40 Famous Women Everyone Should Know #1

40 Famous Women Everyone Should Know #1

Questions

1. Famous for her discoveries of multiple Jurassic marine fossils on the Dorset coast, which female palaeontologist was responsible for the first correctly identified ichthyosaur?
2. Considered to be the first computer programmer, which female mathematician, born in 1815, built on Charles Babbage’s idea of an analytical engine, and published the first algorithm to be utilised by such a machine?
3. Born in 1880, which female pioneered Britain’s first family planning and birth control clinic, whilst being a strong early advocate for the pro-choice movement?
4. Famous for her post-colonial, surrealist Mexican folk paintings, which artist was also heavily involved with the Mexican Communist Party?
5. Responsible for capturing the first image of the DNA double-helix, which woman was unfairly not credited alongside Watson and Crick for the discovery of the structure of DNA?
6. Who was the first female to climb mount Everest in 1975 and then continued to climb the seven highest summits on earth?
7. Born 1815, which lady, founder of the Women's Franchise League, was fundamental for organising the women’s suffrage movement?
8. Responsible for achieving Nobel prizes in Physics for her theory of radioactivity, and in Chemistry for discovering radium and polonium, who is the only person in history to win a Nobel prize in two different fields?
9. After being shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating the education of girls and women in Pakistan, which woman continued to advocate for the freedom to access education, an endeavour which led to her Nobel prize in 2014?
10. Born in 1936, which female mathematician and computer scientist was responsible for the computer codes for the Apollo 11 mission, which managed to navigate through multiple issues to successfully land the craft on the moon?
11. Which American investigative journalist, born in 1864, uncovered the horrendous conditions in New York’s Blackwell Island asylum, which led to national reform and improvements to the treatment of the mentally ill?
12. Which former first lady of the USA, and UN delegate during Harry Truman's presidency, was pivotal in forming the UN Commission on Human Rights?
13. Famous for not giving up her seat on an Alabama bus based on her race, which female was a pioneer for the US civil rights movement?
14. Which South African writer and activist won a Nobel Prize in literature, in 1991, for her epic anti-apartheid messages?
15. In 1937, who became the first board-certified anaesthetist, and later pioneered the revolutionary tool to assess the condition of a neonate, the APGAR score?
16. Which associate justice of the US Supreme Court, who spent the better part of her career breaking down barriers and fighting for women’s rights and gender parity, passed away in September 2020?
17. Famous for novels including Pride and Prejudice, which author is notably employed literary realism and a free indirect narrative style?
18. Which queen of the Iceni tribe, from modern-day East Anglia led an uprising against the Roman forces in AD60-61, and is consequently remembered as a British folk hero?
19. Who was the first female to fly solo over the Atlantic and for the female flying troop, The Ninety-Nines?
20. Famous for pioneering research into chimpanzees, which female primatologist developed theories surrounding chimp tool use and aggression?
21. In 1965, which female chemist was responsible for forming the synthetic fibre Kevlar, which has saved thousands of lives throughout its tenure?
22. Which woman, suffering from malignant cervical cancer, had her cancer cells studied without consent, research that led to the discovery of an immortal cell line that has revolutionised the field of molecular biology?
23. Referred to as "the lady with the lamp”, which woman pioneered wartime nursing care and medicine during the Crimean War?
24. Responsible for creating characters such as Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck, which 19th-century author created a highly successful franchise of storybooks still popular to this day?
25. During her 63-year reign, which monarch massively expanded the use of industrialisation, and was crowned as Empress of India?
26. Which Russian lady was the first woman in space, piloting the Vostok 6 craft in 1963 and orbiting the earth 48 times?
27. While at university in Munich, which German lady joined the White Rose, a group formed in 1942 and heavily opposed to the Nazi regime, but was subsequently executed by the guillotine for her involvement? – She is famous for saying "Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go ... What does my death matter, if through us, thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?"
28. Known for writing novels such as “Frankenstein”, in 1818, which female pioneered horror and science-fiction literature tjhat is still highly relevant and utilised in the modern day?
29. Known for her fierce climate activism, which Swedish girl united the youth of the world to lobby for political change to tackle the climate crisis?
30. Which Lemnhi Shoshone woman helped Meriwether Lewis and William Clark navigate and map the Louisiana Territory?
31. Which lady, immortalised in history by a Shakespeare play, reigned as the last Queen of Egypt before its annexation by the Roman Empire?
32. Which Albanian Catholic nun served for most of her life as a missionary in the slums of Kolkata, India?
33. Which queen, alongside her husband, the pharaoh Akhenaten, led a religious revolution during the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt?
34. Which fashion designer and business woman founded the brand that bears her name, known for signature products such as the perfume No. 5?
35. Which woman reigned as Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796, greatly expanding her empire at the expense of nations such as the Ottoman Empire?
36. Which woman, known as the first female leader of Pakistan, was assassinated by extremist groups in 2007?
37. Who is the most famous ancient Greek poet from the island of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea?
38. Which actress holds the record for the most nominations in the acting categories at the Academy Awards?
39. Which woman served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021, and helped to lead the European Union through a period of incredible turbulence?
40. Which English Tudor ruler was known as the "Virgin Queen" and led the country during an attempted invasion by the Spanish Armada?

1. Famous for her discoveries of multiple Jurassic marine fossils on the Dorset coast, which female palaeontologist was responsible for the first correctly identified ichthyosaur?

   Mary Anning
2. Considered to be the first computer programmer, which female mathematician, born in 1815, built on Charles Babbage’s idea of an analytical engine, and published the first algorithm to be utilised by such a machine?

   Ada Lovelace
3. Born in 1880, which female pioneered Britain’s first family planning and birth control clinic, whilst being a strong early advocate for the pro-choice movement?

   Marie Stopes
4. Famous for her post-colonial, surrealist Mexican folk paintings, which artist was also heavily involved with the Mexican Communist Party?

   Frida Kahlo
5. Responsible for capturing the first image of the DNA double-helix, which woman was unfairly not credited alongside Watson and Crick for the discovery of the structure of DNA?

   Rosalind Franklin
6. Who was the first female to climb mount Everest in 1975 and then continued to climb the seven highest summits on earth?

   Junko Tabei
7. Born 1815, which lady, founder of the Women's Franchise League, was fundamental for organising the women’s suffrage movement?

   Emmeline Pankhurst
8. Responsible for achieving Nobel prizes in Physics for her theory of radioactivity, and in Chemistry for discovering radium and polonium, who is the only person in history to win a Nobel prize in two different fields?

   Marie Curie
9. After being shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating the education of girls and women in Pakistan, which woman continued to advocate for the freedom to access education, an endeavour which led to her Nobel prize in 2014?

   Malala Yousafzai
10. Born in 1936, which female mathematician and computer scientist was responsible for the computer codes for the Apollo 11 mission, which managed to navigate through multiple issues to successfully land the craft on the moon?

    Margaret Hamilton
11. Which American investigative journalist, born in 1864, uncovered the horrendous conditions in New York’s Blackwell Island asylum, which led to national reform and improvements to the treatment of the mentally ill?

    Nellie Bly
12. Which former first lady of the USA, and UN delegate during Harry Truman's presidency, was pivotal in forming the UN Commission on Human Rights?

    Eleanor Roosevelt
13. Famous for not giving up her seat on an Alabama bus based on her race, which female was a pioneer for the US civil rights movement?

    Rosa Parks
14. Which South African writer and activist won a Nobel Prize in literature, in 1991, for her epic anti-apartheid messages?

    Nadine Gordimer
15. In 1937, who became the first board-certified anaesthetist, and later pioneered the revolutionary tool to assess the condition of a neonate, the APGAR score?

    Virginia Apgar
16. Which associate justice of the US Supreme Court, who spent the better part of her career breaking down barriers and fighting for women’s rights and gender parity, passed away in September 2020?

    Ruth Ginsburg
17. Famous for novels including Pride and Prejudice, which author is notably employed literary realism and a free indirect narrative style?

    Jane Austen
18. Which queen of the Iceni tribe, from modern-day East Anglia led an uprising against the Roman forces in AD60-61, and is consequently remembered as a British folk hero?

    Boudica
19. Who was the first female to fly solo over the Atlantic and for the female flying troop, The Ninety-Nines?

    Amelia Earhart
20. Famous for pioneering research into chimpanzees, which female primatologist developed theories surrounding chimp tool use and aggression?

    Jane Goodall
21. In 1965, which female chemist was responsible for forming the synthetic fibre Kevlar, which has saved thousands of lives throughout its tenure?

    Stephanie Kwolek
22. Which woman, suffering from malignant cervical cancer, had her cancer cells studied without consent, research that led to the discovery of an immortal cell line that has revolutionised the field of molecular biology?

    Henrietta Lacks
23. Referred to as "the lady with the lamp”, which woman pioneered wartime nursing care and medicine during the Crimean War?

    Florence Nightingale
24. Responsible for creating characters such as Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck, which 19th-century author created a highly successful franchise of storybooks still popular to this day?

    Beatrix Potter
25. During her 63-year reign, which monarch massively expanded the use of industrialisation, and was crowned as Empress of India?

    Queen Victoria
26. Which Russian lady was the first woman in space, piloting the Vostok 6 craft in 1963 and orbiting the earth 48 times?

    Valentina Tereshkova
27. While at university in Munich, which German lady joined the White Rose, a group formed in 1942 and heavily opposed to the Nazi regime, but was subsequently executed by the guillotine for her involvement? – She is famous for saying "Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go ... What does my death matter, if through us, thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?"

    Sophie Scholl
28. Known for writing novels such as “Frankenstein”, in 1818, which female pioneered horror and science-fiction literature tjhat is still highly relevant and utilised in the modern day?

    Mary Shelley
29. Known for her fierce climate activism, which Swedish girl united the youth of the world to lobby for political change to tackle the climate crisis?

    Greta Thunberg
30. Which Lemnhi Shoshone woman helped Meriwether Lewis and William Clark navigate and map the Louisiana Territory?

    Sacagawea
31. Which lady, immortalised in history by a Shakespeare play, reigned as the last Queen of Egypt before its annexation by the Roman Empire?

    Cleopatra
32. Which Albanian Catholic nun served for most of her life as a missionary in the slums of Kolkata, India?

    Mother Teresa
33. Which queen, alongside her husband, the pharaoh Akhenaten, led a religious revolution during the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt?

    Nefertiti
34. Which fashion designer and business woman founded the brand that bears her name, known for signature products such as the perfume No. 5?

    Coco Chanel
35. Which woman reigned as Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796, greatly expanding her empire at the expense of nations such as the Ottoman Empire?

    Catherine the Great
36. Which woman, known as the first female leader of Pakistan, was assassinated by extremist groups in 2007?

    Benazir Bhutto
37. Who is the most famous ancient Greek poet from the island of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea?

    Sappho
38. Which actress holds the record for the most nominations in the acting categories at the Academy Awards?

    Meryl Streep
39. Which woman served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021, and helped to lead the European Union through a period of incredible turbulence?

    Angela Merkel
40. Which English Tudor ruler was known as the "Virgin Queen" and led the country during an attempted invasion by the Spanish Armada?

    Elizabeth I