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She was the first female Vice-President of the United States with President Joe Biden.

Who is Kamala Harris?

100

She is an advocate for children's nutrition, author, lawyer and known for being the first African-American First Lady in the White House.

Who is Michelle Obama?

100

This woman is considered one of the best American Tennis players of all time with 23 Grand Slam titles and 4 Olympic gold medals.

Who is Serena Williams?

100

With more than 12 albums total, she became the first woman to win the Grammy for Best Album of the Year 4 times.

Who is Taylor Swift?

100

What country was the first to grant woman the right to vote?

What is New Zealand?
200

In what year did Congress declare March as Women's history month to honor the achievements of American Women?

A. 1986 B. 1978 C. 1987 D. 1997

What is C. 1987?

200

She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928.

Who is Amerlia Earhart?

200

In 2024, she set the all time NCAA Division 1 scoring record for basketball with 3,951 points and has won Big Ten player of the year award 3 times.

Who is Caitlin Clark?

200

This woman was the first to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.  

Who is Aretha Franklin?

200

True or False: Women invented the dishwasher, modern hairbrushes and windshield wipers.

What is true?

300

In the year 1920, this Constitutional Amendment gave women a voice and the right to vote in elections.

What is the 19th Constitutional Amendment?

300

In 1981, this woman became the first female to serve on the U.S. Supreme court, appointed by President Reagan. 

Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?

300

Which Olympic games were the first to have equal numbers of male and female athletes? 

A. Germany 1972 B. Paris 2024 C. Spain 1992 D. London 1948

B. Paris 2024

300

In 2011, women comprised what percentage of all directors, executive producers, producers, writers, cinematographers, and editors working on the top 250 films. A. 0% B. 100% C. 50% D. 18%

What is D. 18%

300

In what year could women first legally get a credit card in their name?

What is 1974?

400

In 1950 women comprised less than 2% of the military. Today, what is the estimated percentage of women in the U.S. Armed Forces? 

A. 30% B. 11% C. 25% D. 19%

What is D. 19% 

400

She was a physist and chemist known for being the first woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and the first person to ever win 2.

Who is Marie Curie?

400

In 1960, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field and is often called "the fastest woman in the world".

Who is Wilma Rudolph?

400

This American television host, philanthropist, entrepreneur and media personality was listed as both the most influential woman and the most influential black person of her generation with the highest rated talk-show in history.

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

400
What US city hosted the first ever "Women's History Day" in 1909?

What is New York City?

500

With her real name being Elizabeth Griscom, she is credited for being the first maker of the American Flag and has a house named after her in Philadephia, PA.

Who is Betsy Ross? 

500

What year did Elizabeth Blackwell become the first woman to earn a medical degree? 

A. 1849 B. 1926 C. 1949 D. 1962

What is A. 1849?

500

This NBA began in 1949. The WNBA began in _____.

A. 1940 B. 2003 C. 1996 D. 1975

What is C.1996?

500

What percentage of musicians on the Billboard's hot charts are woman?

A. 10% B. 80% C. 64% D. 35%

What is D. 35%?

500

Who was the first female astronaut to go to space in 1983 at the age of 32?

Who is Sally Ride?