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International Women's day 8th March

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Out of 195 countries in the world, how many currently have a female leader?

a)

9

b)

19

c)

29

d)

39

2.

Who is the captain of the women's England football team?

a)

Alessis Russo

b)

Lucy Bronze

c)

Leah Williamson

d)

Millie Turner

3.

There have been 58 UK prime minsters, how many have been women?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

10

d)

3

4.

Ada lovelace was an English.....

a)

Scientist

b)

Mathematician

c)

Runner

d)

Actor

5.

Mary Seacole Celebrated as a nurse, was the first Black women in the UK to write an...

a)

Novel

b)

Autobiography

c)

song

d)

poem

6.

Agatha Christie was famous for writing.....

a)

Poetry

b)

Jazz music

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Crime novels

7.

How many Brit awards did Charli XCX win last weekend?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

8.

Which women won best actress at the 2025 Oscars

a)

Emma Watson

b)

Mikey Madison

c)

Demi Moore

d)

Emma Stone

9.

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

a)

Rachel Carson

b)

Jane Goodall

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Marie Curie

10.

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

New Zealand

c)

United States

d)

Australia

11.

Who was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Bessie Coleman

c)

Harriet Quimby

d)

Jacqueline Cochran

12.

Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

a)

Margaret Thatcher

b)

Liz Truss

c)

Theresa May

d)

Angela Rayner

13.

Queen Elisabeth was the UK 's longest serving monarch, how long did she reign for?

a)

53 years

b)

82 years

c)

65 years

d)

70 years

14.

How many UK women have been in space?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

10

d)

1

15.

Approximately how many women are currently serving in the UK army?

a)

16,000

b)

100

c)

12,000

d)

540

16.

Which female author wrote the novel 'Frankenstein'?

a)

Emily Brontë

b)

Jane Austen

c)

Virginia Woolf

d)

Mary Shelley

17.

Which female scientist is known for her work on radioactivity?

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Rachel Carson

18.

Who was the first female Chancellor of Germany?

a)

Angela Merkel

b)

Theresa May

c)

Margaret Thatcher

d)

Hillary Clinton

19.

When is international women’s day celebrated every year?

a)

March 8th

b)

March 18th

c)

March 28th

20.

In 1987, women had equal rights to men in the UK.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What colour is associated with International Women's Day?

a)

Purple

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Pink

22.

What symbol is commonly used to represent women?

a)

A circle with a cross underneath

b)

A square

c)

A heart

d)

A star

23.

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

a)

1928

b)

1918

c)

1914

d)

1979

24.

When did Britain have its first female prime minister?

a)

1918

b)

1979

c)

1928

d)

1914

25.

Which country finally allowed women to drive a car in 2019?

a)

Iran

b)

Bhutan

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Japan