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100

She was a Prime Minister of Germany for 18 years.


Angela Merkel

100

When is International Women's Day celebrated every year?

a) 8 March b) 18 March c) 8 May d)3 october

a) 8 March

100

The official colour for International Women's Day

a)Any colour  b)Purple  c)Rose  d)Green

b) Purple

100

Her coffin was covered with three flags at once: Germany, the USA and France

a) Angela Merkel b)Diana, Princess of Wales  c)Marlene Dietrich  d)Marilyn Monroe 

c) Marlene Dietrich

100

You have to sing some song! (any language)

Awesome!

200

She is Britain’s longest-reigning monarch to date, and she’s made numerous changes to the monarchy during her rule

a) Queen Elizabeth II b) Angelina Jolie с) Anne, Princess Royal d) Catherine II 

a) Queen Elizabeth II

200

She was the last Pharaoh of Egypt and lover of Marc Antony.

a)Cleopatra  b)Fiona  c)Aiperi  d)Athena 

a) Cleopatra

200

Which country dedicates an entire month to celebrating women?

a) Canada b) England c) Cameroon d) Armenia  

d) Armenia

200

The woman with the most followers on Instagram

а)Ariana Grande b)Kylie Jenner c)Kendall Jenner d) Selena Gomez

b) Kylie Jenner

200

Read the following tongue twisters

1) How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

2) Auf dem Rasen rasen Hasen, atmenrasselnd durch die Nasen.

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300

A Swedish environmental rights activist on climate change and youngest person of the year for Time.

a)Zlatan Ibragimovich  b)Aphrodite  c)J.K. Rowling d)Greta Thunberg

d) Greta Thunberg

300

Which country was the first to give women the right to vote? 

a)Germany  b)UAE  c)New Zeland  d)Great Britain  

c) New Zeland

300

Which country has the highest representation of women on the Board of Directors? 

a) Russia b) Turkey c) Norway d) Sweden

c) Norway 

 44% of women on the Board Since 2002, a law has enforced a quota requiring 40% female representation

300

The most popular female name

 a) Sophia b) Maria c) Anna d) Alexandra

a) Sophia

300

Draw some famous woman. 

We'll have to guess who you drew

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400

What’s the name of the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize?

a)Amelia Earhart b) Malala Yousafzai c)Anne Frank  d) Queen Elizabeth I

b) Malala Yousafzai, 

aged 17 in 2014 for her work against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.

400

In what year was International Women's Day first celebrated?

a) 1905 b) 1958 c) 1911 d) 1987 

c) 1911. 

The first International Women's Day was held; more than 1 million people in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Denmark took part 

400

How many countries are led by women?

a) 15 b) 10 c) 26 d) 34

a) 15 countries (out of 193 countries) 

8 in Europe; 3 in Africa; 1 on the American continent ; 1 in Oceania; 2 in Asia

(inf: 2021)

400

What is the only country in the world where women are conscripted into the army?

a)Russia b)Israel c)North Korea d)China

b)Israel

400

You miss a move with 400 points

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500

She is famous for the discovery of the elements radium and polonium. In 1903, she was the first woman to win a Nobel prize and went on to win another in 1911, for Physics and Chemistry respectively.

a)Maria Curie  b)Joan of Arc  c)Whitney Houston   d)J.K. Rowling 

a) Marie Curie

500

On March 8, 1917, the women of which country protested against the First World War and gender inequality, which led to their right to vote?

a) Canada b) Russia c) Germany d) Netherlands

b) Russia.

The Czar was not impressed and instructed the General to put an end to the protests but the women wouldn't be intimidated and continued their protests, which led the Czar to abdicate just days later. The provisional government then granted women in Russia the right to vote.

500

In how many countries is International Women's Day an official holiday?

a) 67 b) 12 c) 101 d) 27

d) 27

500

The first female cosmonaut

a)Valentina Tereshkova b)Sally Kristen Ride c)Kathryn Sullivan  d)Amelia Earhart 

a)Valentina Tereshkova

500

What is the motto adopted by Rotary International

Service above self