Women's History: Changemakers

Question 1

Brigette Lacquette was the first Indigenous player on Canada's national women's hockey team. Instead of a ball, she hits

Accepted Answer

a puck

Question 2

Despite her father thinking women could not rule, Elizabeth I became one of the greatest monarchs of _________.

Accepted Answer

England

Question 3

Maya Gabeira holds a world record for largest wave surfed by a woman. The wave was 73.5 feet, which is about ___ meters.

Accepted Answer

22.4

Question 4

Why did French rower Alice Milliat launch a sporting event for women?

Accepted Answer

She was told women could not compete in the Olympic Games.

Question 5

Bessie Coleman was the first Black woman with a pilot’s license.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

When Manal al-Sharif was told women were not allowed to drive in her country of Saudi Arabia, she called a cab.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Which three adjectives did Audre Lorde use to describe herself?

Accepted Answer

warrior, poet, mother

Question 8

Junko Tabei was the first woman to climb the Seven Summits, which are __________.

Accepted Answer

the highest peaks on every continent

Question 9

Katia Krafft helped people make plans for escaping active volcanos. Moving from a dangerous to a safe place is called

Accepted Answer

evacuation

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