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American Women Trivia #3 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 30 times
- The average score is 6 of 20
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Native American chief Powhatan's daughter, who is credited with saving the life of Captain John Smith, was known as? | Pocahontas | 92%
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| What seamstress is said to have created the first flag for the United States? | Betsy Ross | 73%
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| In what form of writing did the reclusive Emily Dickinson make her mark? | Poetry | 69%
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| Which first lady saved the portrait of George Washington just before the White House was set on fire by the British in the War of 1812? | Dolley Madison | 62%
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| Gertrude Ederle, winner of three medals in the 1924 Olympics, became the first woman to swim what body of water? | The English Channel | 58%
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| Whose stories about her life in the rural United States was the basis for the television series, Little House on the Prairie? | Laura Ingalls Wilder | 50%
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| What legendary blues singer was the subject of a film starring Diana Ross? | Billie Holiday | 35%
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| What 14 year old tennis player faced top-ranked Chris Evert at Wimbledon in 1977? | Tracy Austin | 31%
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| Which gymnast, trained by Bela Karolyi, won five gold medals in the 1984 Olympics? | Mary Lou Retton | 27%
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| What granddaughter of former slaves became known as the Queen of Gospel music? | Mahalia Jackson | 23%
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| Edna St. Vincent Millay became one of America's most popular poets during which decade? | The 1920s | 23%
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| In 1861, Julia Ward Howe rewrote the words to the song John Brown's Body. By what name is the song known today? | The Battle Hymn of the Republic | 23%
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| What author, associated with the lost generation, is credited with the phrase, a rose is a rose? | Gertrude Stein | 15%
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| What journalist exposed the unfair business practices of Standard Oil Company? | Ida Tarbell | 12%
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| Betty Friedan became the founder of what organization that fights for the rights of women? | National Organization of Women | 8%
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| Alice Hamilton was the first person to write a book warning about what danger in America? | Industrial pollution | 4%
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| Maggie Walker became the first woman in the United States to be the director of what type of business? | Banking | 0%
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| Who is known for disguising herself as a man so she could fight in the American Revolution? | Deborah Sampson | 0%
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| Who became a Congresswoman in 1917, three years before women won the right to vote? | Jeannette Rankin | 0%
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| Which daughter of a presidential candidate became a senator from Kansas? | Nancy Kassenbaum | 0%
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