Famous Women in History MCQs with Answers
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
a) Marie Curie
b) Rosa Parks
c) Amelia Earhart
d) Helen Keller
Answer: a) Marie Curie
Who was the famous Egyptian queen who ruled during the Ptolemaic dynasty?
a) Cleopatra
b) Joan of Arc
c) Queen Victoria
d) Empress Wu Zetian
Answer: a) Cleopatra
Who was the suffragette leader who played a key role in the women’s suffrage movement in the United States?
a) Susan B. Anthony
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Queen Elizabeth I
d) Margaret Thatcher
Answer: a) Susan B. Anthony
Who was the famous Mexican painter known for her self-portraits?
a) Frida Kahlo
b) Mother Teresa
c) Malala Yousafzai
d) Amelia Earhart
Answer: a) Frida Kahlo
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Rosa Parks
c) Marie Curie
d) Helen Keller
Answer: a) Amelia Earhart
Who was the founder of modern nursing and known as “The Lady with the Lamp”?
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Rosa Parks
c) Cleopatra
d) Queen Victoria
Answer: a) Florence Nightingale
Who was the Indian mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to mathematics?
a) Hypatia
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Ada Lovelace
d) Shakuntala Devi
Answer: d) Shakuntala Devi
Who was the American civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus?
a) Rosa Parks
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Marie Curie
d) Frida Kahlo
Answer: a) Rosa Parks
Who was the Russian ruler who is known as the longest-reigning female leader in Russian history?
a) Catherine the Great
b) Queen Victoria
c) Joan of Arc
d) Indira Gandhi
Answer: a) Catherine the Great
Who was the Chinese warrior and military strategist who played a crucial role in the Three Kingdoms period?
a) Mulan
b) Joan of Arc
c) Empress Wu Zetian
d) Cleopatra
Answer: c) Empress Wu Zetian
Who was the French heroine who led the French army to several victories during the Hundred Years’ War?
a) Joan of Arc
b) Marie Curie
c) Rosa Parks
d) Amelia Earhart
Answer: a) Joan of Arc
Who was the British primatologist known for her extensive research on chimpanzees?
a) Jane Goodall
b) Marie Curie
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Amelia Earhart
Answer: a) Jane Goodall
Who was the Indian political leader and the first female Prime Minister of India?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Queen Victoria
c) Rosa Parks
d) Frida Kahlo
Answer: a) Indira Gandhi
Who was the Polish-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity?
a) Marie Curie
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Frida Kahlo
d) Helen Keller
Answer: a) Marie Curie
Who was the American women’s rights activist who wrote the influential book “The Feminine Mystique”?
a) Betty Friedan
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Cleopatra
d) Queen Victoria
Answer: a) Betty Friedan
Who was the American poet and civil rights activist known for her work on race, gender, and identity?
a) Maya Angelou
b) Rosa Parks
c) Susan B. Anthony
d) Amelia Earhart
Answer: a) Maya Angelou
Who was the British suffragette leader who fought for women’s right to vote in the early 20th century?
a) Emmeline Pankhurst
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Frida Kahlo
d) Helen Keller
Answer: a) Emmeline Pankhurst
Who was the Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate known for advocating girls’ education?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Marie Curie
c) Rosa Parks
d) Amelia Earhart
Answer: a) Malala Yousafzai
Who was the American abolitionist and women’s rights activist who wrote the famous book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”?
a) Harriet Beecher Stowe
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Marie Curie
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: a) Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who was the American civil rights activist and journalist who investigated and exposed lynching in the United States?
a) Ida B. Wells
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Cleopatra
d) Queen Victoria
Answer: a) Ida B. Wells
Who was the Irish-born British nurse known as the “Lady of the Lamp” during the Crimean War?
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Rosa Parks
c) Cleopatra
d) Queen Victoria
Answer: a) Florence Nightingale
Who was the American pilot who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Marie Curie
c) Rosa Parks
d) Frida Kahlo
Answer: a) Amelia Earhart
Who was the English writer and philosopher who is considered one of the pioneers of feminist thought?
a) Mary Wollstonecraft
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Marie Curie
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: a) Mary Wollstonecraft
Who was the Indian queen who led a resistance against the British East India Company in the 19th century?
a) Rani Lakshmibai
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Cleopatra
d) Queen Victoria
Answer: a) Rani Lakshmibai
Who was the American civil rights activist and author known for her autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
a) Maya Angelou
b) Rosa Parks
c) Susan B. Anthony
d) Amelia Earhart
Answer: a) Maya Angelou
Who was the Austrian-born American actress and inventor who developed the technology for spread spectrum communication?
a) Hedy Lamarr
b) Marie Curie
c) Frida Kahlo
d) Helen Keller
Answer: a) Hedy Lamarr
Who was the American abolitionist and political activist who played a key role in the women’s suffrage movement?
a) Susan B. Anthony
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Marie Curie
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: a) Susan B. Anthony
Who was the British monarch who reigned for over 63 years and became one of the longest-reigning queens in history?
a) Queen Victoria
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Cleopatra
d) Joan of Arc
Answer: a) Queen Victoria
Who was the American educator and author who overcame deaf-blindness and became an influential advocate for the disabled?
a) Helen Keller
b) Rosa Parks
c) Marie Curie
d) Frida Kahlo
Answer: a) Helen Keller
Who was the Russian-American writer and political activist known for her feminist writings and the book “The Feminine Mystique”?
a) Betty Friedan
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Cleopatra
d) Queen Victoria
Answer: a) Betty Friedan
Who was the American aviator who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Rosa Parks
c) Marie Curie
d) Frida Kahlo
Answer: a) Amelia Earhart
Who was the British nurse who served during the Crimean War and is considered the founder of modern nursing?
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Rosa Parks
c) Cleopatra
d) Queen Victoria
Answer: a) Florence Nightingale
Who was the American author and women’s rights activist who wrote the book “The Second Sex”?
a) Simone de Beauvoir
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Marie Curie
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: a) Simone de Beauvoir
Who was the American civil rights activist who played a pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott?
a) Rosa Parks
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Marie Curie
d) Frida Kahlo
Answer: a) Rosa Parks
Who was the French author and philosopher who wrote the famous feminist work “The Second Sex”?
a) Simone de Beauvoir
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Cleopatra
d) Queen Victoria
Answer: a) Simone de Beauvoir
Who was the American singer, actress, and civil rights activist known as the “First Lady of Song”?
a) Ella Fitzgerald
b) Rosa Parks
c) Susan B. Anthony
d) Amelia Earhart
Answer: a) Ella Fitzgerald
Who was the American social reformer and women’s rights advocate who played a key role in the Seneca Falls Convention?
a) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
b) Marie Curie
c) Rosa Parks
d) Frida Kahlo
Answer: a) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Who was the American author and poet known for her influential works, including “Beloved” and “The Bluest Eye”?
a) Toni Morrison
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Marie Curie
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: a) Toni Morrison
Who was the American pilot who set numerous aviation records and helped pave the way for women in aviation?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Cleopatra
d) Queen Victoria
Answer: a) Amelia Earhart
Who was the American computer scientist and Navy rear admiral who developed the programming language COBOL?
a) Grace Hopper
b) Rosa Parks
c) Marie Curie
d) Frida Kahlo
Answer: a) Grace Hopper