Famous Women in History

About Famous Women in History

How well do you know the women who changed the world? Famous Women in History packs 15 multiple-choice questions with a mix of 5 easy, 5 medium, 5 hard questions into a relaxed session of roughly 7 minutes — no sign-up, no timer pressure. An explanation appears after every answer, and finishing once a day keeps your streak alive.

A few sample questions

1. 1. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932?

   Answer: Amelia Earhart

   Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1932, departing from Newfoundland and landing in Northern Ireland.

2. 2. Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. In which field did she win her first?

   Answer: Physics

   Marie Curie won her first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 for her research on radioactivity, shared with her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel.

3. 3. Which woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955?

   Answer: Rosa Parks

   Rosa Parks' act of civil disobedience on December 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became a pivotal moment in the American Civil Rights Movement.

4. 4. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

   Answer: Margaret Thatcher

   Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979, serving until 1990 — the longest-serving British PM of the 20th century.

5. 5. Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of which profession?

   Answer: Modern nursing

   Florence Nightingale is widely regarded as the founder of modern nursing. Her work during the Crimean War in the 1850s transformed the field of healthcare.

Things you'll learn along the way

• ✓Cleopatra VII was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, ruling from 51 BC until her death in 30 BC, after which Egypt became a Roman province.
• ✓Anne Frank wrote her famous diary while hiding with her family in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation. Published posthumously in 1947, it became one of the most widely read books in the world.
• ✓Joan of Arc, a peasant girl who claimed divine guidance, led French forces to a pivotal victory at the Siege of Orléans in 1429 during the Hundred Years' War.