Test Your Women’s History IQ (Take the Quiz, Pass It On!)
Ok ladies and gents, let’s see if we can start a Women’s History Meme here. I’m posting six quiz questions to complement the quiz I’m doing on The Today Show tomorrow with Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Kobt (10am ET). Take the quiz below, see how you do, and if you have a blog, feel free to post the quiz there AND ADD ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION OF YOUR OWN. Don’t forget to post these same instructions when you post the quiz on your blog, so that others then can do the same! If you send me the link once you’ve posted, I’ll do a roundup next week. Just email me at deborah (at) girlwpen (dot) com with the header “Women’s History Meme.” Alrighty then. Here we go:
1. In 2009, women make up what percent of the U.S. Congress?
A. 3%
B. 17%
C. 33%
D. 50%
2. How many CEOs of Fortune 500 companies are female?
A. 15
B. 28
C. 59
D. 84
3. Who was the first First Lady to create her own media presence (ie hold regular press conferences, write a daily newspaper column and a monthly magazine column, and host a weekly radio show)?
A. Eleanor Roosevelt
B. Jacqueline Kennedy
C. Pat Nixon
D. Hillary Clinton
4. The Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced to Congress in:
A. 1923
B. 1942
C. 1969
D. 1971
5. Who was the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
A. Phyllis Wheatley
B. Alice Walker
C. Toni Morrison
D. Maya Angelou
6. What percentage of union members are women today?
A. 10%
B. 25%
C. 35%
D. 45%
ANSWERS:
1:B, 2:A, 3:A, 4:A, 5:C, 6:D
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For those who live in New York City or visit who are unaware, there is a wonderful statue of the great humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt on West 72nd Street and Broadway, adjoining an entrance to Riverside Park. It was made by sculptor Penelope Jencks. See
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March 25th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
I just posted my quiz. I got four of the orginal six questions right, which means I have some studying to do.
http://www.georgiamae.com/2009/03/womens-history-month-quiz.html
March 26th, 2009 at 9:06 am
I’m SO EXCITED this is catching on! Javacia, I’m psyched to check out yours — thank you for sharing the link. There are also quizzes up over at feministing and http://www.gloriafeldt.com and other places too… I will be on the lookout!
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March 27th, 2009 at 1:01 am
I posted it as well, and added 3 questions. =)
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August 18th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
You should also ask how many women have served as state governors, including the current ones.
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