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Women's Day

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which year did United National officially recognize International Women's Day

a)

1975

b)

1976

c)

1977

2.
Which European country is home to the largest number of women researchers?
a)
Latvia
b)
Sweden
c)
Germany
d)
Poland
3.
I am a mathematician who calculated the trajectories of Apollo 11, the mission which enabled man to take his first steps on the Moon. Who am I?
a)
Katherine Johnson
b)
Mary Jackson
c)
Dorothy Vaughan
4.
When did Sweden recognize women's right to vote?
a)
1919
b)
1908
c)
1894
d)
1924
5.
Valentina Tereshkova is one of three Russian cosmonauts heading the Soviet Union’s hall of fame, for what reason?
a)
First women in space
b)
First women to orbit Mars
c)
First woman to walk on the moon
6.

Who suggested the idea of the National Women's Day in 1909?

a)

Leon Trotsky

b)

Theresa Malkiel

c)

Clara Zetkin

7.

Which country was the first to give women the right to vote in 1893?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Finland

8.

Who was the first woman to serve as a Cabinet Member to the President of the United States?

a)

Condoleezza Rice

b)

Frances Perkins

c)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

d)

Madeleine Albright

9.

Who was the first Hispanic woman to win an Academy Award?

a)

Rita Moreno

b)

Salma Hayek

c)

Selena Quintainilla

d)

Kate del Castillo

10.

What woman refused to give up her seat on a bus and helped spark the Civil Right movement?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Elizabeth Freeman

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Diane Nash

11.

Which famous actress helped to launch the UN Women campaign ‘HeForShe’ which advocates for gender equality?

a)

Anne Hathaway

b)

Emma Watson

c)

Emma Stone

d)

Scarlet Johansson

12.

Who was the First Women to reach the summit of Mount Everest ?

a)

Santosh Yadav

b)

Junko Tabei

c)

Stacy Allison

d)

Sharon Wood

13.

When did all women over the age of 21 in the UK gain the right to vote?

a)

1918

b)

1928

c)

1979

d)

1989