1. "No one sex can govern alone. I believe that one of the reasons why civilisation has failed so lamentably is that it had one-sided government" was said by which of the following women? Jane Austen Corazon Aquino Louisa May Alcott Nancy Astor

2. Which of the following women said, "I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste"? Lucille Ball Charlotte Brontë Joan Baez Barbara Bush

3. "I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble" was said by which of the following women? Amy Carter Maria Callas Marie Curie Agatha Christie

4. Which of the following women said, "I've no time for broads who want to rule the world alone. Without men, who'd do up the zipper on the back of your dress"? Emily Dickinson Isadora Duncan Bette Davis Doris Day

5. "Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace" was said by which of the following women? Amelia Earhart Chris Evert Edna Everage Mary Baker Eddy

6. "Take your work seriously, but never yourself" was said by which of the following women? Margot Fonteyn Morgan Fairchild Anne Frank Edie Falco

7. Which of the following women said, "Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it"? Raisa Gorbachev Indira Ghandi Martha Graham Germaine Greer

8. "I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex" was said by which of the following women? Pauline Hanson Lena Horne Katherine Hepburn Billie Holiday

9. Which of the following women said about their spouse; " ... because I wouldn't trust him. He can't even boil water." Molly Ivins Iman Elsie Maud Inglis Carolina Invernizio

10. "I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better" was said by which of the following women? Janet Jackson Lady Bird Johnson Glenda Jackson Norah Jones

11. Which of the following women said, "One cannot consent to creep when one has an impulse to soar"? Hellen Keller Madeline Kahn Nancy Kerrigan Donna Karan

12. "Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent" was said by which of the following women? Cyndi Lauper Peggy Lee Ann Landers Sophia Loren

13. Which of the following women said, "At work, you think of the children you've left at home. At home, you think of the work you've left unfinished. Such a struggle is unleashed within yourself, your heart is rent"? Margaret Mead Golda Meir Bette Midler Shirley Maclaine

14. "I can stand out the war with any man" was said by which of the following women? Martina Navratilova Nanette Newman Florence Nightingale Patricia Neal

15. Which of the following women said, "Oh, how my heart leaped with joy as I handed the money to mother and told her that I had saved enough to pay it off"? Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Sinead O'Connor Kelly Osbourne Annie Oakley

16. "In Los Angeles everyone has perfect teeth. It's crocodile land" was said by which of the following women? Beatrix Potter Gwyneth Paltrow Anna Pavlova Elaine Paige

17. "I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door" was said by which of the following women? J K Rowling Rita Rudner Joan Rivers Nancy Reagan

18. Which of the following women said, "The beginning is always today"? Gertrude Stein Gloria Swanson Mary Shelley Brooke Shields

19. "I suppose when they reach a certain age some men are afraid to grow up. It seems the older the men get, the younger their new wives get" was said by which of the following women? Lily Tomlin Margaret Trudeau Margaret Thatcher Elizabeth Taylor

20. Which of the following women said, "The modern rule is that every woman should be her own chaperone"? Ninette de Valois Gloria Vanderbilt Amy Vanderbilt Mamie Van Doren

21. "Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly" was said by which of the following women? Natalie Wood Mae West Barbara Walters Oprah Winfrey

22. Which of the following women said, "Listening is more than just a very rewarding habit. After a while you discover what a world of information you can gain from hearing what others say"? Susannah York Sean Young Michelle Yeoh Loretta Young

23. "Being horrible in a big film is a quicker nosedive than doing an obscure film and making no money" was said by which of the following women? Elizabeth Clarkson Zwart Catherine Zeta-Jones Renee Zellweger Constance Zimmer

24. Because there's no Q, U or X in this quiz I've got two 'out of the box' questions for you on quotes from women on the subject of humour. The first one is this. Who said, "When humour goes, there goes civilisation"? Jennifer Jones Erma Bombeck Ellie Katz Lana Turner

25. Because there's no Q, U or X in this quiz, this is the second 'out of the box' question for you on quotes from women on the subject of humour. Who said, "If someone had told me years ago that sharing a sense of humour was so vital to partnerships, I could have avoided a lot of sex"? Agnes Repplier Beatrice Lillie Mary Hirsch Kate Beckinsale