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Women’s History Month Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did American women gain the right to vote?

a)

1890

b)

1900

c)

1920

d)

1935

2.

This cultural icon represented women factory workers during World War II. What was her name?

a)

Megan the Mechanic

b)

Daphne the Driller

c)

Rosie the Riveter

d)

Holly the Hammer

3.

In the 1920s, these young women challenged gender norms by wearing short skirts and make-up, smoking, and dancing the Charleston:

a)

lulus

b)

flappers

c)

bug-a-boos

d)

hoochie mamas

4.

The famous physicist Marie Curie is credited with inventing the following

a)

the theory of relativity

b)

radioactivity

c)

nuclear energy

d)

astral projection

5.

What was the name of the first American woman in space?

a)

Sally K. Ride

b)

Valentina Tereshkova

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Judith Resnik

6.

Who was the first woman to become a supreme court justice?

a)

Sandra Day O'Connor

b)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

c)

Sonia Sotomayor

d)

Judge Judy

7.

The Pulitzer Prize winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written by which of the following authors?

a)

Jane Austin

b)

Toni Morrison

c)

Harper Lee

d)

Judy Blume

8.

American novelist Alice Walker wrote which of the following award-winning novels:

a)

The Bluest Eye

b)

Their Eyes Were Watching God

c)

Beloved

d)

The Color Purple

9.

This woman founded the first American farmers Union (the United Farm Workers):

a)

Christiana Figueres

b)

Dolores Huerta

c)

Ellen Ochoa

d)

America Ferrera

10.

Who was the first black actress to win an Oscar award?

a)

Whoopi Goldberg

b)

Halle Berry 

c)

Hattie McDaniel

d)

Viola Davis

11.

Rita Moreno was the first Hispanic actress to win an Oscar for which musical?

a)

Evita

b)

Phantom of the Opera

c)

West Side Story

d)

Wicked

12.

What was the name of Selena Quintanilla's first hit song?

a)

"Como la Flor"

b)

"Amor Prohibido"

c)

"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"

d)

"Buenos Amigos"

13.

Who was the first female artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year?

a)

Ella Fitzgerald

b)

Judy Garland

c)

Liza Minnelli

d)

Taylor Swift

14.

Who is currently the most awarded woman in Grammy's history?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Alison Krauss

c)

Beyoncé

d)

Adele

15.

As First Lady, what was the name of Michele Obama's cause awareness slogan?

a)

"Just Say No"

b)

"Joining Forces"

c)

"Let's Move"

d)

"Be Best"