By leah jones
International Women’s Day is on Mar. 8. Test your knowledge on the achievements of women in history ewith these IWD trivia questions.
1. In which year was the first official International Women's Day celebrated? 2. What was the original purpose of International Women's Day? 3. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
1. Answer: 1911. 2. Answer: To advocate for women's rights, including suffrage and better working conditions. 3. Answer: Marie Curie (in Physics, 1903).
4. Which activist famously refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955? 5. What month is Women's History Month? 6. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
4. Answer: Rosa Parks. 5. Answer: March. 6. Answer: Margaret Thatcher.
7. Which U.S. Supreme Court Justice and pioneer for gender equality served from 1993 to 2020? 8. Which organization recognized International Women's Day in 1977? 9. Which amendment to the US constitution gave women the right to vote?
7. Answer: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 8. Answer: The United Nations (UN). 9. Answer: The 19th Amendment.
10. Which Pakistani activist won the Nobel Peace Prize at 17 for women's education advocacy? 11. Who was the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? 12. Who was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968?
10. Answer: Malala Yousafzai. 11. Answer: Toni Morrison. 12. Answer: Shirley Chisholm.
13. Who was the first Black woman astronaut to travel to space in 1992? 14. Which African country became the first to elect a female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in 2006? 15. Which three colors are traditionally associated with International Women’s Day?
13. Answer: Dr. Mae Jemison. 14. Answer: Liberia. 15. Answer: Purple, green and white (symbolizing justice, dignity and hope).
16. Which Black woman was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement and gave the famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech in 1851? 17. Which European country became the first to introduce paid parental leave for both parents, regardless of gender, in 1974?
16. Answer: Sojourner Truth. 17. Answer: Sweden.
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