Question 1

1. Which US First Lady is known for being the first to take on responsibilities beyond hosting and entertaining in the White House?

Accepted Answer

Eleanor Roosevelt

Question 2

Who was the first openly transgender woman to appear on the cover of Time magazine?

Accepted Answer

Laverne Cox

Question 3

Which soldier fought in the American Revolutionary War disguised as a man?

Accepted Answer

Deborah Sampson

Question 4

Which abolitionist was known as ‘Moses’ in the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 5

Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?

Accepted Answer

Aretha Franklin

Question 6

Who was the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

Sandra Day O’Connor

Question 7

Which mathematician was known as ‘the human computer’ and helped calculate trajectories for the first man in space?

Accepted Answer

Katherine Johnson

Question 8

Which scientist was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes?

Accepted Answer

Marie Curie

Question 9

Who was the first woman to receive EGOT status (winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony)?

Accepted Answer

Helen Hayes

Question 10

Who was the first woman to receive EGOT status (winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony)?

Accepted Answer

Frida Kahlo

Women's History Month Trivia!

2) Who was the first openly transgender woman to appear on the cover of Time magazine?