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Unsung Heroes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Malala Yousafzai stood up for girls and women in the Middle East who wanted to...

a)

go to school

b)

work for NASA

c)

work with animals

2.

The first female self-made American millionaire earned her fortune by inventing a line of cosmetics and hair care products - making her one of America's first DIY beauty influencers.

a)

Katherine Johnson

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Madam CJ Walker

3.

She refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and from there sparked a national civil rights movement for racial equality.

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Hattie McDaniel

c)

Rosa Parks

4.

This scientist won TWO Nobel prizes for her research on radioactivity and discovering TWO elements on the periodic table.

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Mae Jemison

c)

Hedy Lamarr

5.

She was not just a dancer and singer, but also a decorated WWII spy, a civil rights activist, and an adopted mother of 12.

a)

Marie Laveau

b)

Josephine Baker

c)

Louisa May Alcott

6.

Countess, mathematician, and daughter of a poet who became "Mother of Modern Software" when she wrote the world’s first computer program in the 1840's.

a)

Ada Lovelace

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Betty White

7.

Austrian-American movie star and self-taught inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today's WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems.

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Marilyn Monroe

c)

Hedy Lamarr

8.

Though she is only 18 years old, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is a popular face of youth activism regarding

a)

women's rights

b)

climate change

c)

education

9.

As an American mathematician, she made important contributions to the United States space program during her career at NASA.


You may have seen her story in the film "Hidden Figures."

a)

Mae Jemison

b)

Katherine Johnson

c)

Marie Curie

10.

I was the first African-American woman elected to Congress in 1968, and there's a park named for me near our school - Who am I?

a)

Shirley Chisholm

b)

Madam CJ Walker

c)

Katherine Johnson

11.

I was the first African-American to win four Olympic gold medals - Who am I?

a)

Usain Bolt

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Jesse Owens

12.

The first African American Female Astronaut; served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.

a)

Mae Jamison

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Maya Angelou

13.

First female Vice President of the United States; First African American/Indian woman to become the Attorney General of California.

a)

Mae Jamison

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Kamala Harris

14.

Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Muhammad Ali

15.

Marie Maynard Daly researched the relationship between high cholesterol and heart health.

She was the first African American woman from the U.S. to receive what degree?

a)

PhD in Chemistry

b)

Associate's Degree in Computer Science

c)

Masters Degree in Engineering