Women's History Month
Trailblazing Women
She Invented That?!
Modern Milestones
Breaking Records
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This major world organization, known as the "UN," officially recognized International Women's Day in 1975.
What is the United Nations?
100
She is the media mogul and talk show host who became the first Black female billionaire.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
100
In 1930, Ruth Wakefield ran out of baker's chocolate and used chopped-up semi-sweet chocolate bits instead, accidentally creating this classic snack.
What is Chocolate Chip Cookies?
100
In 2023, director Greta Gerwig became the first solo female director to have a movie surpass $1 billion at the global box office with this pink-themed film.
What is Barbie?
100
In May 2000, this 18-year-old’s album Oops!... I Did It Again set the record for the highest first-week sales by a female artist, a title she held for 15 years.
Who is Britney Spears?
200
This is the primary color used globally to represent International Women's Day.
What is the color Purple?
200
She became the first female Vice President of the United States in 2021.
Who is Kamala Harris?
200
Patented in 1843, Nancy Johnson’s "Artificial Freezer" used a hand-crank and an inner cylinder to create this dessert much faster than before.
What is Ice Cream Maker?
200
In 2024, this singer became the first artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year four times.
Who is Taylor Swift?
200
In 2023, this actress and singer became the first woman to reach 400 million followers on Instagram.
Who is Selena Gomez?
300
This is the specific date International Women’s Day is celebrated globally every year.
What is March 8th?
300
She was the longest-reigning female monarch in British history, serving for 70 years until 2022.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
300
In 1904, Elizabeth Magie patented a game called "The Landlord's Game" to protest high rents; today, we know it as this famous board game.
What is Monopoly?
300
In 2023, she became the first Asian American woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress, for the 2022 movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Who is Michelle Yeoh?
300
Dr. Özlem Türeci and Dr. Katalin Karikó were the leading scientists behind the development of this vaccine which was approved for use for the first time in 2020.
What is Covid-19 Vaccine?
400
In 1980, this President of the United States signed the first proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women's History Week
Who is Jimmy Carter?
400
This French designer revolutionized women’s fashion by popularizing the "Little Black Dress" and the bob hairstyle.
Who is Coco Chanel?
400
Tired of the mess, in 1946 Marion Donovan used a shower curtain and nylon parachute cloth to create the first disposable waterproof version of this baby essential.
What is Diaper?
400
This singer and business mogul launched the Fenty brand and became the world’s richest female musician.
Who is Rihanna?
400
In 2021, Sarah Thomas became the first woman to ever officiate in a Super Bowl game.
What is a Referee?
500
In 1909, the first National Woman's Day was celebrated in this U.S. city.
What is New York City?
500
This pioneering physicist was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two different scientific fields (physics and chemistry) for discovering the elements polonium and radium?
Who is Marie Curie?
500
In 1948, the first house heated entirely by this "renewable" energy source was designed by Maria Telkes and Eleanor Raymond.
What is Solar Power?
500
A trailblazer in comedy, she was the first female head writer on Saturday Night Live and later co‑created the show 30 Rock.
Who is Tina Fey?
500
In 2022, this actress became the youngest person ever to achieve EGOT status (winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony).
Who is Jennifer Hudson?