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BCMHS March Trivia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is St. Patrick's Day Celebrated?

a)

March 18th

b)

March 17th

c)

March 22nd

d)

March 30th

2.

Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17th?

a)

It was the day St. Patrick died

b)

It was the day St. Patrick was born

c)

The day he got his freedom

d)

The day he became a slave

3.

What colors are on the flag of Ireland?

a)

green, blue, yellow

b)

red, white, blue

c)

orange, white, blue

d)

orange, white, green

4.

When St. Patrick first came to Ireland he was a..

a)

slave

b)

bishop

c)

president

d)

leprechaun

5.

Leprechauns were..

a)

fisherman

b)

tailors

c)

gardeners

d)

shoemakers

6.

St. Patrick is believed to have driven out ______ in Ireland

a)

snakes

b)

rats

c)

insects

d)

illnesses

7.

The color that St. Patrick's day originally was associated with

(a)  

8.

Which one of these is a big tradition in the USA on St Patricks Day?

a)

Turning a river green

b)

Shaking hands with an Irish person

c)

Dancing in the street at 2 pm

d)

Singing the Irish anthem in the morning

9.
Who was the 1st first lady to live in the White House?
a)
Martha Washington
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Dolley Madison
d)
Frances Cleveland
10.
Who was the 1st First Lady to run for President?
a)
Barbara Bush
b)
Michelle Obama
c)
Sarah Palin
d)
Hillary Clinton
11.

Jeanette Rankin was the first woman to be elected to which office?

a)

Supreme Court Judge

b)

Mayor

c)

Governor

d)

U.S. Congress

12.
In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first U.S. woman to:
a)
earn a medical degree in the US
b)
own a business
c)
become an ordained minister
d)
win a gold medal in the Olympics
13.
What was the first state to allow women to vote?
a)
Wyoming
b)
California
c)
Utah
d)
Colorado
14.
Who was the first African American woman to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature?
a)
Toni Morrison
b)
Gwendolyn Brooks
c)
Octavia E. Butler
d)
Alice Walker
15.

Made history as the first American woman in space.

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Jane Goodall

c)

Wilma Rudolph

d)

Susan B. Anthony

16.

An American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Julia Child

d)

Barbara Jordan

17.

Despite being told as a child she would never walk again, she relentlessly pursued her dreams becoming an international track and field star.

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Ann Frank

d)

Wilma Rudolph

18.

Who was the first woman to run for President?

a)

Hillary Clinton

b)

Belva Ann Lockwood

c)

Linda Jenness

d)

Victoria Woodhull

19.

Lizzie Magie was the inventor of the original Monopoly; what was it called?

a)

The Boardwalk Game

b)

The Landlords Game

c)

The Mortgage Game

d)

The Real Estate Game

20.

In 1993 Cary Schueler became the first woman drafted in which sport?

a)

hockey

b)

basketball

c)

baseball

d)

football