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This ain’t your mama’s history…or rather this ain’t your daddy’s history, because this history quiz is for and about the ladies whose accomplishments don’t always get included in our high school curriculum. We’re starting before the U.S. was even founded, and hitting some of the most aShow More
This ain’t your mama’s history…or rather this ain’t your daddy’s history, because this history quiz is for and about the ladies whose accomplishments don’t always get included in our high school curriculum. We’re starting before the U.S. was even founded, and hitting some of the most amazing and accomplished women you can think of…plus some you may not know.
From science and technology, to arts, to civil rights, women have made impressive contributions in all kinds of areas. If you can name the first woman to orbit the earth, a couple of famous painters, and the advocates who helped women earn the right to vote, you’re in great shape for this quiz.
Pull out your history books, flip to your favorite famous lady, and let’s get this party started! Ladies only. It’s time to see how well you know the most famous women in history. Can you remember their names?
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Queen Isabella I gave money to Columbus to sponsor his explorations. Which country did she rule?
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England
Portugal
France
Spain
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This woman was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic, but later disappeared mysteriously.
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Bessie Coleman
Amelia Earhart
Harriet Quimby
Nancy Bird Walton
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This woman was an advocate for civil rights, most famously sparking the Alabama Bus Boycott when she refused to stand on a bus.
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Ruby Bridges
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks
Angela Davis
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What is the name of the first woman to orbit the Earth?
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Sally Ride
Mae Jemison
Judith Resnik
Valentina Tereshkova
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Many of us know this person because of her early life and disabilities, but she went on to advocate for disabled rights, including technology for the blind.
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Ragnhild Tollefsen KĂ¥ta
Rosemary Crossley
Helen Keller
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
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This woman was an 18-time Grand Slam tennis champion. But that's not the coolest thing about her. She was a spy in WWII and an advocate for the racial integration of her sport. What's her name?
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Alice Marble
Billie Jean King
Margaret Court
Helen Wills
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This woman co-founded the United Farm Workers to advocate for better conditions for migrant workers.
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Ai-Jen Poo
Lucy Parsons
Frances Perkins
Dolores Huerta
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This woman was a physicist and chemist who did groundbreaking work on radioactivity.
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Sophie Germain
Marie Curie
Rosalind Franklin
Grace Hopper
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Which coin is Susan B. Anthony featured on?
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Nickel
Quarter
One dollar
Two dollar
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This famous painter is well known for her thick unibrow and her powerful self portraits.
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Frida Kahlo
Georgia O’Keefe
Anne Hardy
Rosa Mayreder
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This woman was known as the Iron Lady.
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Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth II
Margaret Thatcher
Angela Merkel
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This woman was part of the founding of early feminism, and founded Ms. magazine.
What did you get? Let us know in the comments!