Braingle: 'Women of History I' Trivia Quiz

Women of History I

Women's History Month is celebrated in March in the U.S. Can you identify the famous women described in this quiz?

Quiz ID:	#12326
Fun:	(2.76)
Difficulty:	(1.03)
Category:	People
Created By:	jppbl

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#1 I rode through the city of Coventry, with only my hair to cover me, to protest the taxes levied by my husband.

Lady Hershey
Lady Godiva
Lady Dove
Lady Nestle

#2 I was queen of England for nine days.

Lady Jane Grey
"Bloody" Mary
Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen Elizabeth I

#3 I was the first African-American to win an Academy Award.

Butterfly McQueen
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
Hattie McDaniel

#4 I allegedly killed my father and stepmother in 1892 with an ax.

Lizzie Borden
Carrie White
Bonnie Parker
"Squeaky" Fromme

#5 I was in love with Marc Antony, and I was killed by a snake.

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#6 I was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

Sally Ride
Dian Fossey
Anna Freud
Marie Curie

#7 I am a controversial figure today. Some say I was a prostitute, but others say that I was married to Jesus.

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#8 My diary, which describes 25 months of hiding from the Nazis during WWII, is still read in high schools across the U.S.

Harriet Tubman
Anne Frank
Corrie ten Boom
Eva Braun

#9 I was part of a famous crime duo. My partner and I went on a murderous crime spree from 1932-1934.

Bonnie Parker
Faye Dunaway
Bonnie Hunt
Lizzie Borden

#10 I heard voices telling me to free France from the English. I cut my hair, dressed in a man's uniform, and led my troops in the Battle of Orleans.

Mulan
Joan of Arc
Joan Van Ark
Marie Antoinette

Comments

whodoyou

posted 615 days ago

i also got Mary Magdalene but you never accepted it why?

jpdywctr

posted 615 days ago

9/10! Yay. Great quiz.

sarari

posted 615 days ago

I got Mary Magdalene right also, but it says it's wrong?

tpg76

posted 615 days ago

Great quiz - thanks!

1smart_okie

posted 615 days ago

Really fun quiz!!! Please make more!

dswilborn

posted 615 days ago

I got the Mary Magdalene one right, no problem there at all.

I missed the Hattie McDaniel one.

baliset

posted 614 days ago

Good questions, good explanations. Overall, almost perfect. Magdalene should have been in your answer for #7 as the differentiation between J's mom as Mary and the other woman as a different Mary is important to christians. And those of us who study religions for fun.

Fun and informative quiz! Please do more. Love, love, love the explanations!

blackeve5

posted 606 days ago

With all that is attributed to her, its funny that the only explanation you could come up with for CLEOPATRA is that Elizabeth Taylor played her on film!?!

JWALL

posted 601 days ago

9/10 I enjoyed this quiz a lot!!!

Hadleigh

posted 589 days ago

Great quiz, A+

I hope you create a sequel to this.

ICUB42

posted 514 days ago

I was shocked, I knew more about women in history than I thought I would. Excellent quiz! A+

susan1234

posted 384 days ago

This was fun...Got an A...I spelled Magdalene incorrect!! Wonderful quiz!!

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Women of History I

#1 I rode through the city of Coventry, with only my hair to cover me, to protest the taxes levied by my husband.

#2 I was queen of England for nine days.

#3 I was the first African-American to win an Academy Award.

#4 I allegedly killed my father and stepmother in 1892 with an ax.

#5 I was in love with Marc Antony, and I was killed by a snake.

#6 I was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

#7 I am a controversial figure today. Some say I was a prostitute, but others say that I was married to Jesus.

#8 My diary, which describes 25 months of hiding from the Nazis during WWII, is still read in high schools across the U.S.

#9 I was part of a famous crime duo. My partner and I went on a murderous crime spree from 1932-1934.

#10 I heard voices telling me to free France from the English. I cut my hair, dressed in a man's uniform, and led my troops in the Battle of Orleans.

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