Women's History Month

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Anna May Wong

Question 2

Who was the first woman to co-anchor a news show?

Accepted Answer

Barbara Walters

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Amelia Earhart

Question 4

Which mathematician was known as ‘the human computer’ and made calculations to put the first man in space?

Accepted Answer

Katherine Johnson

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Freestyle skiing

Question 6

Jane Austen’s most famous novels include Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and _____.

Accepted Answer

Emma

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Emily Dickinson

Question 8

Which Guatemalan activist is known for her work for ethnocultural reconciliation and Indigenous rights?

Accepted Answer

Rigoberta Menchú

Question 9

Who is known for being the first African American prima ballerina?

Accepted Answer

Janet Collins

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Frida Kahlo

Question 12

Which of the following women was the first female US Secretary of State?

Accepted Answer

Madeleine Albright

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Florence Nightingale

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Rosalind Franklin

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Hellen Keller

Question 16

Malala Yousafzai is the world’s youngest Nobel Peace Price laureate for her work in which cause?

Accepted Answer

Education of women and children

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Deborah Sampson

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Shirley Chisholm

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Sandra Day O’Connor

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Ada Lovelace

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

Gymnastics

Question 22

Which astronomer and physicist discovered the composition of stars?

Accepted Answer

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

Marie Curie

Question 24

Who wrote the classic gothic novel, Frankenstein?

Accepted Answer

Mary Shelley

Question 25

Which singer won the Grammy Award for Album Of The Year most often (3 times)?

Accepted Answer

Taylor Swift

Question 26

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

Accepted Answer

Helen Hayes

Question 27

Which US First Lady is known for taking on responsibilities beyond hosting and entertaining in the White House?

Accepted Answer

Eleanor Roosevelt

Question 28

Rosa Parks’ activism led to which key moment in the Civil Rights Movement?

Accepted Answer

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Question 29

Who was the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license?

Accepted Answer

Bessie Coleman

Question 30

Jane Goodall was a primatologist best known for being an expert on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Chimpanzees

Question 31

What US state was Kamala Harris a senator for before becoming Vice President?

Accepted Answer

California

Question 32

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

Accepted Answer

Susan B. Anthony

Question 33

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

Accepted Answer

Mae C. Jemison

Question 34

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

Accepted Answer

Aretha Franklin

Question 35

Madam C.J Walker is known as the first self-made Black female millionaire. What products led to her success?

Accepted Answer

Beauty/Hair care products

Question 36

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

Accepted Answer

Betty Friedan

Question 37

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

Accepted Answer

Farm workers

Question 38

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

Accepted Answer

Serena Williams

Question 39

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

Accepted Answer

Toni Morrison

Women's History Month

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Women's History Month

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