Free Printable Women's History Month

1.

A civil rights activist and the first African American woman elected to the Texas Senate.

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Barbara Jordan

c)

Frida Kahlo de Rivera

d)

Wilma Rudolph

2.

An undeniably amazing chef, but more importantly she was an amazing person.

a)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Ann Frank

d)

Julia Child

3.

The first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Sally Ride

c)

Amelia Earhart

d)

Wilma Rudolph

4.

Made history as the first American woman in space.

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Jane Goodall

c)

Wilma Rudolph

d)

Susan B. Anthony

5.

Is remembered for her discovery of radium and polonium, and her huge contribution to the fight against cancer.

a)

Ann Frank

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Sally Ride

6.

Her arrest that launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Sally Ride

c)

Julia Child

d)

Rosa Parks

7.

She was considered one of Mexico's greatest artists who began painting mostly self-portraits after she was severely injured in a bus accident.

a)

Wilma Rudolph

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Ann Frank

8.

Spent hiding from the Nazis with her family in the Secret Annex in Amsterdam, she wrote extensive daily entries in her diary to pass the time.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Jane Goodall

c)

Amelia Earhart

d)

Ann Frank

9.

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

10.

At fifteen, she became a school teacher. She did this to earn money for her sister Mary's college education. At the time, Mary became blind due to Scarlet Fever and was attending Iowa College for the Blind.

a)

Ann Frank

b)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

c)

Amelia Earhart

d)

Frida Kahlo

11.

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

12.

A primatologist most known for her long-term study of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania.

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Wilma Rudolph

c)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

d)

Frida Kahlo

13.

When is International Women's Day?

a)

April 8th

b)

March 1st

c)

March 8th

d)

February 28th

14.

True or False: The National Women's History Project sets a special focus each year for each Women's History Month.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

I was born in Poland, and I'm the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two different areas. Who am I?

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Ella Fitzgerald

d)

Grace Hopper

16.

Which word means the right to vote?

a)

suffering

b)

suffrage

c)

suffice

d)

suffix

17.

I'm a conservationist and animal welfare activist and I've studied chimpanzee behavior for over fifty years. Who am I?

a)

Grace Hopper

b)

Madeleine Albright

c)

Jane Goodall

d)

Ada Lovelace

18.

What does disenfranchised mean?

a)

allowed to vote

b)

not allowed to protest

c)

denied the right to vote

d)

denied the right to bear arms

19.

What amendment to the US Constitution granted women the right to vote?

a)

15th Amendment

b)

13th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

20th Amendment

20.

I helped in the development of modern computer software. Who am I?

a)

Grace Hopper

b)

Jane Goodall

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Katherine Johnson

21.

I was an English chemist who studied DNA using x-rays. Who am I?

a)

Ada Lovelace

b)

Rachel Carson

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Marie Curie

22.

What is the name of this suffragette?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Inez Milholland

c)

Florence Nightingale

d)

Jane Austen

23.

What group did the suffragette Alice Paul belong to?

a)

Daughters of the American Revolution

b)

National American Woman Suffrage Association

c)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

d)

Women's Social and Political Union

24.

True or False: Alice Paul actively discouraged African American activists and organizations from participating in the 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade, and said those who did so should march in the back.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

In what year were women granted the right to vote in the United States?

a)

1900

b)

1913

c)

1917

d)

1920

26.

The 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade was held the day before which president's inauguration?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Calvin Coolidge

27.

Who was the 1st first lady to live in the White House?

a)

Martha Washington

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

Dolley Madison

d)

Frances Cleveland

28.

Who was the 1st First Lady to win an Emmy Award?

a)

Jackie Kennedy

b)

Rose Cleveland

c)

Edith Roosevelt

d)

Ellen Wilson

29.

Who was the 1st First Lady to run for President?

a)

Barbara Bush

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Sarah Palin

d)

Hillary Clinton

30.

Who was the 1st First Lady to represent the United States at the United Nations?

a)

Ellen Wilson

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Ida McKinley

d)

Mary McKee

31.

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

a)

Supreme Court Judge

b)

Mayor

c)

Governor

d)

U.S. Congress

32.

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

33.

In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to:

a)

fly solo across the Atlantic

b)

fly a plane

c)

fly in the Air Force

d)

fly around the world

34.

Who was the first U.S. woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

Jody Williams

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Emily Greene Balch

35.

In 1884, who addressed The House of Representatives, arguing for an amendment to the US Constitution that granted women the right to vote?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Belva Lockwood

d)

Alice Blackwell

36.

What was the first state to allow women to vote?

a)

Wyoming

b)

California

c)

Utah

d)

Colorado

37.

In which year did American women win the right to vote?

a)

1930

b)

1920

c)

1875

d)

1905

38.

Who was the African-American woman who wrote a Broadway play called “A Raisin in the Sun” (1959).

a)

Lorraine Hansberry

b)

Toni Morrison

c)

Gloria Naylor

d)

Sharon Flake

39.

Who was the first woman to be named U.S. Secretary of State?

a)

Madeleine Albright

b)

Elizabeth Dole

c)

Carol Moseley Braun

d)

Condoleeza Rice

40.

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

41.

Who was the first woman Poet Laureate of the United States?

a)

Emily Dickinson

b)

Rita Dove

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Adrienne Rich

42.

Who helped guide and interpret for Lewis and Clark as they mapped routes to the Pacific coast?

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Pochohantas

c)

Sarah Winnemunca

d)

Wilma Mankiller

43.

Who was the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives?

a)

Nancy Pelosi

b)

Nikki Haley

c)

Elizabeth Warren

d)

Hilary Clinton

44.

Who was the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Sonia Sotomayor

b)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

c)

Sandra Day O'Connor

d)

Anita Hill

45.

In 1960, at the age of six, she was the first African-American female student to integrate an elementary school in the U.S. South.

a)

Etta James

b)

Marian Wright

c)

Misty Copeland

d)

Ruby Bridges

46.

Whose book Silent Spring (1962) helped shape America’s environmental consciousness?

a)

Rachel Carson

b)

Gloria Steinem

c)

Sylvia Plath

d)

Charlotte Darwin

47.

What month is Women history month?

a)

December

b)

March

c)

April

d)

January

48.

What day is International Women day?

a)

March 8th

b)

February 10th

c)

April 1st

49.

Why is Rosa Parks a great woman of history.

a)

She led slaves to the north.

b)

She was first black person to attend a white school.

c)

She help end segregation on buses

50.

Why is Harriet Tubman a great woman of history.

a)

She was an inventor.

b)

She was the first woman millionaire

c)

She led slaves to freedom.

51.

Why is Ruby Bridges a great woman of history

a)

She help integrate buses.

b)

First black person to attend a desegregated school.

c)

Wrote take me out to the ball game.

52.

First Black Female Astronaut.

a)

b)

c)

53.

Who is Susan B. Anthony

a)

b)

c)

54.

What is the name of the Colombian singer who is gaining attention in the Latin music business?

a)

Karol G

b)

Natti Natasha

c)

Becky G

d)

Anitta

55.

Which Latin music genre did Karol G face difficulties in getting her music played on the radio?

a)

Reggaeton

b)

Rap

c)

Trap

d)

R&B

56.

In what section would the reader find information about the long-awaited change that came to Latin urban music?

a)

The Women are Outnumbered

b)

Artists Encourage Each Other

c)

Being in the Spotlight is Powerful

d)

Tackling Diversity

57.

Which Latin music awards were included in the study that found only 14 out of 117 winners were women?

a)

Latin Grammys

b)

Latin Billboards

c)

Premios 40 Principales

d)

All of the above

58.

Which American Latina artist had a huge hit in the U.S. market and recorded songs in Spanish?

a)

Camila Cabello

b)

Cardi B

c)

Both

d)

Neither

59.

How does the author mainly organize paragraph 1 through 5?

a)

Sequential Order

b)

Compare and Contrast

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

There was no organization.

60.

Look at this photograph from the selection. What is the most likely reason the author includes this photograph?

a)

The photograph shows the reader different women in the music industry.

b)

The photograph shows the popular singer, Becky G.

c)

The photograph was included to show Karol G's attempts to get her music played on the radio station.

d)

The photograph shows the reader what Karol G looks like.

61.

What is the best summary of the article?

a)

In the beginning of Latin Urban music genre reggaeton there were not many female artists. Thankfully, because of artists like Karol G's efforts, there is more diversity in the music industry. Although the women are outnumbered, they continue to encourage each other and speak out. If women continue to work to be known, women will be equally represented.

b)

In the beginning of Latin Urban music genre reggaeton there were not many female artists. Becky G has a powerful voice in the Latin industry. If women continue to work to be known, women will be equally represented.

c)

Thankfully, because of artists like Karol G's efforts, there is more diversity in the music industry. Rocio Guerrero works for the music-streaming service Spotify. If women continue to work to be known, women will be equally represented.

d)

In the beginning of Latin Urban music genre reggaeton there were not many female artists. If women continue to work to be known, women will be equally represented.

62.

What is the central idea of the selection?

a)

Women in Latin music

b)

The rise of trap music

c)

The success of Karol G

d)

The influence of American Latinas

63.

What is the most likely reason the author wrote the selection?

a)

To inform the reader about the struggles that Latina artists face

b)

To describe a personal experience the author when they went to a Becky G concert

c)

To persuade the reader to listen to reggaeton music

d)

To entertain the reader about reggaeton music

64.

When is Hispanic Heritage Month?

a)

September 15th to October 15th

b)

September 16th to October 16th

c)

May 5th to June 5th

d)

EVERYDAY IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

65.

When was Hispanic Heritage Month declared?

a)

1900-ish

b)

1968

c)

1988

d)

1998

66.

Why does Hispanic Heritage Month begin on September 15th?

a)

It's when Columbus landed in the Americas

b)

Because it's the day the bill was enacted

c)

Because Cinco de Mayo was already taken

d)

Many Latin American countries have their independence day this day

67.

Which Latin American countries celebrate their independence day on September 15th?

a)

Mexico, Chile, and Colombia

b)

Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica

c)

Venezuela, Colombia, Panama

d)

Belize is a country right?

68.

How did Hispanic Heritage Month start?

a)

I don't know...Hispanics?

b)

A petition was made in California

c)

It was made in honor of Cesar Chavez

d)

Lynden B. Johnson declared it a week in 1968

69.

What is the oldest Spanish city in the U.S.?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Las Vegas

c)

Saint Augustine

d)

Is Texas a city?

70.

Where do most Hispanics trace their roots to?

a)

Spain, Africa, the Americas

b)

England, Africa, elsewhere in Europe

c)

Portugal, Africa, the Americas

d)

Umm...Latin America?

71.

What percentage of Americans are Hispanic?

a)

25%

b)

0.01%

c)

17%

d)

30%

72.

What is the fastest growing minority group in the U.S.?

a)

African Americans

b)

Hispanics

c)

Asians

d)

Smurfs

73.

Who was the US President who established HIspanic Heritage Month?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

FDR

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George W. Bush

74.

This island's parade is very popular in New York.

a)

Semana Santa

b)

Thanksgiving Day Parade

c)

Puerto Rican Day Parade

75.

Is race the same thing as ethnicity?

a)

YES

b)

NO

76.

_____________ became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.

a)

Dr. Ellen Ochoa

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Sonia Sotomayor

d)

Gloria Estefan

77.

__________________ was one of the most beloved baseball players in the history of the sport thanks to his strong batting average and philanthropic efforts off the field. The Puerto Rican right fielder became the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame after his untimely death in 1972.

a)

Lin Manuel Miranda

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Roberto Clemente

d)

Alfonsa Cuarón

78.

_______________ became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on the nine-day STS-56 mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery. She would go on to venture to space four times, logging nearly 1,000 hours in orbit before returning to Earth to make history again, this time as the Johnson Space Center’s first Hispanic director and only its second female director.

a)

Gloria Estefan

b)

Dr. Ellen Ochoa

c)

Julia Alvarez

d)

Rita Moreno

79.

______________________ became the third U.S.-born Latina athlete to make the U.S. women’s gymnastics Olympic team during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. The New Jersey native wowed fans with her energetic routines and powerhouse tumbling, helping the U.S. to take home the gold in the women’s gymnastics team competition.

a)

Laurie Hernandez

b)

Gloria Estefan

c)

Rita Moreno

d)

Julia Alvarez

80.

_______________ was regarded as a feminist icon for her creativity and political activism. She was the first Mexican artist to be featured in the Louvre and Mexico has declared her works national cultural heritage, prohibiting their export from the country.

a)

Dr. Ellen Ochoa

b)

Gloria Estefan

c)

Rita Moreno

d)

Frida Kahlo

81.

What does the United States celebrate during Hispanic Heritage Month?

a)

The people and culinary culture of Mexico.

b)

The histories, cultures, traditions, and contribution of people with Hispanic-American roots.

c)

The first Caribbean immigrants.

d)

The traditions of Spain.

82.

Why is September 15th so significant?

a)

It is the anniversary of of independence for all Latin American countries.

b)

It is a special day in Spain.

c)

It is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September18,

d)

It is Mexico's independence day.

83.

Approximately, how many Hispanics are living in the US today?

a)

25.5 million

b)

5 million

c)

60.6 million

d)

100,000

84.

_____________ became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history.

a)

Dr. Ellen Ochoa

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Sonia Sotomayor

d)

Gloria Estefan

85.

_____________ was the first Latina to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Westside Story.

a)

Rita Moreno

b)

Demi Lavato

c)

Gloria Estefan

d)

Frida Kahlo

86.

_______________ penned her way to fame with books like How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies. She is considered one of the most significant and successful Latina-American writers of her generation and is credited with paving the way for contemporaries like Junot Diaz.

a)

Rita Moreno

b)

Sonia Sotomayor

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

Julia Alvarez

87.

_______________ became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on the nine-day STS-56 mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery. She would go on to venture to space four times, logging nearly 1,000 hours in orbit before returning to Earth to make history again, this time as the Johnson Space Center’s first Hispanic director and only its second female director.

a)

Gloria Estefan

b)

Dr. Ellen Ochoa

c)

Julia Alvarez

d)

Rita Moreno

88.

______________________ became the third U.S.-born Latina athlete to make the U.S. women’s gymnastics Olympic team during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. The New Jersey native wowed fans with her energetic routines and powerhouse tumbling, helping the U.S. to take home the gold in the women’s gymnastics team competition.

a)

Laurie Hernandez

b)

Gloria Estefan

c)

Rita Moreno

d)

Julia Alvarez

89.

_______________ was regarded as a feminist icon for her creativity and political activism. She was the first Mexican artist to be featured in the Louvre and Mexico has declared her works national cultural heritage, prohibiting their export from the country.

a)

Dr. Ellen Ochoa

b)

Gloria Estefan

c)

Rita Moreno

d)

Frida Kahlo

90.

Dolores Huerta is the founder of

a)

United Astronauts

b)

United Authors

c)

United Dance Team

d)

United Farm Workers

91.

Selena Quintanilla Perez sang in the following language:

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Both Spanish and English

92.

Who was the first Hispanic to be a director of the Johnson Space Center?

a)

Sandra Cisneros

b)

Gloria Estefan

c)

Ellen Ochoa

d)

Selena Quintanilla Perez

93.

A gifted mathematician, she is considered to be the first computer programmer, an industry that has since transformed business, our lives and the world.

a)

Ada Lovlace

b)

Roni Savage

c)

Ann Carins

d)

Rosalind Franklin

94.

In 1964, she became the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Her Congressional career spanned decades (1964–1977; 1990–2002). She was a key author for Title IX, a law that advanced gender equity within federal funding policies for education.

a)

Christine Sun Kim

b)

Muna Tseng

c)

Patsy Mink

d)

Lucy Liu

95.

An advocate for women’s suffrage, she toured the country collecting signatures to present legislation that would grant women the right to vote. Congress approved the bill in 1954, with women exercising their newly won right three years later.

a)

Esmeralda Arboleda

b)

Betsabé Espinal

c)

Maria Espinoza

d)

Juania Escobar

96.

Who is this supergirl who can talk to small animals?

a)

Gamora

b)

Squirrel Girl

c)

Jessica Jones

d)

The Scarlet Witch

97.

Who is this "witchy" woman?

a)

Storm

b)

Jessica Jones

c)

The Scarlet Witch

d)

Captain Marvel

98.

Who is this green goddess of strength?

a)

Gamora

b)

Nebula

c)

She-Hulk

d)

Jessica Jones

99.

Who is this secret crime-fighting, part-time private eye, superhero?

a)

Jessica Jones

b)

Captain Marvel

c)

Gamora

d)

Storm

100.

Who is this web-slinging crime fighter?

a)

The Wasp

b)

Ghost Gwen

c)

She-Hulk

d)

Jessica Jones

101.

Who is this mini-hero who works alongside Ant-Man?

a)

The Wasp

b)

Gamora

c)

Squirrel Girl

d)

America Chavez

102.

Who is this former citizen of Kree aka Carol Danvers?

a)

The Scarlet Witch

b)

Captain Marvel

c)

Jessica Jones

d)

Storm

103.

Who is this female member of the Avengers?

a)

Jessica Jones

b)

Black Widow

c)

Rogue

d)

Storm

104.

Who is this member of the X-Men?

a)

Storm

b)

The Wasp

c)

Rogue

d)

The Scarlet Witch

105.

Who is this member of the Guardians of the Galaxy?

a)

Star Lord

b)

Drax

c)

Groot

d)

Gamora

106.

Who is this Latina superhero?

a)

America Chavez

b)

Captain America

c)

Captain Marvel

d)

The Wasp

107.

Who is this female version of Tony Stark?

a)

Captain Marvel

b)

Ironheart

c)

Storm

d)

Rogue

108.

Who is this member of the X-Men?

a)

Rogue

b)

Storm

c)

Beast

d)

Professor X

109.

Who is this rival to Wanda aka The Scarlet Witch?

a)

Storm

b)

Rogue

c)

Agatha Harkness

d)

Jessica Jones

110.

Who is this archery hero?

a)

Hawkeye:Kate Bishop

b)

Captain Marvel

c)

Jessica Jones

d)

Gamora

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