The Right Woman Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cleopatra

Cleopatra has been portrayed in many films and movies over the years. She is always shown to have great passion and strength as a woman and queen. Octavia was the wife of Mark Antony. Iras and Charmian were Cleopatra's maidservants.

Answer: Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc's parents were farmers in the small community of Domrémy. As she became a teen she believed she heard the angels of the Lord speaking to her. She became certain that she was to help fight against the English armies and made her way to eventually speak to King Charles and convince him and others of this fact.

The French armies did have much success in her company. Unfortunately, during a battle with the Burgundians, she was captured and eventually sold to the English who she was charged with heresy.

She was convicted and burnt at the stake.

Answer: Betsy Ross

Many people believe it to be a fact that Betsy Ross designed the first American flag. However, there is no concrete evidence that this was the case. The story of her involvement in the making of the flag was written in a paper by her grandson, and presented to a historical society long after her death.

Answer: Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman devoted her life towards helping others and changing the face of slavery. She is an inspiration to women everywhere for her strength and struggle for equality and civil rights.

Answer: Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony's involvement in the women's rights movement was paramount in bringing about changes to the laws and beliefs of society in the 19th century. She was unrelenting in her quest, traveling across the United States and Europe giving up to 100 speeches a year.

Although she is most remembered for her fight for woman's rights she also had a strong voice in the abolition of slavery. Her life was filled with many significant accomplishments. She passed away in 1906, many years before she could see women given the right to vote.

Answer: Grandma Moses

Anna Mary Robertson Moses didn't begin painting until she was in her seventies. During the next three decades she created many paintings, and was honored many times. Although her paintings started out selling for five dollars at the local store, in 2006 her work Sugaring Off, sold for $1.2 million.

She is an inspiration for many woman showing that its never too late to follow your dreams.

Answer: Anne Sullivan

Her student was of course Helen Keller, who became deaf and blind from a very early age as the result of an illness. The two spent the rest of their lives together traveling and lecturing. Their ashes are laid together at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

Answer: Virginia Apgar

Virginia Apgar created the Apgar Score. This is a system used within minutes of birth to quickly assess the health of a newborn. The nurse or doctor checks the heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes, skin color and breathing, then assigns a score out of ten, the higher the score the better.

Answer: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher served three terms as Prime Minister. The Soviets nicknamed her the Iron Lady, and this nickname became popular as in her own country as well. She had a reputation for being a strong willed and a tough politician. She suffered from small strokes in 2002 and subsequently died of stroke in 2013.

Answer: Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was born in 1910. When she was eighteen she left her home to study English in Ireland. A few months later she began her life long journey as a missionary nun. She started a foundation called 'Missionaries of Charity', which became a worldwide charity, assisting a considerable number of people.