Women's History Jeopardy

Politics

100

The first female vice president, first African American vice president, first Southeast Asian American vice president.

Kamala Harris

200

In what election year did a woman run for president as the candidate for a major party?

2016 (Hillary Clinton)

300

A Democrat from California, she was the first female Speaker of the House from 2007-2011 and again from 2019-2023.

Nancy Pelosi

400

Hailing from Montana, she was the first woman elected to Congress.

Jeanette Rankin

500

Who was the first woman to run for president in the U.S.?

Victoria Woodhull in 1872

Famous Firsts

100

First female Supreme Court justice. 

Sandra Day O'Connor

200

The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Amelia Earhart

300

First American female in space. 

Sally Ride

400

First African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (authored books "The Bluest Eye," "Beloved," "Sula").

Toni Morrison

500

First female cabinet member for a U.S. president, served under President F.D. Roosevelt

Francis Perkins

Pop-Culture

100

This singer just gained the rights to all of her music.

Taylor Swift

200

The highest-grossing female artist of all time. 

Madonna

300

First African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Halle Berry

400

This activist co-founded and presided over the National Woman Suffrage Association.

Susan B. Anthony

500

This was Beyonce's first movie. 

Austin Powers: Goldmember

Women in Sport

100

Who is the most decorated US female gymnast of all time?

Simone Biles

200

This was the first year that women could compete in the Olympics. 

1900

300

The most decorated female Olympic athlete of all time.

Katie Ledecky (swimming)

400

In what sport did Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in the highly publicized "Battle of the Sexes"?

Tennis

500

Highest paid female athlete in the world (as of 2024).

Coco Gauff (tennis player)

Grab Bag

100

Leader of the birth control movement in the early to mid 20th century.

Margaret Sanger

200

Betty Friedan is said to have sparked the 2nd wave of feminism after publishing this famous book.

The Feminine Mystique

300

Maya Lin is a famous architect known for designing which famous memorial?

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

400

Authored the famous poem, "Phenomenal Woman".

Maya Angelou

500

This African American woman became the first female self-made millionaire in the U.S. after establishing her hair care products. 

Madame CJ Walker