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1. She was a judge in Ancient Israel. Which of these women features in the Bible, described as a heroine and prophetess?
2. An Old Testament heroine next. Just as Jael killed Sisera, Judith disposed of Holofernes. This is the subject of much art and sculpture, including an early 17th century version 'Judith Slaying Holofernes'. This is by a female artist and Old Master. Name her.
3. Boudica or Boadicea, queen of the Iceni, fought the Romans in Britain and her troops are said to have killed nearly a hundred thousand Romans. Eventually they lost at the battle of Watling Street, and Boadicea either killed herself or died of an undisclosed illness. Can you locate the Iceni on a map of the UK?
4. Joan of Arc could certainly fight. She persuaded the French troops to take on the English; her reward to be burnt at the stake. Which of these words was a nickname associated with her?
5. Queen Elizabeth I ruled for 45 years as the last of the Tudors. Her relationship with the Duke of Essex led to an opera, Gloriana, written by whom?
6. Catherine the Great of Russia was one of Russia's greatest and most successful rulers. The city of Yekaterinburg is named after her, but it might be most associated with someone or something else?
7. Grace Darling was a folk hero in England in the nineteenth century. For what act of heroism was she famous?
8. This woman led the suffragette movement in the UK to obtain the vote for women. It took 25 years from the start of the movement to allow woman voters over 21 to vote legally (though earlier women over 30 were permitted to vote). Who was she?
9. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She died in mysterious circumstances somewhere over the pacific, and it still is not clear whether she has been found as at 2017, and what happened to her plane. She was recently played in the movie "Amelia" by whom?
10. My last strong woman won the Nobel peace prize for her work in pushing forward women's education in Pakistan. She survived an assassination attempt and has become a powerful speaker and writer for her cause of women's equality. Who is she?
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