TWC: Women's History Triva Contest

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Time Waner Cable celebrates womens month
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Question 1

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Who was the first woman to run for President?
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  • Victoria Woodhull
  • Sonia Johnson
  • Belva Ann Lockwood
  • Linda Jenness

Question 2

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In what year did American women win the right to vote?
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  • 1875
  • 1930
  • 1920
  • 1905

Question 3

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Jeanette Rankin was the first woman elected to what?
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  • Supreme Court Judge
  • US Congress
  • Governor
  • Mayor

Question 4

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In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to:
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  • Own a business
  • Be ordained a minister
  • Win a gold medal in the Olympics
  • Earn a medical degree in the US

Question 5

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In 1932, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to:
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  • Fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Fly a plane
  • Fly solo around the world
  • Fly in the Air Force

Question 6

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Who was the first woman to be U.S. Secretary of State?
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  • Carol Moseley Braun
  • Elizabeth Dole
  • Condoleezza Rice
  • Madeleine Albright

Question 7

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Who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
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  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Jane Addams
  • Emily Greene Balch
  • Jody Williams

Question 8

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When were Woman first allowed to compete in Olympic track and field events?
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  • 1928
  • 1920
  • 1900
  • 1888

Question 9

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In 1884, who addressed The House of Representatives arguing for an amendment to the US Constitution granting women the right to vote?
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  • Alice Blackwell
  • Jane Addams
  • Belva Lockwood
  • Susan B Anthony

Question 10

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  • Colorado
  • Wyoming
  • California
  • Utah

Question 11

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Gertrude Ederle is best know as the first woman to do what?
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  • Ride in the Tour de France
  • Swim the English channel
  • Climb Mt. Everest
  • Sail around the world

Question 12

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Who was the first female member of the Supreme Court?
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  • Sonia Sotomayor
  • Sandra Day O'Connor
  • Carol Moseley
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Question 13

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Who was the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature?
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  • Alice Walker
  • Tayari Jones
  • Suzan-Lori Parks
  • Toni Morrison

Question 14

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Sally Ride is most famous for being the first woman to do what?
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  • On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space as a crew member on Space Shuttle Challenger for STS-7.
  • CEO of a Fortune 500 Company
  • Win 5 gold medals
  • Race in NASCAR

Question 15

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Whose dedication to helping girls reach their full potential led her to create the Girls Scouts?
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  • Linda G Alvarado
  • Juliette Gordon Low
  • Annie Jump Cannon
  • Julia Morgan

Question 16

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Who created Sesame Street, the most successful children’s television show in history?
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  • Joan Ganz Cooney
  • Dolores Huerta
  • Marian Wright Edelman
  • Maria Tallchief

Question 17

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Who was the first known American woman to advocate for women’s right to vote?
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  • Abigail Adams
  • Susan B Anthony
  • Eliza Pickney
  • Sarah J Hale

Question 18

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What female ex-slave developed effective war and espionage strategies long before women served in the military?
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  • Harriet Tubman
  • Ann Cunningham
  • Dorthy Dix
  • Elizabeth Stanton

Question 19

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What Civil War nurse founded the American Red Cross?
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  • Clara Barton
  • Mother Theresa
  • Jane Frost
  • Sarah Parker

Question 20

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Who was America’s first female self-made millionaire?
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  • Madam C. J. Walker
  • Elizabeth Jane Cochran
  • Nellie Bly
  • Sinrock Mary
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