POP CULTURE
What does STEM stand for?
This country singer gave us hits such as "Jolene" and "9 to 5". She has also collaborated with other artists. Perhaps one of the most memorable was her duet with Kenny Rogers on "Islands in the Stream" in 1983. Who is she?
Dolly Parton!
Simone Biles is the most decorated athlete in which of the following sports?
Athletics, Figure skating, or Gymnastics
Gymnastics!
Who wrote the classic gothic novel, Frankenstein?
Virginia Woolf, Margaret Atwood, or Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley!
What is the approximate percentage of Women In STEM?
25%, 26%, 32%, 48%
48% :)
This famous musician was the inspiration for the song "I Wanna Dance With Somebody;" Also starring in the movie - The BodyGuard.
Whitney Houston!
Madam C.J Walker is known as the first self-made Black female millionaire. What products led to her success?
The Barbie doll, Beauty/Hair care products, or Electric refrigerator
Beauty/Hair care products!
This Actress and Singer made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend (1954) and would later go on to stare in The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins. Who is she?
Julie Andrews!
What female poet wrote the poem “When The Caged Bird Sings?”
Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou or Sojourner Truth
Maya Angelou!
In 1903, this woman was the first to recieve a Nobel Prize. (Hint: It was in Physics.)
Marie Curie, Edith Margaret Garrud, or Eleanor Roosevelt
Marie Curie! She discovered two elements: Radium (84) and Polonium (88)
This singer gave us hits such as "Crazy in Love" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". She has starred film Dream Girls (2006). Who is she?
Beyoncé Knowles!
Rosa Parks’ activism led to which key moment in the Civil Rights Movement?
Greensboro Sit-In, Montgomery Bus Boycott, or the March On Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott!
Who was the first Black EGOT winner? (Hint: It was not Viola Davis, and it occurred in 2002!)
Whoopi Goldberg!
Which mathematician was known as ‘the human computer’ and helped calculate trajectories for the first man in space?
Kitty O’Brien Joyner, Sally Ride, or Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson!
Sojourner Truth decried anti-Black racism at the 1851 Women's Rights Convention in a speech known as "Ain't I a ___?" What five-letter word goes in the blank?
"Aint I a WOMAN?"
Hope is the thing with feathers’ is one of the most well-known poems by which renowned writer?
Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, or Elizabeth Bishop
Emily Dickinson!
Which artist was known for her self-portraits and depiction of Mexican folk culture?
Tamara De Lempicka, Frida Kahlo, Teresa Burga
Frida Kahlo!
Name as many goddesses and lady monsters from Greek mythology as you can in 30-seconds.
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