Women In STEM
Most Influential Women
Women In Art
Facts & Statistics
Miscellaneous
100
This woman is famous for daring to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1937.
A) Ann Baumgartner
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Beryl Markham
B) Amelia Earhart
100
Europe's first prime minister (United Kingdom). She was also known as 'The Iron Lady' for her stern policies on criminal justice and economic reform.
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Margaret Thatcher
C) Golda Meir
B) Margaret Thatcher
100
Who is this Mexican painter, most known for her vivid and symbolic self-portraits?
A: María Izquierdo
B: Frida Kahlo
C: Rosario Cabrera
B: Frida Kahlo
100
What day is International Women's Day?
A) March 9th
B) March 1st
C) March 8th
C) March 8th
100
How many women are studying at the University of Calgary in 2026 compared to how many men?
A) Equal amount
B) More women
c) Less women
B) More women (58%!)
200
How many women have been to space?
A) 82
B) 65
C) 100+
C) 100+
200
Who discovered DNA?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Rosalind Franklin
C) Jeannette Rankin
B) Rosalind Franklin
200
This painting, dated back to 1665, is known as the...
A) Woman with a Parasol
B) Mona Lisa
C) Girl with the Pearl Earring
C) Girl with the Pearl Earring
200
What year did International Women’s Day begin?
A) 1915
B) 1995
C) 1975
C) 1975
200
In which sport is men's and women’s pay closest to equal?
A) Soccer
B) Tennis
C) Track & Field
B) Tennis
300
This woman is perhaps the most famous in STEM, being the only woman to have won two Nobel Prizes in two different categories (chemistry and physics).
A) Marie Curie
B) Elizabeth Blackwell
C) Edith Clarke
Bonus: Which elements did she discover?
A) Marie Curie
Polonium and Radium
300
Who is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate?
A) Bertha von Suttner
B) Mother Teresa
C) Malala Yousafzai
Bonus: What did she fight for?
C) Malala Yousafzai
Education for girls
300
Who is the wealthiest female musician in the world?
A) Rihanna
B) Taylor Swift
C) Beyonce
A) Rihanna
300
According to a recent global report on gender equality, what percentage of countries have had a female head of government or state?
A) 22%
B) 33%
C) 50%
A) 22%
300
According to Stats Canada 2022, how much does the average woman make per year compared to their male coworkers?
A) 71%
B) 88%
C) 100%
A) 71%
400
Who was the first programmer?
A) Alan Turing
B) Ada Lovelace
C) Grace Hopper
Ada Lovelace
400
She holds the record for the woman with the most total weeks ranked #1 in tennis with 377 weeks (more than 7 years!!!)
A) Serena Williams
B) Margaret Court
C) Steffi Graf
C) Steffi Graf
This is who Ms. Stephanie was named after
400
Who is the first African American woman to win a Grammy?
A) Whitney Huston
B) Aretha Franklin
C) Ella Fitzgerald
C) Ella Fitzgerald
400
What year did Canadian women get the right to vote?
A) 1918
B) 1930
C) 1960
Bonus: Name one of the 'Famous 5' Albertan women who successfully changed Canadian law to recognize women as people.
A) 1918
Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, and Irene Parlby
400
These women are the three richest in the world. Which one of them is the richest?
A) Alice Walton
B) Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
C) Julia Koch
Bonus: Each team can guess her networth to the nearest billion
A) Alice Walton
139 billion
500
Explain gender equality
DOUBLE POINTS FOR AN AWESOME ANSWER
Equal rights, responsibilities, and opportunities for all, regardless of gender
500
What challenges come with being a woman in a male-dominated field? (Historically, these include math, science, engineering, technology, construction, trades, piloting, protection (police officers and firefighters), and leadership positions)
Unfair treatment
Lack of sense of belonging
Stereotypes
Limited growth opportunities