Gen Z Trivia
What year were Gen Z’s born in?
1997-2012
Who wrote “The Feminine Mystique” in 1968 and became a leading figure in the Women’s Movement?
Betty Friedan
Who was selected to participate in the NASA Teacher in Space Project and was scheduled to become the first teacher in space on the Space Shuttle Challenger?
Chirsta McAuliffe
Who was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico?
Frida Kahlo
Who was the first African American woman to play at Wimbledon.
Althea Gibson
What year was the first Iphone revealed?
2007
Who is the American author/educator known for advocating for the blind, women's suffrage and co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union as a blind and deaf woman?
Helen Keller
Who was a pioneering physicist and scientist, who coined the term radioactivity, discovered two new elements (radium and polonium) and developed a portable x-ray machine.
Marie Curie
A widely-known American jazz singer when, in 1958, she made history, becoming the first African American woman to win a Grammy
Ella Fitsgerald
Who was the first woman to successfully climb Mount Everest?
Junko Tabei
In 2011, what was the most downloaded app on smart phones?
Angry Birds
Who is the young Jewish girl who died in a concentration camp in 1945 and is famous for a diary she wrote during WWII?
Anne Frank
Who is the chemist and X-ray crystallographer known for her contributions to the discovery of the molecular structure of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
Who was a self-described “Black Lesbian, mother, warrior, poet” whose work has had a significant influence on intersectional theory and activism?
Audre Lorde
Who was the first woman to successfully climb Mount Everest?
Junko Tabei
Most popular movie of 2010?
Avatar
Who is the literary icon made famous for her classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
Who became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery?
Dr. Ellen Ochoa
Who is known as the "Queen of Salsa" and became one of the most prolific musicians in Latin America?
Celia Cruz
Who is the Kenyan long-distance runner who became the first African American woman to win the NYC Marathon in 1994?
Tegla Loroupe
Hishest selling video game of all time?
Minecraft
Who is referred to as “The Godmother of rock and roll” and had a major influence on musicians such as Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Elvis, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
What are the names of the three brilliant African-American women at NASA who are portrayed in the film Hidden Figures?
Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)
Who was the first woman ever to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
Who is ranked as the number one female rower in the world since 2015?
Helen Glover