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Women's History Month

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is International Women's Day?

a)

April 8th

b)

March 1st

c)

March 8th

d)

February 28th

2.

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

3.

Which word means the right to vote?

a)

suffering

b)

suffrage

c)

suffice

d)

suffix

4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

a)

15th Amendment

b)

13th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

20th Amendment

7.

Michelle Obama was the First Lady of the United States and...

a)

an author

b)

the founder of the Let's Move program

c)

an attorney

d)

all of the above

8.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg was the second woman and first Jewish...

a)

Vice President of the United States

b)

Supreme Court Justice

c)

Veterinarian

d)

Francis Parker Lower School Principal

9.

I am an author and the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. I continue to inspire young women everywhere to support and encourage one another. I am...

a)

Josephine Baker

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Harriet Powers

d)

Misty Copeland

10.

Harriet Powers, born into slavery in rural Georgia in 1887, was remembered for...

a)

telling Bible stories and Black history through images on quilts

b)

advancing technology by designing computer software

c)

her efforts to advocate for disabled people

d)

spying on the German forces during World War II

11.

This woman contracted polio at six years old, survived a tragic bus accident, and had to have a partial leg amputated due to gangrene. She used art to help her pass the time while she was healing. Who is she?

a)

Helen Keller

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

Ada Lovelace

12.

This person was the first deaf and blind person to graduate from college in the United States. Who is she?

a)

Helen Keller

b)

Sonia Sotomayor

c)

Misty Copeland

d)

Rosa Parks

13.

I am a survivor and Pakistani activist for the education of girls and women everywhere. I am the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Who am I?

a)

Frida Kahlo

b)

Malala Yousafzai

c)

Jane Goodall

d)

Gabby Douglas

14.

I am the first woman and person of color to serve as the Vice President of the United States. Who am I?

a)

Frida Kahlo

b)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

c)

Kamala Harris

d)

Michelle Obama

15.

Ida B. Wells was a

a)

Educator

b)

Civil Rights Activist

c)

Investigative Journalist

d)

All of the above

16.

Which woman was known as "Awesome Dawesome" the first African American gymnast to win an individual medal and the only American gymnast to win a Team Medal at three different Olympics?

a)

Gabby Douglas

b)

Simone Biles

c)

Carly Patterson

d)

Dominique Dawes

17.

In what year did Amelia Earhart fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

2000

b)

1932

c)

1970

d)

1945

18.

Venus and Serena Williams are 2 of the world's best players in this sport...

a)

Softball

b)

Tennis

c)

Volleyball

d)

Field Hockey

19.

Betsy Ross is known for making the first American flag during which war?

a)

Civil War

b)

World War II

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Revolutionary War

20.

This famous woman helped Lewis and Clark find edible plants on their journey.

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Maya Lin

21.

Which word means the right to vote?

a)

suffering

b)

suffrage

c)

suffice

d)

suffix

22.

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

23.

Who was the FIRST African American FEMALE Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Ketanji Brown Jackson

d)

Janet JacksonKen

24.

Who is this?

a)

Simone Biles

b)

First American Female Gymnast to win a gold medal in every event.

c)

The most decorated (won most medals) gymnast in Olympic history.

d)

The gymnast that has five moves named after her.

e)

All of these.

25.

Who was the first African American female pilot?

a)

Ameilia Earhart

b)

Bessie Coleman

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Clara Coleman

26.

Mother Teresa was:

a)

A doctor

b)

A religious sister and missionary

c)

A nurse

27.

Amelia was the first woman to do what?

a)

learn to fly

b)

buy an airplane

c)

travel over the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane

d)

build her own landing strip

28.

The only two women that were ever laid to rest at the US Capitol building were

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Harriet Tubman

29.

In 1993, Carey Schueler became the first ever woman to be drafted to which sport?

a)

MLB Baseball

b)

NFL Football

c)

NHL Hockey

d)

NBA Basketball

30.

Who was the first black female to coach in a Superbowl?

a)

Autumn Lockwood

b)

Autumn Smith

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Simone Biles