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WEC 2023 Quiz
WEC 2023 Quiz
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Historical female figures & events all tested!
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1
Rosa Parks’ activism led to which key moment in the Civil Rights Movement?
Greensboro Sit-In
March On Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Letter from Birmingham Jail
2
In what US state was Kamala Harris a senator for before becoming Vice President?
California
Washington
New Mexico
Illinois
3
Which scientist’s contribution led to the discovery of the structure of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
Katherine Johnson
Lisa Meitner
Rachel Carson
4
Which scientist was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie
Mae Jemison
Gerty Cori
May-Britt Moser
5
Madam C.J Walker is known as the first self-made Black female millionaire. What products led to her success?
Electric refrigerator
The Barbie doll
Art supplies
Beauty/Hair care products
6
Who was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her philanthropy efforts such as the Hull House?
Jody Williams
Mother Teresa
Harriet Tubman
Jane Addams
7
Which Amendment granted women the right to vote?
21st
17th
19th
15th
8
What female poet wrote the poem “When The Caged Bird Sings?”
Audre Lorde
Emily Dickinson
Maya Angelou
Phillis Wheatley
9
Eileen Gu is the first Chinese American to win an Olympic gold medal in which category?
Ice skating
Freestyle skiing
Snowboarding
Speed skating
10
Who was the first woman of color to be elected to the U.S. Congress?
Bernice Sandler
Mazie Hirono
Patsy Mink
Edith Green
11
What is the theme for this year’s Women’s History Month?
Women providing healing, promoting ope
Honoring trailblazing women in labor and business
Celebrating women who tell our stories
Valiant women of the vote
12
What is Ada Lovelace famous for?
Being the first female to win the Nobel Prize
Being a pioneer of girls’ education in England
Being the first woman to work for NASA
Being the first computer programmer in history
13
Who wrote the classic gothic novel, Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
Susan Stamberg
Virginia Woolf
Margaret Atwood
14
Which soldier fought in the American Revolutionary War disguised as a man?
Ruby Bradley
Madeleine Albright
Deborah Sampson
Opha May Johnson
15
Dolores Huerta was a key labor leader and activist for which group of workers?
Domestic workers
Healthcare workers
Refugees
Farm workers
16
Which artist was known for her self-portraits and depiction of Mexican folk culture?
Tamara De Lempicka
Frida Kahlo
Teresa Burga
Artemisia Gentelischi
17
Which of the following is true?
All of the above
Girls’ brains generally mature 2 years earlier than boys’.
The two highest IQ scores in recorded history belong to women.
Women see 20% more color than men.
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Who was the first woman in the world to be elected president of a country?
None of the above
Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia
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What is the name of the first national American feminist magazine?
The Next Wave
Ms. Magazine
The Feminist
Miss America
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Who wrote The Feminine Mystique and coined the term ‘the problem that has no name’?
Mila Meyers
Mary Field Belenkey
Christine Stansell
Betty Friedan