Strong Women Leaders
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Brick City
College 101
100
This woman graduated from Harvard law school and is currently working to address issues of childhood obesity in America.
Who is Michelle Obama?
100
True or false; it is illegal to jaywalk in New Jersey?
True; It is illegal and you can get fined up to $54 for walking against traffic.
100
Name all the wards in Newark
North, South, East, West, and Central
100
What is the name of the standardized test you have to take to apply to most colleges?
The SAT
200
This woman is the first Latina and only the 3rd female to serve as a Supreme Court justice.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
200
In New Jersey we have a pink/ tampon tax.
( do we know what a pink tax is?)
New jersey is one of 13 states without a pink tax
200
Who is the Mayor of Newark, NJ.
Ras Baraka
200
You need letters of reference to get into college – true or false?
True – You need letters of reference from your teachers, and need anywhere from 2-3 for college applications.
300
This is the highest position to have been held by a woman in Congress.
What is the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives? (The woman was Nancy Pelosi)
300
What legislation was passed to ensure the protection against Discrimination of natural, braided, locced, or twisted hair?
The Crown Act. Currently this law is in effect in one state which is California.
300
What is the oldest high school in Newark?
Barringer High School
300
After graduating high school, you can get an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree. How many years is each commonly?
Associates: 2 years, Bachelor’s is 4 years
( but college can take longer, everyone is different and might need a little more time to finish or not)
400
NAME 1 other head of country that was a female
Who is…Indira Gandhi was prime minister of India, Margaret Thatcher, was British prime minister, Corazon Aquino, was president of the Philippines, Ellen Johnson Sirlead – president of Liberia.
400
True or false; News Jersey is the only state that requires students to learn about societal and historical figures in the LGBTQ+ contributions in all subject areas.
True; the law was passed in 2019 and has gone into effect in 2020.
400
True or false; Newark is called the brick city due to the red brick roads through the city before it was paved over in the late 80’s to black top.
False; It is because the tall, brick buildings that the city erected as affordable housing for residents in the 1970's
400
Name 5 colleges in NJ
Rutgers, NJIT, Kean, Montclair State, The college of New Jersey (TCNJ), Rowan Seton hall, William Patterson, Essex County College, Princeton University, etc.
