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100

What is the name of the campus organization dedicated to supporting and empowering women in engineering?  

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

100

Which singer went on a world tour called 'The Eras Tour'?

Taylor Swift

100

Who was the American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights?

Katherine Johnson

100

Who was the deaf-blind author, activist, and educator who overcame significant adversity to become a leading advocate for disability rights, women's suffrage, and various social causes?

Hellen Keller

200

 What is the name of the club on campus that promotes and supports women in a variety of fields that may not be STEM/engineering?


Society of Professional Women (SPW)

200

Which former Disney star released the song Espresso released in 2024

Sabrina Carpenter 

200

What is the name of the physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity?


Marie Curie

200

Who was the American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott?

Rosa Parks

300

What is the name of Clarkson's incoming president?

Dr. Michelle B. Larson

300

Who won won both best country album and album of the year at the 2025 Grammay's?

Beyonce, "Cowboy Carter" 

300

Who is known as 'The Lady with the Lamp' for leading nursing efforts during the Crimean War and pioneering reforms in nursing education and hygiene?

Florence Nightingale

300

Who was best known for her pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement in the United States,  pushing for womens right to vote? 

Susan B. Anthony

400

What is the name of the hockey player who scored the first goal in PWHL history and is a Clarkson alum?

Ella Shelton

400

Who was the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director?

Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2010)

400

What is the name of the woman who is considered the world’s first computer programmer?


Ada Lovelace

400

Who was the American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist who published seven autobiographies and wrote the famous poem 'Still I Rise'?

Maya Angelou

500

When did Clarkson officially allow women students to enroll?


1964

500

Which American actress is known for portraying Black activists and iconic figures, including singer Tina Turner, Rosa Parks, and Betty Shabazz?

Angela Bassett

500

Who was the scientist whose early 1950s research provided critical evidence for the discovery of DNA's double-helix structure?

Rosalind Franklin

500

Who was the Pakistani female education activist, film and television producer, and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize receiver, receiving the honor at the age of 17?

Malala Yousafzai