The Power of Words and Brushes: Celebrating Women in Literature and Art

Question 1

What famous poem by Maya Angelou celebrates resilience and self-acceptance?

Accepted Answer

"Still I Rise"

Question 2

What is the name of the dance form pioneered by Isadora Duncan?

Accepted Answer

Modern dance

Question 3

What famous play by Lorraine Hansberry challenged racial prejudice in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A Raisin in the Sun

Question 4

Which of these novelists also wrote under the pseudonym Barbara Vine?

Accepted Answer

Ruth Rendell

Question 5

Who is the author of the classic coming-of-age novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

Accepted Answer

Harper Lee

Question 6

Which author wrote the dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale"?

Accepted Answer

Margaret Atwood

Question 7

Who is known as the "Queen of Crime"?

Accepted Answer

Agatha Christie

Question 8

What movement, starting in the early 20th century, advocated for the rights of women artists?

Accepted Answer

The Guerrilla Girls

Question 9

Which of these is NOT a famous work by Virginia Woolf?

Accepted Answer

The Great Gatsby

Question 10

Who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature?

Accepted Answer

Toni Morrison

Question 11

‘Hope is the thing with feathers’ is one of the most well-known poems by which renowned writer?

Accepted Answer

Emily Dickinson

Question 12

Which of these famous novels was written by Jane Austen?

Accepted Answer

Wuthering Heights

Question 13

Who wrote the classic coming-of-age novel "Jane Eyre"?

Accepted Answer

Charlotte Brontë

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Frida Kahlo

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