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Super Women

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Super Women game quiz
"They say it's a man's world, but there have been many women who made history in their own right. From saints to scientists, and from politicians to poets, see for yourself how much you know about these super-women."

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1. Joan of Arc, famous for leading the French army against the English during the Hundred Years' War, is also known by which nickname?
    The Maid of Orleans
    The Maid of Arc
    The Maid of Paris
    The Girl General


2. Queen Victoria ascended to the British throne at a young age and ruled until her death in 1901. How many years did her reign last?
    72
    57
    63
    66


3. Susan B. Anthony was a prominent civil rights leader in the 19th century. What movement did she advocate for?
    Women's right to vote
    Freedom of speech
    An end to slavery
    Freedom of religion


4. Marie Curie, the first female Nobel Prize winner, discovered which two elements?
    Dubnium and bohrium
    Polonium and francium
    Polonium and radium
    Francium and radium


5. Mother Teresa was a nun known all around the world for her philanthropic work. Which of these Orders did she found in 1950?
    Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit
    Missionaries of Charity
    Sisters of Loreto
    She didn't found an Order


6. Sappho was an ancient Greek poet, known both for her poetry and her sexuality. What island was she born on?
    Sicily
    Crete
    Lesbos
    Cyprus


7. Cleopatra is, perhaps, the most famous female monarch of all time. What is the prevalent theory on how she committed suicide?
    She was bitten by a snake
    She jumped from a high building
    She was buried alive
    She cut her wrists


8. The Bronte sisters (Charlotte, Emily and Anne) were famous writers. Which one wrote "Jane Eyre"?
    Emily
    Charlotte
    Anne
    All three wrote it together


9. Even though her husband Franklin was president, Eleanor Roosevelt had an admirable career of her own. What post did she hold from 1946 to 1951?
    First Lady
    Secretary-General of the United Nations
    Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women
    Chairman of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights


10. And last but not least, perhaps the most important female figure - the mother! Mother's Day is celebrated on several different dates around the world, but when is Mother's Day celebrated in the US?
    First Saturday of June
    Second Sunday of May
    Third Sunday of March
    Second Monday of April


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Compiled Nov 24 12