?

a)

Women - 1 - 3 years longer

b)

Men - 1 - 3 years longer

c)

Men - 3 - 6 years longer

d)

Women - 2 - 5 years longer