Women in History Quiz

Try out this Women in History quiz to test your knowledge. Women in History trivia highlights the achievements, struggles, and lasting influence of notable women from ancient civilizations to the modern era.

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Question 1 · Easy · 10 pts
Who delivered the speech remembered as "Ain't I a Woman?" in 1851?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Which suffragist was jailed at the Occoquan Workhouse in 1917?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Who co-founded the NAACP in 1909?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Which diplomat shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Who founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Which labor activist co-founded the United Farm Workers in 1962?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Burmese opposition leader received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Whose 1972 book "Women and Sex" was banned in Egypt?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Chinese revolutionary was executed in 1907 after anti-Qing activity?
Question 12 · Hard · 40 pts
Who was the first woman elected to the British Parliament in 1918?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Who guided enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Which civil rights figure refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery in 1955?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Name the scientist who won Nobel Prizes in both physics and chemistry.?

Who delivered the speech remembered as "Ain't I a Woman?" in 1851?

Which suffragist was jailed at the Occoquan Workhouse in 1917?

Who co-founded the NAACP in 1909?

Who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916?

Which diplomat shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982?

Who founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977?

Which labor activist co-founded the United Farm Workers in 1962?

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992?

Which Burmese opposition leader received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991?

Whose 1972 book "Women and Sex" was banned in Egypt?

Which Chinese revolutionary was executed in 1907 after anti-Qing activity?

Who was the first woman elected to the British Parliament in 1918?

Who guided enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

Which civil rights figure refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery in 1955?

Name the scientist who won Nobel Prizes in both physics and chemistry.?