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WHO WANTS TO BE. A WOMEN’S HISTORY EXPERT. Ever wonder what “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” might look like if there were only women’s history questions? . Take the quiz and find out how you would do…(there are no prizes, the $ amounts only indicate difficulty).
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WHO WANTS TO BE A WOMEN’S HISTORY EXPERT
Ever wonder what “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” might look like if there were only women’s history questions?
Take the quiz and find out how you would do…(there are no prizes, the $ amounts only indicate difficulty).
Answer the questions in your mind and then press enter to continue to the next slide.
$100 International Women’s Day was first celebrated in 1911 in Europe in which month? A) May B) April C) October D) March
CORRECT ANSWER IS D. March $100
$250 Who was the Patron Saint of France who turned the Hundred Year’s War in Frances’ favor? A) Queen Isabella I B) Joan of Arc C) Zora Neale Hurston D) Marie Curie
CORRECT ANSWER IS B. Joan of Arc $250
$500 Who was an English novelist who wrote ‘Pride & Prejudice’? A) Martha Graham B) Golda Mieir C) Jane Austen D) Helen Keller
CORRECT ANSWER IS C. Jane Austen $500
$1000 Elizabeth Blackwell was the 1st woman what? A) professor B) doctor C) dentist D) college graduate
CORRECT ANSWER IS B. doctor $1000
$2000 In 1910 a pilot’s license was granted to a woman for the first time. Who was the recipient? A) Harriet Quimby B) Amelia Earhart C) Raymonde de la Roche D) Anoinette Blackwell
CORRECT ANSWER IS C. Raymonde de la Roche $2000
$4000 Which of the following women was the 1st to be awarded an M.D., gaining acceptance to Geneva Medical School in 1847? A) Clara Barton B) Marie Curie C) Elizabeth Blackwell D) Victoria Claflin Woodhull
CORRECT ANSWER IS C. Elizabeth Blackwell $4000
$8000 Who served as the 1st US delegate to the UN and was a crusader for human rights and civil rights? A) Georgia O’Keeffe B) Virginia Woolf C) Barbara Bush D) Eleanor Roosevelt
CORRECT ANSWER IS D. Eleanor Roosevelt $8000
$16,000 Sandra O’Connor was the 1st woman what? A) test tube baby B) US Supreme Court Justice C) American film D) opera singer to perform actress at the Met
CORRECT ANSWER IS B. US Supreme Court Justice $16,000
$32,000 Which of these women did not work for women’s suffrage (the right to vote)? A) Helen Kendrick Johnson B) Isabella Beecher Hooker C) Maud Younger D) Caroline Severance
CORRECT ANSWER IS A. Helen Kendrick Johnson $32,000
$64,000 Former Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins was the 1st woman to be appointed to a presidential cabinet. Which leader did she serve under? A) Franklin D. Roosevelt B) John F. Kennedy C) Calvin Coolidge D) Harry S. Truman
CORRECT ANSWER IS A. Franklin D. Roosevelt $64,000
$125,000 The 1st female secretary of a branch of the U.S. military was Shelia Widnall. Which branch did she lead? A) The Army B) The Air Force C) The Navy D) The Marines
CORRECT ANSWER IS B. The Air Force $125,000
$250,000 Ellen Swallow Richards, the nation’s 1st female professional chemist, helped advance the place of women in science. She was also the 1st woman admitted to this prestigious university: A) Stanford University B) Massachusetts Institute of Technology C) Carnegie Mellon D) Harvard University
CORRECT ANSWER IS B. MIT $250,000
$500,000 King Henry VIII of England married which of these women in 1540? A) Anne of Hanover B) Anne of Cleves C) Anna Leonowens D) Ayn Rand
CORRECT ANSWER IS B. Anne of Cleves $500,000
$1,000,000 Who wrote the book, Leaves From the Journal of Our Life? A) Elizabeth Blackwell B) Susan B. Anthony C) Elizabeth Barrett D) Queen Victoria Browning
CORRECT ANSWER IS D. Queen Victoria $1,000,000
