Yes, but the quiz is supposed to be persons who "would have been well-known to Americans living in the 1930s." Kahlo would not have been known by more than a fraction of one percent of residents of the United States at any point in the 1930s; while she had an exhibition of her works in NYC in 1938, I doubt that more than a few thousand people would have been aware of it, much less seen it, much less had any idea what she looked like. To quote Wikipedia, "Kahlo's work as an artist remained relatively unknown until the late 1970s, when her work was rediscovered by art historians and political activists."
A better choice would have been her husband Diego Rivera, who became notorious when Nelson Rockefeller ordered his mural at Rockefeller Center to be destroyed. Or Pablo Picasso. Or Walt Disney. Or Minnie Mouse.
If that last one seems disrespectful, I would cite the Culture Clash series of posters that mocked the Kahlo craze by portraying her as Minnie, among others.
In 1939 few Americans would have been able to tell you anything about Orson Welles other than they remember his name from some scam broadcast in New York. He definitely wasn't a recognizable face except to a few theater goers who really paid attention to off Broadway shows.
And another misguided complaint about it. Where do you people get the impression this site and its quizzes need to cater to you or your desired demographic? Do you go to McDonald's and complain about the lack of sushi? I bet you'd love an America coming to your country and complaining loudly about how dumb it is that they don't have American football on every TV. Because it's entitled when Americans think everything should cater to them, right? But not for you to do the same thing? It's a really good, free website. Don't be such a baby. And hey, there's an option to make your own quizzes. So maybe instead of whining so much, you and the 1,000 other people carping about this can just make your own quizzes about Dutch cartoonists or whatever subject you think is so critically overlooked. Then everyone has what they're looking for. For free. Win-win.
A better choice would have been her husband Diego Rivera, who became notorious when Nelson Rockefeller ordered his mural at Rockefeller Center to be destroyed. Or Pablo Picasso. Or Walt Disney. Or Minnie Mouse.
If that last one seems disrespectful, I would cite the Culture Clash series of posters that mocked the Kahlo craze by portraying her as Minnie, among others.
As far as fame goes: it's really hard to measure.