Title IX
When was Title IX established?
1972
What movie, starring Geena Davis and Tom Hanks, features an all-female professional league baseball team?
A League of Their Own
Who is considered the best female Olympic swimmer of all time?
Katie Ledecky
Who is the famous American sister tennis duo?
Venus and Serena Williams
What sport was the first to have a female AAU national championship?
Swimming
What did Title IX actually allow in regards to women's sports?
Gave female athletics a chance to grow and gave more women and girls access to participation.
What sport is featured in the movie "Bring it On"?
Cheerleading
Name 3 American Female Olympic Gold Medalists
Suni Lee, Katie Ledecky, Aly Raisman, Venus Williams, Simone Biles, etc.
Name 3 WNBA Teams
Dallas Wings, Seattle Storm, Indiana Fever, Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, New York Liberty etc.
Who is the only African-American female head women's basketball coach to win 2 national titles and what school does she coach for?
Dawn Staley at the University of South Carolina
True or false; Title IX protects everyone of every gender, not just women, from discrimination and sexual misconducts.
True
What movie, starring Margot Robbie, is about Tonya Harding and her Olympic Journey?
I, Tonya
What sport did the "final five" (Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabbie Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, and Madison Kocian) compete in?
Gymnastics
What is, arguably, the most decorated female pro sports team in the United States?
United States Women's National Soccer Team
True or false; women weren't allowed to attend the Olympics in the ancient, earliest years.
True. Women were not even allowed to spectate the Olympics, let alone participate in them.
What is the penalty if schools do not follow the rules of Title IX regarding female participation in sports?
Withdrawal of federal funding. The school will no longer be funded by the government.
What movie, starring Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum, is about a girl pretending to be her brother just so she can play soccer?
She's the Man
Who was the first female Olympic figure skater to land a triple axel during competition?
Tonya Harding
When was the WNBA established?
1997; the NBA was established in 1946
Name 3 of the 5 sports that women were allowed to participate in in their first Olympic games
Equestrian, tennis, croquet, sailing, and golf
What are the 3 parts to Title IX that need to be applied to all sports programs, male and female?
1. Participation
2. Access to scholarships
3. Benefits of being an athlete (equipment, supplies, practice space, game schedule, etc.)
What movie, starring Hilary Swank, is about a woman working with a professional trainer to be come a pro boxer?
Million Dollar Baby
When was the first time women competed in the Olympics?
Paris in 1900
When was the USNWST established?
1985
Who was the first American woman to swim the English Channel in 1926?
Gertrude Ederle