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International Women's Day

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is international women’s day celebrated every year?

a)

March 8th

b)

March 18th

c)

March 28th

2.

In which year was International Women's Day first celebrated?

a)

1874

b)

1911

c)

1927

d)

1889

3.

She became the first American woman to earn an international pilot's license

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Mary Seacole

c)

Bessie Coleman

d)

Amelia Earhart

4.

Inspired by Jules Verne's 1873 novel 'Around the World in Eighty Days', this pioneering journalist completed the challenge in just 72 days

a)

Nellie Bly

b)

Virginia Woolf

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Vera Atkins

5.

What Black woman refused to give up her seat to a White man, sparking the civil rights movement of the following decade?

(a)  

6.

Who do you believe is a role model woman in your life?

WRITE YOUR NAME ALONG WITH YOUR ANSWERS

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7.

This famous Indian female wrestler was the first female from India to win a gold medal in the commonwealth games.

a)

Sakshi Malik

b)

Geeta Phogat

c)

Babita Phogat

d)

Marry Kom

8.

Which famous founder of modern nursing was nicknamed 'the Lady with the Lamp'?

a)

Annie Nightingale

b)

Florence Nightingale

c)

Mother Teresa

d)

Lady Dynamite

9.

This year’s campaign theme is _______

a)

#Womeninleadership

b)

#ChoosetoChallenge

c)

#BreakTheBias

d)

#BuildSmart

10.

what was Malala's anonymous name on the BBC blog?

a)

Gul Makai

b)

IAmMalala

c)

Maula Mere

d)

Haq Maula

11.

Which of the following IS NOT a work of Maya Angelou

a)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

b)

On the Pulse of Morning

c)

Woman Work

d)

Encore un Soir

12.

Which of the following made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman.

a)

Even the Stars Look Lonesome

b)

Still I Rise

c)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

d)

The Heart of a Woman

13.

Kamala Harris is the _____ vice president

a)

49th

b)

45th

c)

1st

d)

3rd

14.

Why are women celebrated every year?

a)

To stand up for women's rights and gender equality.

b)

Because they are great mothers.

c)

To stand up for kid's rights.

15.

She holds the most Grand Slam titles of all time.

a)

Serena Williams

b)

Steffi Graf

c)

Monica Seles

d)

Maria Sharapova

16.

Who was the first woman to travel in space?

a)

Valentina Tereshkova

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Sally Ride

d)

Peggy Whitson

17.

Who was the first Asian-American to win an Academy Award in 1957?

a)

Anna May Wong

b)

Miyoshi Umeki

c)

Nancy Kwan

18.

Who is the only woman to win two Nobel Prizes?

a)

Alice Munro

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Pearl Buck

d)

Elinor Ostrom

19.

Who is the female performer with the most Tony Awards?

a)

Julie Harris

b)

Kristin Chenoweth

c)

Audra McDonald

d)

Idina Menzel

20.

Which of the following items were invented by women? (you may select more than 1 choice)

a)

Mechanical dishwashers

b)

Flat-bottomed paper bags

c)

Glass aquariums

d)

COBOL computer language

e)

Kevlar