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Happy International Women's Day!

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year does the history of the March 8 holiday begin?

a)

1908

b)

1911

c)

1917

d)

1923

2.

Who is considered the founder of International Women's Day?

a)
Rosa Parks
b)

Amelia Earhart

c)

Clara Zetkin

d)

Rosa Luxemburg

3.

Which countries were the first to celebrate Women's Day?

a)

Germany and Russian Empire

b)

France, UK, USA

c)

Vietnam, China, Russian Empire

d)

Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland

4.

She was the daughter of Lord Byron, but she did not follow a creative path, but an engineering one, working with analytical calculating machines.

a)

Sofia Kovalevskaya

b)

Sophie Germain

c)

Ada Lovelace

d)

Emmy Noether

5.

In which city in Russia was International Women's Day celebrated for the first time?

a)
Moscow
b)
Novosibirsk
c)
Yekaterinburg
d)
St. Petersburg
6.

Does International Women's Day have its own colors?

a)

No

b)

Yes, purple, green, white

c)

Yes, red and white

d)

Yes, yellow, red, green

7.

Who received the first single Nobel Prize in the section «Physiology and Medicine»?

a)

Barbra Streisand

b)

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

c)

Linda Buck

d)

Barbara McClintock

8.

In which city was it decided to celebrate International Women's Day?

a)
Copenhagen
b)

Washington

c)
Berlin
d)

Vein

9.

What is the figurative name of the march in defense of rights?

a)

March of Broken Teapots

b)

March of Sewing Machines

c)

March of Burnt Bread

d)

March of Empty Pots

10.

Who studied chemistry, worked on the synthesis of hydrocarbons and gave up his research to another person?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Barbara McClintock

c)

Yulia Lermontova

d)

Irene Curie

11.

Which countries still have a list of prohibited professions for women?

a)

Azerbaijan

b)

Russia

c)

Kyrgyzstan

d)

Georgia

12.

What were people supposed to do on March 8?

a)

Organize international congresses and discuss current women's issues.

b)

Organize rallies and demonstrations for women's rights.

c)

This day was declared a public holiday, women were given gifts for cleaning.

d)

Women took a break from work, and men did household chores.

13.

With what slogan did textile workers in Petrograd take to the streets in protest in 1917?

a)
Bread and Peace
b)

Freedom for women

c)

Women's suffrage

d)

Bread and Roses

14.

Which of these actresses was also involved in science?

a)

Marilyn Monroe

b)

Audrey Hepburn

c)

Ava Gardner

d)

Hedy Lamarr