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American Women in History Trivia Quiz

Women have played an important role in history. These are some facts about them.

A multiple-choice quiz by finlady. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
finlady

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
40,480

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3332

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first child born in America to English parents? Hint

Virginia Dare

Priscilla Alden

Elizabeth Barton

Anne Hutchenson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who established the American Red Cross? Hint

Florence Nightingale

Rachel Carson

Elizabeth Blackwell

Clara Barton

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first woman ever to be elected to Congress? Hint

Clare Booth Luce

Susan B. Anthony

Rebecca Felton

Jeanette Rankin

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which woman won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931? Hint

Jane Addams

Eleanor Roosevelt

Carrie Nation

Frances Perkins

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first woman cabinet member? Hint

Frances Perkins

Ida Tarbell

Dianne Feinstein

Frances Townsend

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which First Lady wrote a column 'My Day'? Hint

Lady Bird Johnson

Jacqueline Kennedy

Eleanor Roosevelt

Mamie Eisenhower

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which movie actress was an inventor? Hint

Marlene Dietrich

Joan Fontaine

Greta Garbo

Hedy Lamarr

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which African American singer sang her concert at the Lincoln Memorial? Hint

Aretha Franklin

Lena Horne

Marian Anderson

Billie Holliday

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which First Lady founded the National Wildflower Research Center? Hint

Jacqueline Kennedy

Rosalyn Carter

Barbara Bush

Lady Bird Johnson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the First Lady to marry the future President while still married to another man? Hint

Hannah VanBuren

Sarah Polk

Julia Tyler

Rachel Jackson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first child born in America to English parents?

Answer: Virginia Dare

Virginia's grandfather was founder of the Roanoke Island colony.

2. Who established the American Red Cross?

Answer: Clara Barton

Clara Barton aided the soldiers on the battlefield during the Civil War. Barton established the American Red Cross and served as its first president until 1904

3. Who was the first woman ever to be elected to Congress?

Answer: Jeanette Rankin

Ms. Rankin was a pacifist who was among 50 votes not to enter WWI and the only vote against entry into WWII. She was elected to Congress in 1917, and in 1968 marched on Washington to oppose the Vietnam War.

4. Which woman won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931?

Answer: Jane Addams

Jane Addams was a social reformer who was distressed over the plight of the urban poor. She founded Hull House in Chicago, a mecca for immigrants.

5. Who was the first woman cabinet member?

Answer: Frances Perkins

Frances Perkins was chosen by Franklin Roosevelt as Secretary of Labor.

6. Which First Lady wrote a column 'My Day'?

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt wrote this column for the Ladies Home Journal.

7. Which movie actress was an inventor?

Answer: Hedy Lamarr

During WWII Hedy Lamarr co-invented a torpedo guidance system but it was never adopted. Today, components of this go into the manufacturing of cel-phones.

8. Which African American singer sang her concert at the Lincoln Memorial?

Answer: Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson was scheduled to sing at Constitution Hall and the D.A.R. put a stop to it because she was African-American. Her concert was moved to Lincoln Memorial where she sang before 75,000. Eleanor Roosevelt dropped her membership with the D.A.R. because of this.

9. Which First Lady founded the National Wildflower Research Center?

Answer: Lady Bird Johnson

Lady Bird Johnson's project while her husband was president was to beautify the highways.

10. Who was the First Lady to marry the future President while still married to another man?

Answer: Rachel Jackson

Thinking she had divorced her first husband Rachel married Andrew Jackson. Two years later they found her first husband hadn't obtained a divorce.

Source: Author finlady

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