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1
Misty Copeland is the first African-American woman to dance for a major classical ballet company.
False
True
2
Sandra Day O'Connor is ___.
The first lady under the Carter administration.
The inventor of the curling iron.
The second female to run for president of the US.
The first female associate justice of the Supreme Court.
3
To which fighter did Ronda Rousey suffer her first loss after winning 12 consecutive MMA fights?
Bethe Correia
Amanda Nunes
Holly Holm
Alexis Davis
4
Which woman published the world’s first algorithm that made computers possible?
Zadie Smith
Helen Mirren
Edith Wharton
Ada Lovelace
5
Madeleine Albright is the first female ___.
Secretary of State
Governor
Treasurer of State
Attorney General
6
Malala wanted to become a ___ before becoming a political activist.
Lawyer
President
Teacher
Doctor
7
This actress starred in the tv crime drama
Cold Case
, where she is Philadelphia homicide's lone female detective.
Tracie Thomas
Sara Sidle
Catherine Willows
Kathryn Morris
8
What is the name of this American abolitionist and women's rights activist?
Mary Church Terrell
Sojourner Truth
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
9
Who wrote
The Feminine Mystique
in 1968 and became a leading figure in the women’s movement?
Susan B. Anthony
Betty Friedan
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
10
Which woman founded the American Red Cross?
Shan-Lyn Ma
Catherine Booth
Clara Barton
Linda Fuller
11
Amanda Gorman, the nation's first-ever Youth Poet Laureate, read which poem at Joe Biden's inauguration?
"Am I Not a Woman?"
"The Hill We Climb."
"Together We Stand."
"The Road Not Taken."
12
Which First Lady held women-only press conferences?
Lady Bird Johnson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Betty Ford
Jacqueline Kennedy
13
Who was Wilma Mankiller?
She was the first Native American woman in Congress.
She was the first Native American doctor.
She is the first woman to be Prime Minister.
She was the first woman elected to serve as Head of the Nation.
14
Girls are not permitted to join Little League Baseball.
False
True
15
Rita Moreno has won an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy and a Tony Award.
False
True
16
Mia Hamm learned to play soccer while stationed in Italy & became the youngest player on the US National Team.
False
True
17
Which driver is the only female to have won an IndyCar Series race?
Sarah Fisher
Janet Guthrie
Danica Patrick
Sara Christian
18
Which famous failure did Oprah Winfrey have?
Demoted news anchor because she "wasn't fit for television".
Fired from McDonald's from giving away too many burgers.
Didn't make the softball team in high school.
Tried to get into art but no art schools would accept her.
19
This is Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky.
False
True
20
What year did the U.S. military remove a ban against women serving in combat positions?
2003
1993
2020
2013
21
Dr. Mae C. Jemison was the first ___.
African-American woman to appear on Star Trek.
African-American woman astronaut and the first to travel to space.
African-American woman to invent the space hopper.
African-American woman to appear in Star Wars.
22
Do you remember which movie first introduced audiences to Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow?
The Avengers
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
23
At the 2020 Olympic Games, this gymnast was the first Hmong American to qualify for the Olympics and win gold.
Leanne Wong
Emma Malabuyo
Jordan Chiles
Suni Lee
24
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
A suffragist
All of the above
An abolitonist
An author
25
Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first ___.
Female judge in Maine.
Latina to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Woman to be appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Deputy DA in Colorado.
26
Who was Sally Ride?
She fought for women's right to vote.
She was the first American woman in space.
She was a famous painter.
She ran the most marathons ever.
27
Before she was a Senator, Kamala Harris worked as a ___.
Teacher
Attorney
Nurse
Veterinarian
28
Who was quoted saying: "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
Sonia Sotomayor
Sandra Day O’Connor
Elena Kagan
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
29
Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett is the lead scientist for _________
The Moderna Covid-19 NCAA Response Team
NASA
The Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Team
NOAA
30
Amelia Earhart became the first female pilot to fly alone across the ___ ocean.
Arctic
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
31
Who was the most-streamed female artist on Spotify in 2021?
Taylor Swift
Olivia Rodrigo
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
32
What is the name of the Mexican artist who began painting self-portraits after she was injured in a bus accident?
Frida Kahlo
Elizabeth Catlett
Leonora Carrington
Maria Izquierdo
33
This Seattle Storm player just signed a one year contract in what may be her final WNBA season.
Ezi Magbegor
Sue Bird
Jewell Loyd
Lauren Jackson
34
Mari Copeny shot to fame in March 2016 when she wrote a letter to President Barack Obama about which issue?
The Flint Water Crisis
Education in rural schools
Diversity in Hollywood
US Youth Climate Strike Group
35
Who was Rosa Parks?
A civil rights activist
A seamstress
A protester
All of the above
36
Helen Keller argued that a lost benefit of machines was the opportunity labor-saving machines provided for __.
Wages
Job opportunities
Production
Leisure
37
Which gymnast was the first American woman to win the all-around gold medal at the Olympics?
Nastia Liukin
Carly Patterson
Mary Lou Retton
Gabby Douglas
38
Which beach volleyball duo won 21 consecutive Olympic matches and earned three straight Olympic gold medals?
Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat
Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst
April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings
39
In the original
Ballad of Mulan,
how long does Mulan serve in the army before her comrades realize she’s a woman?
3 weeks
3 days
9 months
12 years
40
Why did Jane Goodall go to Africa?
To see Gombe National Park.
To learn about monkeys.
To study chimpanzees.
To take a vacation.
41
Which female author was the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize?
Julia Peterkin
Edna Ferber
Willa Cather
Edith Wharton
42
What was Celia Cruz known for?
As the Queen of Salsa
Designing clothes
Women's footwear
None of the above
43
Who was the Shoshone Indian woman who served as guide and interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Pocahontas
Sacagawea
Nakoma
Mapuche
44
"It is a truth acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune..." is the first line of which book?
Wuthering Heights
To Kill a Mockingbird
Pride and Prejudice
Little Women
45
Who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Jane Austen
Jude Blume
Pearl S. Buck
Harper Lee
46
Carol Danvers is one of the toughest women in the Marvel universe. In which movie did we meet her?
Black Widow
Iron Man
Captain Marvel
Wonder Woman
47
She is well known because of the diary she wrote during the Holocaust in World War II.
Anne Frank
Margot Frank
Marie Cury
Annie Oakley
48
Who is Laverne Cox?
An improv and sketch comedy performer.
A Grammy nominated singer.
An Emmy-nominated actress and trans rights activist.
A star from the independent thriller drama Martha Marcy May Marlene.
49
Which activist was quoted saying, "How dare you! You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words."
Greta Thunberg
Yara Shahidi
Jamie Margolin
Malala Yousafzai
50
Which series gave us Katniss Everdeen?
Harry Potter
The Mortal Instruments
Divergent
The Hunger Games
51
Dolly Parton is the godmother of Miley Cyrus.
True
False
52
Which marathon did Tegla Loroupe win in 1994-1995?
Keene State
New York City
Miami
Boston
53
Which one of these authors has not used a male pseudonym?
Emily Dickinson
Mary Ann Evans
J.K. Rowling
Virginia Woolf
54
Taraji P. Henson played Katherine G. Johnson in the movie
Hidden Figures
. What was Johnson known for?
She invented the first clock.
She was the first African American math teacher at Yale.
She was an astronaut.
Her calculations helped NASA's space program.
55
Naomi Parker is the inspiration for Rosie the Riveter.
False
True
56
This iconic show ran for 6 seasons and is often quoted as a timeless, classic comedy. What is its name?
The Donna Reed Show
I Love Lucy
Father Knows Best
The Honeymooners
57
Who was the first solo female headliner to perform during the halftime show at the Super Bowl?
Beyonce
Diana Ross
Janet Jackson
Madonna
58
Who was Junko Tabei?
The first woman to reach the top of Mt. Everest.
The first Asian-American Olympic gymnast.
The first Asian-American news anchor.
The first woman to win the Boston Marathon.
59
This is the logo for the Seattle Majestics, a women's tackle football team competing in the WNFC.
True
False
60
Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
Janet Johnson
Tina Turner
Stevie Nicks
61
Local Seattle teen Jamie Margolin is a climate justice activist and served as the co-executive director of the group __.
Zero Hour
Sunrise
Uplift
SustainUS
62
Maya Angelou was which of the following?
A historian
A poet
A dancer
All of the above
63
What did Geraldine Ferraro have to do with the 1984 presidential election?
She ran for vice-president as a Republican candidate.
She ran for vice-president as a Democratic candidate.
She ran for president as the Democratic party nominee.
She attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford.
64
Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman ___.
To win an EGOT
Elected to the United States Congress
To attend NSU
To attend an HBCU
65
Who was the first female artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year?
Taylor Swift
Liza Minnelli
Ella Fitzgerald
Judy Garland
66
How old was Ruby Bridges when she became the first black student to integrate an elementary school in the south?
7
8
6
5
67
Who was Buffalo Calf Road Woman?
A warrior
A princess
A scientist
An artist
68
Which artist sang the chart-topping song
My Heart Will Go On
?
Cher
Celine Dion
Mariah Carey
Shania Twain
