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31 trivia quiz  Ten Memorable Mothers icon
In honor of Mother's Day, a quiz about several notable mothers who left their imprint on history, religion and the arts. Enjoy, and good luck!
Difficult 10Q
960 plays
May 08 04
jouen58
32 trivia quiz  Renaissance Women icon
This is for those with a penchant for older women, or who just like history. Most of these women are associated with politics, but some female artists are included as well. My sources are the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Wikipedia.
Tough 10Q
558 plays
Oct 08 07
queenofsheba
33 trivia quiz  Love Makes the World Go Round icon
The real and fictional women in this quiz were involved in famous love affairs. Can you identify them from the descriptions they give of themselves?
Difficult 10Q
366 plays
Jul 17 06
Cymruambyth gold
34 trivia quiz  Elizabeth Who Too icon
This is a quiz about people or things that answer to the name Elizabeth or one of its diminutives. See how many you can identify.
Average 10Q
900 plays
Nov 16 03
Sallyo
35 trivia quiz  Women's History Month icon
In honor of National Women's History Month - a quiz about American women's history.
Average 10Q
2703 plays
Mar 15 00
stardust587
36 trivia quiz  Famous Fionas icon
My friend Fiona challenged me to name more than three famous Fionas. It was a challenge, but here goes. (Ok, maybe some of them aren't THAT famous...)
Tough 10Q
372 plays
Oct 06 02
Elanor
37 trivia quiz  Wicked Women in History icon
Ever since Eve, women have been causing all sorts of mischief in the world. Here are some of the very worst. Can you identify them?
Difficult 15Q
3132 plays
May 28 03
daver852 gold
38 trivia quiz  Anne Who? icon
This quiz is about Anne. Anne Who? That's what you need to decide! Good luck.
Average 10Q
2400 plays
Oct 20 03
Sallyo
39 trivia quiz  Famous Women's Claim to Fame icon
This quiz is about women who have gone down in history for their achievments, but sometimes we forget what they are famous for.
Difficult 10Q
3150 plays
Nov 24 01
finlady
40 trivia quiz  Mary Who? icon
This quiz is all about people named Mary. See how many of them you can identify!
Tough 10Q
1017 plays
Nov 18 03
Sallyo
41 trivia quiz  Isabels, Isabelles, and Isabellas icon
The recent Hurricane Isabel got me thinking about people who shared this name.
Average 10Q
504 plays
Oct 06 03
julia103 gold
42 trivia quiz  Not So Plain Janes icon
The title says it all. These increase in difficulty as the quiz progresses.
Average 10Q
1929 plays
Apr 27 03
robynraymer gold
43 trivia quiz  Something for Kate? icon
The questions in this quiz all have to do with people named Kate, Katie or a related name. Have fun!
Tough 10Q
420 plays
Feb 25 05
Sallyo
44 trivia quiz  An Assortment of Women's History
This is a hodge-podge of facts and dates. It is not for the weak minded.
Tough 10Q
1950 plays
Jul 17 01
anicamaj
45 trivia quiz  Extraordinary Women icon
A quiz that deals with some extraordinary women who blazed a unique path for themselves. Enjoy!
Tough 5Q
2619 plays
Aug 20 01
nerthus
46 trivia quiz  Go West, Young Woman! icon
All the women in this quiz had some part in the creation of the old west.
Tough 10Q
264 plays
Nov 24 06
pennie1478
47 trivia quiz  Women In History
Women who made history.
Difficult 10Q
2496 plays
May 04 01
ayatollah
48 trivia quiz  Powerful Women in Jewish History icon
From Biblical times to the modern state of Israel- not all of these women were Jewish, but all played an important part in the history of the Jewish people. Good luck!
Difficult 20Q
462 plays
Feb 10 03
snm
49 trivia quiz  Famous Rebeccas icon
With Rebekahs and even the odd Becky thrown in for good measure. Enjoy!
Average 10Q
591 plays
Feb 17 04
beckyel gold
50 trivia quiz  March - Women's History Month icon
March is Women's History Month, so here are some questions about famous women.Have fun!
Tough 10Q
768 plays
Mar 17 02
finlady
51 trivia quiz  Women in Fact and Fiction
This is a quiz about women from all walks of life, including a few who were just fictional. It's a mix of questions - hope you enjoy it!
Difficult 20Q
2340 plays
Apr 03 01
Vicki19
52 trivia quiz  American Women icon
See how much you know about the American women.
Tough 10Q
390 plays
Jul 27 08
bonwil_
53 trivia quiz  Wild Wild Women icon
Some women have lived wild and intriguing lives. See what you know about some of them.
Difficult 10Q
1788 plays
Sep 01 00
robert362
54 trivia quiz  C19th Women
10 questions about 10 Victorian women - which do you know?
Tough 10Q
1242 plays
Jul 18 00
bridget3
55 trivia quiz  Quotes from Famous Women
You will be given a quote by a famous woman. Your task is to choose the correct woman.
Difficult 10Q
693 plays
Nov 09 00
ravenskye
56 trivia quiz  Famous Susans icon
A quiz to honor famous Susans - with a few little extras thrown in at the end!
Average 15Q
924 plays
Mar 18 04
soobeehunny
57 trivia quiz  Dot to Dot icon
Join the 'dots' and see what you have drawn! That's how it goes, isn't it? But all our Dots are real people called Dorothy. What do you know about these famous women? Sharpen those pencils, join up the dots and let's find out!
Difficult 10Q
426 plays
May 21 05
MaggieG gold
58 trivia quiz  Mixed "INGRIDients" ! icon
I wasn't sure if I would find enough famous Ingrids to make a quiz ... Boy, was I wrong! There's some fairly juicy stuff - 'infamous' perhaps better describes some of these women. So here are 10+ Ingrids. Enjoy!
Difficult 10Q
342 plays
Apr 27 05
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59 trivia quiz  Margaret Who? icon
This quiz is about people, or things, that answer to one of the variations or diminutives of the name Margaret. See how many you can identify.
Tough 15Q
393 plays
Nov 18 03
Sallyo
60 trivia quiz  It's a Grand Old Name icon
According to Rodgers and Hart (in 'Babes on Broadway'), Mary is "A Grand Old Name" and it's been a popular choice for a girl's name for centuries. How many of these Marys can you identify from the description given?
Average 10Q
543 plays
Jan 15 06
Cymruambyth gold
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Some sample questions from this category:

* Married to Napoleon III, she was exiled to Britain.
* One of three sisters in a remote Yorkshire vicarage, her novels feature women coping with isolation and adversity?
* An Anglican social reformer, she campaigned tirelessly for women's rights and against organised prostitution?
* One of the pre-Raphaelite group, her poems include a favourite Christmas carol.
* England's first woman doctor, she has a school and a hospital named after her.
* She wrote under the pen name George Eliot
* Queen Victoria's youngest daughter, she married Prince Henry of Battenburg, later Mountbatten.
* Eliza Edmonston from the Isle of Shetland popularised what craft?
* This woman was famous (in part) for a lifelong relationship with Jean Paul Sartre.
* Mary Ann Evans wrote under the name of George Eliot. One of her novels was:
* The woman who wrote a series of racy novels about a woman called 'Claudine'.
* Ayn Rand is as well known for her marriage-breaking affair as for her novels which describe a rugged brand of individualism. Which novel is NOT one of hers?
* This woman is well-known for a long relationship with author Henry Miller.
* A mysterious 'dark lady' was the subject of - and the possible inspiration for - poems that were written by
* Camille Claudel, a minor artist, was better known for her long affair with another artist:
* Evelyn Nesbit was catapulted into the headlines when her(strange) husband shot a prominent architect named:
* The key figure in the Profumo scandal that rocked Great Britain in the second half of the 20th Century was
* Everyone knows that Liz Taylor broke up Eddie Fisher's marriage to Debbie Reynolds. Who was Taylor's husband before Fisher?
* As Diana, Princess of Wales, she was the world's most famous woman. What was her family surname?
* The 1950s actress Diana Dors was born Diana Fluck in which English town?

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