True or False. Women outlive men in almost every society.
True. The average life expectancy at birth for women is 79 years for men and 72 years for men.
True or False. One woman has received more than one Nobel prize.
True. Marie Curie received the award for physics with her husband in 1903 and her second in chemistry in 1911.
What was the first nation/territory to formally allow women to vote in elections in 1893?
USA
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
As of 2022, women still cannot legally vote in which of these countries?
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Nigeria
True or False. As of 2019, there were more women than men in the world.
False. For the first time since 1960, 2019 UN estimates showed there are 101.7 men for every 100 women.
Who is this? Hint: radioactivity
Marie Curie is celebrated for her discovery of radium and polonium, and her significant contribution to finding treatments for cancer.
What celebrated female artist painted this?
Frida Kahlo
Name 5 female authors
Beatrix Potter, J.K. Rowling, Sudha Murty, Judy Blume, Lois Lowry, Beverly Cleary, Harper Lee, Meena Harris, Natalie Babbitt, etc.
Name 5 female scientists
Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Ada Lovelace, Dorothy Hodgkin, Katherine Johnson, Rachel Carson, Chien-Shiung Wu, Lise Meitner, Barbara McClintock, etc.
Name 5 famous female athletes
Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe, Danica Patrick, Diana Taurasi, Martina Navratilova, Lisa Leslie, Nacy Lopez, Mia Hamm, Nadia Comaneci, etc.
Name 5 female superheroes
Wonder Woman, Storm, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Supergirl, Scarlet Witch, Batgirl, She-Hulk, Jessica Jones, Jean Grey, Sailor Moon, Catwoman, Invisible Woman
Which of these popular children’s games was invented by a woman?
Checkers
Jenga
Bingo
Uno
Who is this?
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change.
Which country was the first in the world to ELECT a female head of state in 1980?
Iceland
England
Jamaica
Germany
Name 5 Disney Princesses
Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Elsa, Rapunzel, Merida, Moana
Name 5 female singers
Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Sanah, Bletka, Maryla Rodowicz
