Women in Sports
Who was the first female gymnast to win three world all-around titles in a row?
Simone Biles
Erika Casupanan is the first Canadian and first woman in 8 seasons to win which reality TV competition?
Survivor (41st season)
Who was the first person in History to win an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA & Golden Globe in the same year?
Lady Gaga
Who was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Who was the first female swimmer to win Olympic Gold in the 1500m freestyle?
Katie Ledecky
Who is Canada's all-time leader in international hockey goals (168), assists (211), and points (379)?
Hayley Wickenheiser- she is also the first female to play full-time professional men’s hockey in a position other than goalie
Who is the most awarded Grammy singer of all time?
Beyoncé
Which 2016 movie portrayed the roles of 3 female African-American mathematicians who worked at NASA during the Space Race?
Hidden Figures- Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson
During the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Canada won 24 medals how many of the medals were won by women?
18- only 6 medals for the men.
Which Canadian athlete has won the most Olympic medals of all time?
Penny Oleksiak
Who was the first Canadian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Alice Munro- 2013
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win two?
Marie Curie- Physics and then Chemistry
Which woman has won more career prize money than any other female athlete (over $94 million)?
Serena Williams
Who is on the $10 bill?
Viola Desmond
Who wrote, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Maya Angelou
In the 1800s Ada Lovelace was the first person to be what?
A computer programmer
Who was the first woman to work behind an NHL bench?
Jodi van Rees
Who were the founders of Idle No More?
Jessica Gordon, Sylvia McAdam, Sheelah McLean, Nina Wilson
Who was the first Black woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Director and the first Black woman to direct a Best Picture nominee?
Ava DuVernay
How many women have won the Nobel Prize in Sciences?
20 as of 2020