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Biography of inspiring women

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Marie Curie most famous for?

a)

Inventing the microscope

b)

Discovering penicillin

c)

Pioneering radioactivity research

d)

Building the first computer

2.

In which two fields did Marie Curie win Nobel Prizes?

a)

Physics and Literature

b)

Chemistry and Peace

c)

Medicine and Physics

d)

Chemistry and Physics

3.

Where was Marie Curie born?

a)

Paris, France

b)

Warsaw, Poland

c)

London, England

d)

Berlin, Germany

4.

What groundbreaking technology did Marie Curie contribute to the field of medicine?

a)

MRI

b)

X-ray

c)

Ultrasound

d)

CT scan

5.

Marie Curie was the first woman to:

a)

Climb Mount Everest

b)

Fly across the Atlantic

c)

Win a Nobel Prize

d)

Discover a new planet

6.

What nationality was Frida Kahlo?

a)

Spanish

b)

Mexican

c)

French

d)

American

7.

Which artistic movement is Frida Kahlo associated with?

a)

Surrealism

b)

Cubism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Abstract Expressionism

8.

Frida Kahlo is known for her self-portraits, often depicting:

a)

Landscapes

b)

Animals

c)

Flowers

d)

Emotional and physical pain

9.

What was the cause of Frida Kahlo’s physical challenges and health issues?

a)

Car accident

b)

Sports injury

c)

Genetic condition

d)

Infectious disease

10.

Who was Frida Kahlo’s famous husband, also an influential artist?

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Salvador Dalí

c)

Diego Rivera

d)

Vincent van Gogh

11.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 aimed to end discrimination based on which factors?

a)

Age and gender

b)

Race and colour

c)

Religion and ethnicity

d)

Social class and education

12.

Who was the African American woman known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Maya Angelou

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Nina Simone

d)

Ella Baker

13.

What was Nina Simone primarily known for?

a)

Acting

b)

Singing

c)

Dancing

d)

Painting

14.

What event is Rosa Parks famously associated with?

a)

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The Women’s Suffrage Movement

d)

The Civil War

15.

Maya Angelou is internationally known for her work in which artistic field?

a)

Poetry

b)

Sculpture

c)

Architecture

d)

Film directing