Women’s History Month Trivia

Question 1

Anne Frank= German girl & Jewish victim of the Holocaust, her diary is one of the most widely-known books in the world

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Susan B. Anthony

Question 3

Which of the following mathematicians is considered to be the first computer programmer?

Accepted Answer

Ada Lovelace

Question 4

Eileen Gu is the first Chinese American to win an Olympic gold medal in which category?

Accepted Answer

Freestyle Skiing

Question 5

Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Accepted Answer

Aretha Franklin

Question 6

US First Lady known for being the first to take on responsibilities beyond hosting & entertaining in the White House?

Accepted Answer

Eleanor Roosevelt

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Rosalind Franklin

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Deborah Sampson

Question 9

Dolores Huerta was a key labor leader and activist for which group of workers?

Accepted Answer

Farm workers

Question 10

Jane Austen’s most famous novels include Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and ___?

Accepted Answer

Emma

Question 11

Who wrote the classic gothic novel “Frankenstein”?

Accepted Answer

Mary Shelley

Question 12

Which politician was the first Black woman to be elected to the US Congress?

Accepted Answer

Shirley Chisholm

Question 13

One of the longest reigning British monarchs & was the first monarch to also be the Empress of India

Accepted Answer

Queen Victoria

Question 14

Which scientist was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize & the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes?

Accepted Answer

Marie Curie

Question 15

Who was the first openly transgender woman to appear on the cover of Time magazine?

Accepted Answer

Laverne Cox

Question 16

Which singer won the Grammy Album of the Year three different times?

Accepted Answer

Taylor Swift

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Toni Morrison

Question 18

Who was the first woman to receive EGOT (winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award)?

Accepted Answer

Helen Hayes

Question 19

Who is known as the founder of ‘modern nursing’ & helped further army medical services?

Accepted Answer

Florence Nightingale

Question 20

Which abolitionist was known as ‘Moses’ in the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

Sandra Day O’Conner

Question 22

What is the name of the SAGE faculty advisor?

Accepted Answer

Amanda Masterpaul

Question 23

Which of the following pilots was the first female pilot to operate a transatlantic flight in 1932?

Accepted Answer

Amelia Earhart

Question 24

Which of the following astronauts was the first Black woman to travel into space?

Accepted Answer

Mae C. Jemison

Question 25

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

Accepted Answer

Frida Kahlo

Question 26

Who wrote the Feminine Mystique & coined the term “the problem that has no name”?

Accepted Answer

Betty Friedan

Question 27

Which disability & women’s rights activist was known for being first deaf-blind person to write a book and earn a BA?

Accepted Answer

Helen Keller

Question 28

Madam C.J. Walker is known as the first self-made Black female millionaire:

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

Simone Biles is the most decorated athlete in which of the following sports?

Accepted Answer

Gymnastics

Question 30

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

Accepted Answer

Emily Dickinson

Women’s History Month Trivia

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Women’s History Month Trivia

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