Womxn Pop Culture
What legendary soul singer earned the title 'The Queen of Soul' and became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Hint R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Aretha Franklin
Who is known as the “mother of the freedom movement”?
Rosa Parks
Who is the CEO of a science-based startup called Northwood Space? (hint: she is a former Disney star)
Bridgit Mendler
Who was the first African American woman elected to Congress?
Shirley Chisolm
What college won the basketball NCAA championship?
South Carolina
In the Savannah, who are the most successful hunters?
Lionesses
Which Colombian American singer gained fame with her album Isolation and collaborated with artists like Tyler the Creator and Daniel Caesar?
Kali Uchis
Dr. Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman to do what?
Travel to space.
Who was the first woman to go to space? (hint: not American)
Valentina Tereshkova
Who was the youngest woman to ever serve in congress?
Alexandris Ocasio-Cotez
What was Sabrina Lonescu's jersey number?
20
What animal is so strong that males are outranked by even their own daughters?
Female spotted hyenas
Which comedic actress and content creator gained fame through her viral vine videos and went on to star in the comedy series Abbott Elementary?
Quinta Brunson
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist who advocates for girls’ education. In 2014 she made history by being the youngest recipient of what prize?
Nobel Peace Prize
Which woman lobbied US Congress to create American mental asylums?
Dorothea Dix
Who was awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014?
Pasty Mink
Who is Serena Williams's sister?
Venus Williams
What do female octopus do after mating?
They will often try to eat her partner for nutrients
Which iconic girl group took home the Grammy for Best R&B Song in 2001 with their hit Say My Name?
Destiny’s child
Who was the conductor in the Underground Railroad who guided hundreds of slaves to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
Who is known to wear stylish hats and became the 100th woman to be elected to the 113th Congress?
Alama Adams
Who’s married to Simone Biles?
Jonathan Owens
What animal lives alone?
Female cheetah’s
Which iconic character famously declared, 'I'm a woman, phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that's me' in a famous poem?
Maya Angelou
What is the name of the Native-American women who served as an interpreter in the Lewis and Clark expedition and led them to success?
Sacagawea
Who was one of the first African-American women to work as a NASA scientist? (hint: played by Taraji P. Henson in the movie “Hidden Figures”)
Katherine Goble Johnson
Who is the first black woman and openly gay woman to hold the position of mayor?
Lori Lightfoot
Who’s the trendy TikTok star who does gymnastics at LSU?
Olivia Dunne
Which animal carries their baby for five years?
orangutan mothers