General Women's' History Trivia

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Helen Keller

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Farm Workers

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Laverne Cox

Question 4

Who was the first Chinese-American movie star in Hollywood?

Accepted Answer

Anna May Wong

Question 5

Who is the first and only tennis player to achieve a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles?

Accepted Answer

Serena Williams

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Deborah Sampson

Question 7

Who was the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

Sandra Day O’Connor

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Helen Hayes

Question 9

Who wrote the classic gothic novel, Frankenstein?

Accepted Answer

Mary Shelley

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Emily Dickinson

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Amelia Earhart

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Freestyle Skiing

Question 13

Who wrote The Feminine Mystique and coined the term ‘the problem that has no name’?

Accepted Answer

Betty Friedan

Question 14

Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?

Accepted Answer

Aretha Franklin

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Susan B. Anthony

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