Notable Women in History
Notable Events in History
Inspirations and Obstacles
Potpourri
100
Who was the first Chinese-American woman to be a physician?
Who is Margaret Chung?
100
What was the first women’s rights convention called?
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
100
What was Rosalind Franklin credited with discovery of?
What is the double-helix structure of DNA?
100
What AAPI country does this flag represent?
What is Malaysia?
200
Chiling Tong, an Asian Pacific American activist and public official, has held public office or advisory positions under these three consecutive U.S. Presidents.
Who are George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump?
200
What court did the case of Vincent Chin's murder get brought to after advocacy and protests by Lily Chin?
What is the Supreme Court (US vs Edens)?
200
What was the statistic that incentivized Amika George to start advocating for free menstrual products in British Schools?
What is 1 in 10 girls missed school because of period poverty?
200
Which U.S. state has the highest concentration of Asians?
A. Washington
B. New Jersey
C. California
D. Hawaii
What is Hawaii?
300
What did Monica Khant, an immigration rights lawyer, do during her time at GAIN?
What is she offered free assistance to asylum seekers and immigrants, victim of violence and launched the first Victim-Survivor Fatality Needs Assessment?
300
What group was excluded by the 19th amendment ratification?
What is BIPOC women?
300
What was the famous movement associated with Greta Thunberg?
What are the Fridays for Future movement?
300
Tired of wearing corsets, 19-year-old Caresse Crosby was credited with inventing this everyday undergarment in 1914. What is the item?
What is a bra?
400
Chien-Shiung Wu was the first female president of the American Physical Society and a physicist who worked on this major project involved in WWII.
What is the Manhattan Project?
400
What was the act that served as the precursor to the Chinese Exclusion Act that prohibited entry to Chinese laborers and women, cited them for immigrating "lewd and immoral" purposes?
What is the Page Act of 1875?
400
Mary Calkins completed all the requirements for a PhD at this university, but was denied the degree because she was a woman. Which university was it?
What is Harvard University?
400
Which woman holds the record for the most Grammy Awards won by a female artist?
Who is Beyonce?
500
An era of agricultural advancement which normalized use of high yield crops, pesticides, synthetic, fertilizers. What was this called?
What was the Green Revolution?
500
What year was the Chinese Exclusion Act passed?
What is 1882?
500
It wasn't until what year that women of all races could legally vote?
What is 1965?
500
What is the name of this AAPI dish?
What is zong zi?