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Women's History Trivia

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, despite being told she couldn't?

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

Kathrine Switzer

c)

Serena Williams

d)

Pippa Middleton

2.

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and in which field?

a)

Marie Curie, Physics

b)

Rosalind Franklin, Chemistry

c)

Dorothy Hodgkin, Chemistry

d)

Ada Lovelace, Mathematics

3.

Which soldier fought in the American Revolutionary War disguised as a man?

a)

Deborah Sampson

b)

Ruby Bradley

c)

Opha May Johnson

d)

Phillis Wheatley

4.

What did Marie Curie discover?

a)

Radium and Polonium

b)

Uranium

c)

The structure of DNA.

5.

What was the first country that had a woman president?

a)

Ukraine

b)

Mali

c)

Australia

d)

Iceland

6.

What US state was the first to allow women to divorce their husbands?

a)

Virginia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Texas

d)

Kentucky

7.

Who was the first woman to ever enter space?

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Mae Jemison

c)

Judith Resnik

d)

Valentina Tereshkova

8.

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) made it legal for women in the U.S to open bank accounts, get credit cards, and apply for loans. What year did it come into law?

a)

(1974)

b)

(1981)

c)

(1990)

9.

Which artist was known for her self-portraits and depiction of Mexican folk culture?

a)

Tamara De Lempicka

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Teresa Burga

d)

Leonora Carington

10.

Which activist co-founded and presided over the National Woman Suffrage Association?

a)

Ann D. Gordon

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Lucretia Mott

11.

In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to:

a)

Win a gold medal in the Olympics

b)

Be ordained a minister

c)

Earn a medical degree in the U.S.

d)

Own a business

12.

What was the first state to allow women to vote?

a)

California

b)

Utah

c)

Colorado

d)

Wyoming

13.

In 1932, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to:

a)

Fly in the Air Force

b)

Fly solo around the world

c)

Fly a plane

d)

Fly solo across the Atlantic

14.

In what year did International Women's Day become a holiday?

a)

1909

b)

1911

c)

1978

d)

1920

15.

Simone Biles is the most decorated athlete in which sport?

a)

Figure Skating

b)

Soccer

c)

Diving

d)

Gymnastics

16.

Now a symbol of women workers during WW2, what fictional character didn't become famous until the 1980s?

a)

Rosie the Riveter

b)

Betty Boop

c)

Popeye the Sailor

d)

Willie and Joe

17.

In 1993, which woman became the first female secretary of state in the US?

a)

Nancy Pelosi

b)

Madeleine Albright

c)

Sally Ride

d)

Sinead o Connor

18.

Who founded the American Red Cross?

a)

Elizabeth Blackwell

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Polly Darton

19.

Who was the first female justice on the US Supreme court?

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

b)

Elena Kagan

c)

Sandra Day O’Connor

d)

Sonia Sotomayor

20.

Which female scientist’s contribution led to the discovery of the structure of DNA?

a)

Lise Meitner

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Katherine Johnson

21.

Which pop icon wore a meat dress to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Lady Gaga

c)

Pink

d)

Nicki Minaj

22.

Which woman was the first Latina Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Ellen Ochoa

b)

Sonia Sotomayor

c)

Dolores Huerta

23.

Which actress famously said, 'Behind every great man, there is a woman rolling her eyes'?

a)

Betty White

b)

Lucille Ball

c)

Tina Fey

d)

Whoopi Goldberg

24.

What year was the first time women's sports was broadcasted on live television?

a)

2000

b)

1987

c)

1975

d)

2004

25.

Which female athlete holds the most titles?

a)

Venus Williams

b)

Simone Biles

c)

Mary Boone

d)

Serena Williams

26.

Which female zoologist devoted her life to the study of chimpanzees?

a)

Sylvia Alice Earle

b)

Jane Goodall

c)

Mary Douglas Leakey

d)

Marie Curie

27.

Which female political figure was associated with the saying 'nevertheless, she persisted'?

a)

Elizabeth Warren

b)

Hillary Clinton

c)

Madeleine Albright

d)

Nancy Pelosi

28.

Which woman was known for being the first deaf-blind person to write a book and earn a Bachelor’s Degree?

a)

Elizabeth Ware Packard

b)

Helen Keller

29.

When was the first year that women could get credit cards in their own name?

a)

1960

b)

1968

c)

1974

d)

1985

30.

What year did women first participate in the Olympics?

a)

1890

b)

1900

c)

1912

d)

1840

31.

Who was the first woman to win best director at the Oscars?

a)

Kathryn Bigelow

b)

Sofia Coppola

c)

Greta Gerwig

d)

Kathleen Young

32.

True or False: Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting in an election before women had the right to vote.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

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

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

New Zealand

d)

Canada

34.

Which pioneering woman was the first to run for President of the United States in 1872?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Victoria Woodhull

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

35.

Who is the only woman to win four album of the year awards?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Taylor Swift

c)

Lady Gaga

d)

Rhianna

36.

Who is known for their work in civil rights and education?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Mary McLeod Bethune