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She was one of the last pharaohs of Egypt, well known for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
A. Nefertiti
B. Merneith
C. Cleopatra
C. Cleopatra
Cleopatra was one of the last pharaohs of Egypt. The charismatic, intelligent, and ruthless ruler is well known for her involvement in Roman politics, especially with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
100
Which singer received the 1991 Grammy Award for best album of the year?
A. Céline Dion
B. Natalie Cole
C. Alanis Morissette
B. Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole’s 1991 album Unforgettable: With Love earned three Grammy Awards, including album of the year.
100
What team won the FIFA Women's World Cup?
A. Australia
B. U.S.A
C. Brazil
B. U.S.A
100
Which of these roles nearly lured actress Greta Garbo out of retirement?
A. the role of Colette
B. the role of Hedda Gabler
C. the role of writer George Sand
C. the role of writer George Sand
Greta Garbo was nearly lured back to the screen twice: once to portray George Sand, the other time to star in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Paradine Case (1947). She instead chose permanent retirement.
100
A. Agatha Christie
B. Margaret Sanger
C. Amelia Earhart
C. Amelia Earhart
200
A spectacular bust of Queen Nefertiti can be found in a museum in Berlin. But what does the name "Nefertiti" mean?
A. "The beautiful one has arrived"
B. "Woman of beauty"
C "The morning star"
A. "The beautiful one has arrived"
200
Which famed American jazz singer had the nickname “Lady Day”?
A. Nina Simone
B. Aretha Franklin
C. Billie Holiday
C. Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday—birth name Elinore Harris, byname Lady Day—was one of America’s greatest jazz singers, from the 1930s to the ’50s.
200
Bonnie Blair was right up there with the all-time greats in her sport. She has represented the U.S. in four Olympic Games, winning a total of six medals, five of them gold. Can you name her sport?
A. Biathlon
B. Speed Skating
C. Cycling
B. Speed Skating
Bonnie Blair won five gold medals and one bronze in her Olympic career, competing in the Calgary, Albertville and Lillehammer Winter Games.
200
Which actress played two iconic Southerners, Scarlett O’Hara and Blanche DuBois?
A. Sarah Siddons
B. Julie Andrews
C. Vivien Leigh
C. Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh was awarded the role of Scarlett O’Hara in the David O. Selznick production of Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel Gone with the Wind (1939).
200
A. Rosa Parks
B. Shirley Chisholm
C. Ella Fitzgerald
A. Rosa Parks
300
Which Egyptian ruler undertook extensive building projects, including the construction of the Dayr al-Baḥrī temple, a funerary monument for herself?
A. Hatshepsut
B. Cleopatra
C. Merneith
A. Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut undertook extensive building projects during her peaceful reign. She attained unprecedented power for a woman of her time, adopting the full titles and regalia of a pharaoh.
300
Which of these Australian singers was born Helen Mitchell?
A. Nellie Melba
B. Joan Sutherland
C. Kylie Minogue
A. Nellie Melba
Nellie Melba, born Helen Mitchell, was an Australian coloratura soprano and a singer of great popularity.
300
Brandy Chastain, Mia Hamm, Brianna Scurry, and Julie Foudy were a few of the players on the 1999 FIFA World Cup Championship soccer team. Which country did they play for?
A. Brazil
B. United States
C. Germany
B. United States
Although soccer was not enormously popular in the United States, the whole country was watching while these women played for the World Championship in 1999, and won it.
300
Which classic film noir is considered the definitive Rita Hayworth film?
A. Charlie Chan in Egypt
B. The Lady from Shanghai
C. Gilda
C. Gilda
The definitive Rita Hayworth film is Gilda (1946), in which she appeared opposite Glenn Ford, her frequent costar.
300
A. Harriet Beecher Stowe
B. Harriet Tubman
C. Hattie McDaniel
B. Harriet Tubman
400
Which Egyptian queen helped to change Egypt''s traditional polytheistic religion to one that was monotheistic, worshipping the sun god Aton?
A. Sebeknefru
B. Tausert
C. Nefertiti
C. Nefertiti
Nefertiti is known for helping her husband Akhenaten change Egypt’s traditional religion into one that was monotheistic. Some believe (though disputed) that she was a co-pharaoh alongside her husband.
400
Which lady, born in Tennessee, achieved a Billboard Hot 100 number one with the song "9 to 5"?
A. Donna Summer
B. Dolly Parton
C. Judy Garland
B. Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton achieved global success over a long career. Famous for her country music, she has also become well known for her body-enhancing surgery.
400
Annika Sorenstam, Nancy Lopez, Lorena Ochoa, and Kathy Whitworth have all been top players in their sport at one time or another. What is their sport?
A. Golf
B. Tennis
C. Swimming
A. Golf
Kathy Whitworth and Nancy Lopez were both great champions. Annika Sorenstam is a a strong golfer who has competed with men players in several competitions, while Lorena Ochoa is a real up-and-comer.
400
Which was Elizabeth Taylor’s debut film?
A. There’s One Born Every Minute
B. Father of the Bride
C. National Velvet
A. There’s One Born Every Minute
Elizabeth Taylor’s beauty brought her to the attention of a talent scout in Los Angeles, and in 1942 she made her first film, There’s One Born Every Minute.
400
A. Joan Baez
B. Frida Kahlo
C. Dolores Huerta
B. Frida Kahlo
500
Great women of Egypt include more than just princesses, queens and even Pharaohs. Lady Peseshet was none of these. What is she famous for being?
A. Egypt's richest woman
B. The world's first female physician
C. Africa's tallest woman
B. The world's first female physician
Lady Peseshet was the world's first known female physician. She was a practicising physician during the Old Kingdom period (2650-2134 BC).
500
Which singer and actress was the mother of Liza Minnelli?
A. Julie Andrews
B. Judy Garland
C. Barbra Streisand
B. Judy Garland
Liza Minnelli is the daughter of Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli. She was born in 1946 and has had a varied career in music and the arts.
500
She was a U.S. Alpine skier, with two World Cup Championships in downhill skiing and gold and silver Olympic medals to boot. Her first name is Picabo. What is her last name?
A. Alley
B. Lane
C. Street
C. Street
Picabo was born in Idaho in 1971. She won the silver medal in the Lillehammer Olympics downhill race, and got her gold in the 1998 Nagano Super-G. Picabo was once number 45 on the Sports Illustrated list of top women athletes.
500
For which film did the English actress Julie Andrews win an Academy Award?
A. The Americanization of Emily
B. Torn Curtain
C. Mary Poppins
C. Mary Poppins
After seeing Julie Andrews’s performance in Camelot, Walt Disney offered her the title role of the English nanny in his Mary Poppins (1964).
500
A. Catherine the Great
B. Joan of Arc
C. Guinevere
B. Joan of Arc