Famous First
Who was Sally Ride?
America’s first woman astronaut
What was Ben Stiller’s occupation in Meet the Parents?
Nurse
Who is the host of Jeopardy
BONUS POINTS
Alex Trebek
Under what constitutional amendment did women gain voting rights nationally?
The 19th amendment in 1920
What health care occupation employs only 5.7 percent of men?
Nursing
Who was the first female pilot to attempt to fly around the world?
Amelia Earhart
What product did former NewYorkJets’ quarterback Joe Namath make famous by showing off his legs?
Pantyhose
In what movie did Shawn and Marlon Wayans portray themselves as women in the Hamptons?
BONUS POINTS
White Chicks
What major political position did Geraldine Ferraro run for, making her the first woman ever to attempt this?
Vice President
Which profession seems more glamorous when men do it, even though they only hold 16 percent of these jobs?
Cosmetology
Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie, the first for Physics in 1903 and the second for Chemistry in 1911
Ephigenia is the first name of RobinWilliams’ nanny character played in what film?
Mrs. Doubtfire
Which western state is the only one that has more men than women enrolled in higher education?
Utah
What non-traditional worker was returned to “domestic bliss” at the end of World War II?
Rosie the Riveter
In which field do women receive nearly twice as many doctorates as men?
Education
Who was the first African-American woman millionaire?
Madame C.J. Walker, who developed a line of black hair products and the straightening comb
What artistic endeavor did former Chicago Bears’ wide receiver Willie Gault enroll in to perform his sport with more grace and precision?
Ballet
What was the first modern nation to adopt voting rights for women?
New Zealand
Who was the first female Supreme Court justice?
Sandra Day O’Conner
In which field do men receive nearly five times as many doctorates as women?
Engineering
Who is the female Asian-American nuclear scientist who taught at Princeton when no women were allowed to study there?
Chien-Shiung Wu
What female tennis star beat a male competitor in a challenge match on national TV?
Billie Jean King (vs. Bobby Riggs)
In what city was the first nursing school for men to start?
New York City
Who is the first African American female to hold the position of the Vice President of the United States?
BONUS POINTS
Kamala Harris
In which level of education do we find the fewest male teachers?
Elementary