American Women Trivia #3 - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Native American chief Powhatan's daughter, who is credited with saving the life of Captain John Smith, was known as?	Pocahontas	92%
What seamstress is said to have created the first flag for the United States?	Betsy Ross	73%
In what form of writing did the reclusive Emily Dickinson make her mark?	Poetry	69%
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%
Gertrude Ederle, winner of three medals in the 1924 Olympics, became the first woman to swim what body of water?	The English Channel	58%
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%
What legendary blues singer was the subject of a film starring Diana Ross?	Billie Holiday	35%
What 14 year old tennis player faced top-ranked Chris Evert at Wimbledon in 1977?	Tracy Austin	31%
Which gymnast, trained by Bela Karolyi, won five gold medals in the 1984 Olympics?	Mary Lou Retton	27%
What granddaughter of former slaves became known as the Queen of Gospel music?	Mahalia Jackson	23%
Edna St. Vincent Millay became one of America's most popular poets during which decade?	The 1920s	23%
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%
What author, associated with the lost generation, is credited with the phrase, a rose is a rose?	Gertrude Stein	15%
What journalist exposed the unfair business practices of Standard Oil Company?	Ida Tarbell	12%
Betty Friedan became the founder of what organization that fights for the rights of women?	National Organization of Women	8%
Alice Hamilton was the first person to write a book warning about what danger in America?	Industrial pollution	4%
Maggie Walker became the first woman in the United States to be the director of what type of business?	Banking	0%
Who is known for disguising herself as a man so she could fight in the American Revolution?	Deborah Sampson	0%
Who became a Congresswoman in 1917, three years before women won the right to vote?	Jeannette Rankin	0%
Which daughter of a presidential candidate became a senator from Kansas?	Nancy Kassenbaum	0%

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