Women in History Trivia
Women in History trivia highlights the achievements, struggles, and lasting influence of notable women from ancient civilizations to the modern era. From politics and science to literature, sports, and social change, it offers a lively way to explore how women have shaped the world in ways both famous and often overlooked.
Easy Women in History Trivia
13 questions
These easy Women in History trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
Who guided enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
Answer: Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman became famous for leading enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Question 2
Which civil rights figure refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery in 1955?
Answer: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks' refusal to surrender her seat took place in Montgomery in 1955.
Question 3
Name the scientist who won Nobel Prizes in both physics and chemistry.?
Answer: Marie Curie
Marie Curie is noted here for Nobel Prizes in two different sciences: physics and chemistry.
Question 4
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Answer: Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart achieved the first solo Atlantic flight by a woman.
Question 5
Which astronaut became the first American woman in space in 1983?
Answer: Sally Ride
Sally Ride became the first American woman in space in 1983.
Question 6
Who became the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981?
Answer: Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor joined the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981 is its first woman justice.
Question 7
Which education activist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
Answer: Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
Question 8
Whose diary was written while hiding from Nazi persecution?
Answer: Anne Frank
Anne Frank is known for the diary she wrote while in hiding from Nazi persecution.
Question 9
Which Mexican painter is especially known for self-portraits?
Answer: Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo is identified in the facts is a Mexican painter known for self-portraits.
Question 10
Who became famous for studying chimpanzees at Gombe Stream?
Answer: Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall is famous for her chimpanzee studies at Gombe Stream.
Question 11
Which nurse became widely known for caring for soldiers during the Crimean War?
Answer: Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale became famous for nursing soldiers during the Crimean War.
Question 12
Who founded the American Red Cross in 1881?
Answer: Clara Barton
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881.
Question 13
Who delivered the speech remembered as "Ain't I a Woman?" in 1851?
Answer: Sojourner Truth
The speech "Ain't I a Woman?" is tied here to Sojourner Truth in 1851.
Women in History Family Trivia
12 questions
These family Women in History trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
Which interpreter traveled with the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Answer: Sacagawea
Sacagawea traveled with the Lewis and Clark expedition is an interpreter.
Question 2
The Seneca Falls Convention happened in what year?
Answer: 1848
The Seneca Falls Convention took place in 1848 in New York.
Question 3
Who was arrested for voting in the 1872 U.S. presidential election?
Answer: Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting in the 1872 election.
Question 4
Who co-authored the Declaration of Sentiments?
Answer: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton co-authored the Declaration of Sentiments.
Question 5
Who wrote the memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Answer: Maya Angelou
The memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" was written by Maya Angelou.
Question 6
Which author published "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" in 1861?
Answer: Harriet Jacobs
Harriet Jacobs published that work in 1861.
Question 7
Which NASA mathematician is highlighted here for her work behind the scenes?
Answer: Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson worked is a mathematician for NASA.
Question 8
Who wrote the book "Hidden Figures"?
Answer: Margot Lee Shetterly
Margot Lee Shetterly wrote "Hidden Figures.".
Question 9
Which writer published "The Feminine Mystique" in 1963?
Answer: Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan published "The Feminine Mystique" in 1963.
Question 10
Who became prime minister of the United Kingdom in 1979?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher became prime minister of the United Kingdom in 1979.
Question 11
Who became president of Liberia in 2006?
Answer: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became president of Liberia in 2006.
Question 12
Who founded the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in 1968?
Answer: Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King founded the center in 1968.
Fun Women in History Trivia
13 questions
These fun Women in History trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
What is the name of Frida Kahlo's family home in Mexico City?
Answer: Casa Azul
Frida Kahlo's family home is known is Casa Azul.
Question 2
Cleopatra VII belonged to which kingdom?
Answer: Ptolemaic Kingdom
The fact places Cleopatra VII in the Ptolemaic Kingdom.
Question 3
Hatshepsut ruled ancient Egypt during which dynasty?
Answer: Eighteenth Dynasty
Hatshepsut ruled during the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Question 4
Who is often called the first computer programmer?
Answer: Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace is often called the first computer programmer.
Question 5
Which aviator became the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921?
Answer: Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman earned that distinction in 1921.
Question 6
Who became the first woman to summit Mount Everest in 1975?
Answer: Junko Tabei
Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Everest in 1975.
Question 7
Which swimmer became the first woman to cross the English Channel in 1926?
Answer: Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle achieved this Channel swim in 1926.
Question 8
Who raced around the world in 72 days in 1889 and 1890?
Answer: Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly completed a round-the-world trip in 72 days across 1889 and 1890.
Question 9
Who became the world's first woman prime minister in 1960?
Answer: Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world's first woman prime minister in 1960.
Question 10
Which leader became India's first woman prime minister in 1966?
Answer: Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi became India's first woman prime minister in 1966.
Question 11
Who became the first Black woman in space in 1992?
Answer: Mae Jemison
Mae Jemison became the first Black woman in space in 1992.
Question 12
Which lyric poet came from the Greek island of Lesbos?
Answer: Sappho
Sappho was a lyric poet from Lesbos.
Question 13
Who taught mathematics and philosophy in Alexandria?
Answer: Hypatia
Hypatia is identified here is a teacher of mathematics and philosophy in Alexandria.
Funny Women in History Trivia
13 questions
These funny Women in History trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
If a monarch wins history's shortest nickname contest, who was called the Virgin Queen?
Answer: Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I was nicknamed the Virgin Queen.
Question 2
Which frontier figure answered to the nickname Calamity Jane?
Answer: Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane was the nickname of Martha Jane Cannary.
Question 3
Who became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel in 1901?
Answer: Annie Edson Taylor
Annie Edson Taylor survived that barrel trip in 1901.
Question 4
Which performer kept a pet cheetah named Chiquita?
Answer: Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker kept a pet cheetah named Chiquita.
Question 5
Who is associated with helping bring potatoes into wider use in Russia?
Answer: Catherine the Great
The fact associates Catherine the Great with wider potato use in Russia.
Question 6
Before her 1917 execution for espionage, who performed as an exotic dancer?
Answer: Mata Hari
Mata Hari performed is an exotic dancer before being executed for espionage in 1917.
Question 7
Which woman rose from selling oranges to becoming a mistress of King Charles II?
Answer: Nell Gwyn
Nell Gwyn rose from orange seller to mistress of Charles II.
Question 8
Who received the Medal of Honor and often wore men's clothing?
Answer: Mary Edwards Walker
Mary Edwards Walker received the Medal of Honor and often wore men's clothing.
Question 9
Which playwright had an earlier side job as a spy for the English crown?
Answer: Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn worked is a spy before becoming a playwright.
Question 10
Who became famous for attacking saloons with a hatchet?
Answer: Carry Nation
Carry Nation became famous for smashing saloons with a hatchet.
Question 11
Which management pioneer was called the mother of modern management and also raised 12 children?
Answer: Lillian Gilbreth
Lillian Gilbreth combined that management reputation with raising 12 children.
Question 12
Which Hollywood star co-invented a frequency-hopping system tied to modern wireless technology?
Answer: Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr co-invented a frequency-hopping system related to modern wireless technology.
Question 13
Who survived for months on Wrangel Island after other expedition members died?
Answer: Ada Blackjack
Ada Blackjack survived for months on Wrangel Island in that expedition story.
Hard Women in History Trivia
14 questions
These hard Women in History trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
In what year did the National Woman's Party begin picketing the White House?
Answer: 1917
The National Woman's Party picketed the White House in 1917.
Question 2
Which suffragist was jailed at the Occoquan Workhouse in 1917?
Answer: Alice Paul
Alice Paul was jailed at the Occoquan Workhouse in 1917.
Question 3
Who co-founded the NAACP in 1909?
Answer: Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells co-founded the NAACP in 1909.
Question 4
Who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916?
Answer: Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916.
Question 5
Which diplomat shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982?
Answer: Alva Myrdal
Alva Myrdal shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982.
Question 6
Who founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977?
Answer: Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977.
Question 7
Which labor activist co-founded the United Farm Workers in 1962?
Answer: Dolores Huerta
Dolores Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers in 1962.
Question 8
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992?
Answer: Rigoberta Menchu
Rigoberta Menchu won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992.
Question 9
Which Burmese opposition leader received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991?
Answer: Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.
Question 10
Whose 1972 book "Women and Sex" was banned in Egypt?
Answer: Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi's 1972 book "Women and Sex" was banned in Egypt.
Question 11
Who is traditionally credited with founding the University of al-Qarawiyyin in 859?
Answer: Fatima al-Fihri
Fatima al-Fihri is traditionally credited with founding the University of al-Qarawiyyin in 859.
Question 12
Which Chinese revolutionary was executed in 1907 after anti-Qing activity?
Answer: Qiu Jin
Qiu Jin was executed in 1907 after anti-Qing revolutionary activity.
Question 13
Who became the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905?
Answer: Bertha von Suttner
Bertha von Suttner became the first woman Nobel Peace laureate in 1905.
Question 14
Who was the first woman elected to the British Parliament in 1918?
Answer: Constance Markievicz
Constance Markievicz became the first woman elected to the British Parliament in 1918.
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