Women Trivia Questions and Answers

1. When did women get the right to vote in the United States of America?

A: 1919 B: 1920 C: 1934 D: 1932

2. The first woman to serve in the United States Senate represented what state?

A: Florida B: Georgia C: New York D: California

3. Which of these was the only event open to women at the first Winter Olympic Games?

A: Figure Skating B: Bobsleigh C: Luge D: Curling

4. Who was the first woman to run for president?

A: Hillary Clinton B: Victoria Woodhull C: Cynthia McKinney D: Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood

5. Who was the first Black woman to become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

A: Ketanji Brown Jackson B: Elena Kagan C: Amy Coney Barrett D: Clara Shortridge Foltz

6. Which of these women created the first Computer algorithm?

A: Stephanie Kwolek B: Evelyn Berezin C: Josephine Cochran D: Ada Lovelace

7. Who was the first woman to win an Oscar?

A: Viola Davis B: Bessie Smith C: Janet Gaynor D: Cicely Tyson

8. As of 2023, there has never been a female Senate Majority Leader?

True False

9. Who was the first woman to travel into space?

A: Sally Ride B: Valentina Tereshkova C: Jessica Watkins D: Mae C. Jemison

10. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

A: Jane Goodall B: Hedy Lamarr C: Florence Nightingale D: Marie Curie

11. Which one of these women have won the Grammy for Album of the Year the most times?

A: Adele B: Nicki Minaj C: Beyonce D: Taylor Swift

12. The first female Vice President of the United States was formerly a Senator of what state?

A: Washington B: New York C: California D: New Mexico