Do You Know About Famous Women?
Take this quiz to find out about Famous Women.
- 1.Frances Perkins, the first female member in the U.S. Cabinet, oversaw what department?
- A.
Defense
- B.
State
- C.
Labor
- D.
Energy
- 2.One of the world's most celebrated poets; she lived most of her life as a recluse in a small New England community. Who was she?
- A.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
- B.
Mary McCarthy
- C.
Emily Dickinson
- D.
Sylvia Plath
- 3.Who is the gifted filmmaker who became tainted by making such masterful works as "Triumph of the Will" for the Nazis?
- A.
Leni Riefenstahl
- B.
Grace Von Allerstein
- C.
Marlene Dietrich
- D.
Mona Von Bismark
- 4.What is the oldest coffeehouse in America and who is the woman who founded it?
- A.
Cafe Cinema, Mary Reagan
- B.
Caffe Lena, Lena Spencer
- C.
Caffe Melissa, Melissa Ryan
- D.
The Eight Step, Lucy Johnson
- 5.Which future First Lady wrote her husband advising that he "remember the ladies"?
- A.
Eleanor Roosevelt
- B.
Hilary Rodham Clinton
- C.
Abigail Adams
- D.
Martha Washington
- 6.Which woman legislator issued a Declaration of Conscience protesting Joe McCarthy?
- A.
Barbara Boxer
- B.
Patricia Schroeder
- C.
Margaret Chase Smith
- D.
Eleanor Roosevelt
- 7.Which queen reigned in the U.K. during the lifetimes of Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, and Charles Darwin?
- A.
Queen Victoria
- B.
Queen Elizabeth I
- C.
Queen Anne
- D.
Queen Mary
- 8.In 1939, contralto Marian Anderson was refused concert space at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, by which of the following organizations?
- A.
Daughters Of The American Colonists
- B.
Daughters Of American Congressmen
- C.
Daughters Of The Confederacy
- D.
Daughters Of The American Revolution
- 9.Who was a relentless crusader for the rights of mentally ill Americans in prison?
- A.
Sophonisba Breckenridge
- B.
Alice Hamilton
- C.
Mary Chapman Catt
- D.
Dorothea Dix
- 10.Which of the following First Ladies have not appeared on a U.S. postage stamp?
- A.
Eleanor Roosevelt
- B.
Mary Todd Lincoln
- C.
Dolley Madison
- D.
Martha Washington
- 11.Who is the only First Lady whose childhood home is a National Historic Site?
- A.
Martha Washington
- B.
Dolley Madison
- C.
Eleanor Roosevelt
- D.
Mary Todd Lincoln
- 12.What woman became President and CEO of eBay Technologies in March 1998?
- A.
Meg Whitman
- B.
Marjorie Scardino
- C.
Carly Fiorina
- D.
Mary Kay Ash
- 13.Considered one of the few female outlaws of the Old West, Belle Starr was known as what?
- A.
The Black Velvet Bandit
- B.
The Petticoat Terror Of The Plains
- C.
The Bushwacking Belle
- D.
The Bandit Queen
- 14.Martha Jane Canary was better known as whom?
- A.
Jane Austen
- B.
Martha Washington
- C.
Calamity Jane
- D.
Jane Powell
- 15.What country did Ruler Aloisia Lavelua rule or govern?
- A.
Wallis
- B.
Angola
- C.
Italy
- D.
India
- 16.Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto led which country?
- A.
Maldives
- B.
Great Britain
- C.
Bermuda
- D.
Pakistan
- 17.What country did Queen Liliuokalani rule or govern?
- A.
Madagascar
- B.
Hawaii
- C.
Portugal
- D.
Guyana
- 18.Where was Boadicea, Queen of the Iceni c. in power from 26-61?
- A.
Great Britain
- B.
New Zealand
- C.
Russia
- D.
Egypt
- 19.Empress Wu Chao was empress of which country?
- A.
Grenada
- B.
China
- C.
Brazil
- D.
Spain
- 20.What country did Queen Kossamak rule over?
- A.
Haiti
- B.
Netherlands Antilles
- C.
Liberia
- D.
Cambodia
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