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March - Women's History Month Trivia Quiz

March is Women's History Month, so here are some questions about famous women.Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by finlady. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
finlady

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
70,374

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first woman professional artist in America? Hint

Henrietta Johnston

Virginia Dare

Anne Bradstreet

Mary Goddard

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first native born American to be made a saint by the Roman Catholic Church? Hint

Elizabeth Ann Seton

Ann Ayres

Mother Teresa

Francis Xavier Cabrini

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first woman to found a major religion in America? Hint

Anna Howard Shaw

Evangeline Cary Booth

Mary Baker Eddy

Olympia Brown

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first woman to be nominated for President of the U.S. by a major political party? Hint

Francis Perkins

Victoria Chaplin Woodhull

Jeanette Rankin

Margaret Chase Smith

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was a notable actress whose real name was Betty Joan Perske? Hint

Whoopi Goldberg

Lauren Bacall

Bette Davis

Marilyn Monroe

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who, for her tireless work and support of Civil Rights, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994? Hint

Margaret Meade

Winona Duke

Ada Louise Huxtable

Barbara Jordan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who read her poem 'On the Pulse of Morning' at in inauguration of President Clinton in 1993? Hint

Elizabeth Bishop

Anne Bradstreet

Maya Angelou

Rachel Carson

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Question 8 of 10

8. What psychologist gained national attention on the $64,000 Question and $64,000 Challenge in the 1950s? Hint

Dr. Joyce Brothers

Mary Hannah Fulton

Cicely Tyson

Marlo Thomas

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first ordained woman minister in the U.S.? Hint

Antoinette Louisa Blackwell

Leontine Kelly

Lee Ann

Aimee Semple McPherson

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Question 10 of 10

10. What famous woman said, 'Deliver me from your cold phlegmatic preachers, politicians, friends, lovers and husbands'? Hint

Abigail Adams

Ann Landers

Eleanor Roosevelt

Gloria Steinem

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first woman professional artist in America?

Answer: Henrietta Johnston

Henrietta Johnston began as a portrait artist in Charles Town (now Charleston) South Carolina in 1707.

2. Who was the first native born American to be made a saint by the Roman Catholic Church?

Answer: Elizabeth Ann Seton

Elizabeth Ann Seton established the first American Sisters of Charity in Maryland in 1809 and became a saint in 1975.

3. Who was the first woman to found a major religion in America?

Answer: Mary Baker Eddy

Mary Baker Eddy established the Church of Christ Scientist in 1879.

4. Who was the first woman to be nominated for President of the U.S. by a major political party?

Answer: Margaret Chase Smith

Margaret Chase Smith was nominated at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco in 1964. However, the nomination was won by Barry Goldwater.

5. Who was a notable actress whose real name was Betty Joan Perske?

Answer: Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall landed her first starring role at 19 in 'To Have and To Have Not' in 1944. A year later she married her co-star Humphrey Bogart.

6. Who, for her tireless work and support of Civil Rights, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994?

Answer: Barbara Jordan

Barbara Jordan was the keynote speaker at the 1976 Democrat National Convention in N.Y., being the first African American to earn that distinction.

7. Who read her poem 'On the Pulse of Morning' at in inauguration of President Clinton in 1993?

Answer: Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou wrote five autobiographical volumes beginning with 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' in 1970. She has also published several volumes of poetry.

8. What psychologist gained national attention on the $64,000 Question and $64,000 Challenge in the 1950s?

Answer: Dr. Joyce Brothers

Dr. Joyce Brothers writes a daily syndicated newspaper column and several newspaper and monthly magazine columns.

9. Who was the first ordained woman minister in the U.S.?

Answer: Antoinette Louisa Blackwell

First she was an American Unitarian minister in Henrietta N.Y.. She was ordained a Congregational minister in 1853.

10. What famous woman said, 'Deliver me from your cold phlegmatic preachers, politicians, friends, lovers and husbands'?

Answer: Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams was a fighter for women's rights and wrote this to her husband John Adams August 5, 1776.

Source: Author finlady

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