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Women's history quiz trivia questions and answers today

Women's history quiz trivia questions and answers today

Here is the Women's history quiz trivia questions and answers today


Can you name the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Answer: Marie Curie



Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

Answer: Margaret Thatcher

Can you name the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer: Amelia Earhart



Who was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

Answer: Sandra Day O’Connor

Can you name the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

Answer: Charlotte Cooper (1900, tennis)

Who was the first woman to run for U.S. President?

Answer: Victoria Woodhull (1872)



Can you name the first woman to win the Booker Prize?

Answer: Bernice Rubens (1970)

Who was the first woman to win the Fields Medal in mathematics?

Answer: Maryam Mirzakhani

Who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

Answer: Edith Wharton



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Answer: Bertha von Suttner

Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Answer: Selma Lagerlöf



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics?

Answer: Elinor Ostrom

Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?

Answer: Gerty Cori



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

Answer: Marie Curie

Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?

Answer: Marie Curie



Who was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director?

Answer: Kathryn Bigelow
 
Can you name the first woman to win the Grammy for Album of the Year?

Answer: Judy Garland



Who was the first woman to win the French Open tennis championship?

Answer: Adine Masson (1897)

Can you name the first woman to win the Wimbledon singles title?

Answer: Maud Watson (1884)



Who was the first woman to win the Boston Marathon officially?

Answer: Kathrine Switzer

Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize twice?

Answer: Marie Curie



Who was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress?

Answer: Janet Gaynor

Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress?

Answer: Hattie McDaniel



Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay?

Answer: Muriel Box

Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay?

Answer: Frances Marion



Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Costume Design?

Answer: Dorothy Jeakins

Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Editing?

Answer: Anne V. Coates



Who was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature?

Answer: Sarah Maldoror

Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Production Design?

Answer: Catherine Martin



Who was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling?

Answer: Ve Neill

Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing?

Answer: Cecelia Hall



Who was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects?

Answer: Suzanne Benson

Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject?

Answer: Freida Lee Mock



Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short?

Answer: Freida Lee Mock

Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song?

Answer: Marilyn Bergman



Who was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Score?

Answer: Rachel Portman

Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Art Direction?

Answer: Julia Heron

Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature?

Answer: Barbara Kopple



Can you name the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short?

Answer: Freida Lee Mock

Who was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short?

Answer: Alison Snowden


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Who was the first woman to win the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor?

Answer: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

Can you name the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State?

Answer: Madeleine Albright



Who was the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize?

Answer: Zaha Hadid

Can you name the first woman to win the Man Booker International Prize?

Answer: Lydia Davis



Who was the first woman to win the U.S. presidential primary election?

Answer: Margaret Chase Smith



Can you name the first woman to win the U.S. vice presidency?

Answer: Kamala Harris

Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from the Americas?

Answer: Gabriela Mistral



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Africa?

Answer: Nadine Gordimer



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Eastern Europe?

Answer: Wisława Szymborska

Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Scandinavia?

Answer: Selma Lagerlöf



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from France?

Answer: Annie Ernaux

Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from the U.S.?

Answer: Pearl S. Buck



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from the UK?

Answer: Doris Lessing



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Germany?

Answer: Nelly Sachs

Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Italy?

Answer: Grazia Deledda



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Canada?

Answer: Alice Munro

Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Poland?

Answer: Wisława Szymborska



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Russia?

Answer: Svetlana Alexievich



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Austria?

Answer: Elfriede Jelinek

Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Africa?

Answer: Nadine Gordimer



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from South America?

Answer: Gabriela Mistral

Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from North America?

Answer: Pearl S. Buck



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Northern Europe?

Answer: Selma Lagerlöf

Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Western Europe?

Answer: Grazia Deledda



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Eastern Europe?

Answer: Wisława Szymborska



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature from Central Europe?

Answer: Elfriede Jelinek


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Who was the first woman to win the U.S. presidential election as Vice President?

Answer: Kamala Harris



Can you name the first woman to lead the Indian National Congress?

Answer: Annie Besant

Who was the first woman to become Chancellor of Germany?

Answer: Angela Merkel



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Africa?

Answer: Wangari Maathai



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from the Middle East?

Answer: Shirin Ebadi

Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Asia?

Answer: Mother Teresa



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from North America?

Answer: Jane Addams



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Europe?

Answer: Bertha von Suttner



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Scandinavia?

Answer: Alva Myrdal



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from the U.S.?

Answer: Jane Addams

Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Liberia?

Answer: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Yemen?

Answer: Tawakkol Karman



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Northern Ireland?

Answer: Betty Williams



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Guatemala?

Answer: Rigoberta Menchú



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Myanmar?

Answer: Aung San Suu Kyi



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Iran?

Answer: Shirin Ebadi

Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Kenya?

Answer: Wangari Maathai



Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Liberia?

Answer: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf



Can you name the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Peace from Sweden?

Answer: Alva Myrdal