The Women Who Changed History

Ready to test your knowledge of remarkable women who've shaped our world? This trivia challenge celebrates the brilliant minds, fearless pioneers, and creative visionaries who've made groundbreaking contributions across science, arts, sports, technology, and beyond. From Nobel Prize winners to Olympic champions, from revolutionary artists to tech innovators - let's see how well you know these extraordinary trailblazers. You might discover some incredible stories that will leave you amazed!
 
 
Which English author wrote "Frankenstein" at age 18 and is considered one of the founders of science fiction?
Jane Austen
Mary Shelley
George Eliot
Charlotte Brontë
Trivia Women influence history: Personal Portrait of Painter
 
 
Which woman is considered an esteemed painter who is best known for her own portraits?
Frida Kahlo
Georgia O'Kef
Yayoi Kusama
Sofia Coppola
 
 
Which American reformer founded the American Red Cross in 1881?
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Clara Barton
Frances Willard
 
 
Who was the American anthropologist who studied cultures in Samoa and challenged assumptions about adolescence and gender roles?
Ruth Benedict
Margaret Mead
Zora Neale Hurston
Jane Addams
Trivia Women influence history: Maria Sibila Marian
 
 
What made Maria Maria Sibylla Merian famous?
She was a nature and illustrator researcher
For inventing sign language
She made great geographical discoveries
She made great Astronomical discoveries
Trivia Women influence history: URL
 
 
What woman was an Olympic athlete who became famous after dealing with Polio in her childhood and going on to win gold medals?
Wilma Rudolph
Serena Williams
Simone Biles
Catherine Sweetser
Trivia Women influence history: Jane Goodol
 
 
What is Jane Goodol's specialization field, which is considered a pioneer in the field?
Primatology
Genetics
Nuclear physics
Linguistics
Trivia Women influence history: the first woman flying into space
 
 
Who was the first woman in space?
Valentine's Tarakovova
Julia Gagarin
Sally Raid
Lila Morgan
Trivia Women influence history: Mary Young
 
 
What made Mary Young famous?
She was a paleontologist that has discovered important fossils
She was a mathematician who invented innovative measurement tools
She was an ocean researcher who discovered new creatures
She was a doctor who invented innovative testing methods
Trivia Women influence history: a woman's painting
 
 
Which woman is considered a computer science pioneer, who wrote the first algorithm for the modern computer?
Ada Lovelace
Grace Hopper
Marie Smith
Florence Nightingale
Trivia Women influence history: Mary Kiri
 
 
What made Mary Kiri so famous?
She was a physicist who won both Nobel Awards
She was a political revolutionary
She was an important astronomer in the 19th century
She was the first to design a nuclear power plant
Trivia Women influence history: Woman
 
 
Which of these women was a doctor who developed a method of education that carries her name?
Maria Montessori
Elizabeth Black
Anne Sullivan
Sylvia Plath
Trivia Women influence history: the squadron disappeared around the world
 
 
Which woman was one of the first pilots in history and disappeared during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe?
Amelia Earhart
Valerie Thomas
Amy Johnson
Harriet Quimby
Trivia Women influence history: Agatha Christie
 
 
What kind of books did Agatha Christie write?
Detective novels
Aristocratic love stories
Social psychology
Children's books
Trivia Women influence history: A picture of a woman
 
 
What woman was known to be the leader of the fight for the right for women i to vote in the UK?
Emmeline Pankhurst
Simone de Beauvoir
Rosa Parks
Virginia Woolf
Trivia Women influence history: a woman with head in a tire
 
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