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Women in Sport Trivia Quiz

Ground-breaking achievements by women in sports. Unique and original, these prominent innovators paved the way for future successes in women's sport.

A multiple-choice quiz by kjbopp. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kjbopp

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
314,179

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
382

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which female British figure skater in 1902, entered the men's world championships and placed second? Hint

Jenny Herz

Phyllis Johnson

Dorothy Greenhough-Smith

Madge Syers

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first African-American women in 1917 to win a major sports title, when she won at the American Tennis Association (ATA) national tournament? Hint

Lucy Diggs Slowe

Eleonora Sears

Shirley Fry Irvin

Pauline Betz Addie

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which American woman became, in 1926, the first woman to swim the English Channel? Hint

Gertrude Ederle

Helen Wainwright

Ethel Lackie

Lucy Morton

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Question 4 of 10

4. What female pitcher in 1931, became the first woman in professional baseball to strikeout Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game? Hint

Mariah Burton Nelson

Lucy Danziger

Jackie Mitchell

Kaye Sharbono

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Question 5 of 10

5. What athlete in 1932 won the team championship single-handedly at the AAU national track and field meet? Hint

Babe Didrikson

Jean Hetherington

Louise Suggs

Mary Patton Janssen

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Question 6 of 10

6. What Olympian in 1948 was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal? Hint

Jean Shiley

Mildred McDaniel

Alice Coachman

Esther Brand

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Question 7 of 10

7. What 12-year old in 1950 becomes the first female ever to play Little League Baseball in Corning, N.Y.?
Hint

Kathryn Johnson

Kay Massar

Maria Pepe

Sylvia Pressler

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who in 1953 became the first woman to win a Grand Slam, all four major tennis championships in a calendar year? Hint

Maureen Connolly

Julie Sampson Haywood

Doris Hart

Shirley Fry Irvin

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Question 9 of 10

9. At the 1960 Rome Olympics, who was the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in track and field at one Olympic Games? Hint

Barbara Jones

Martha Hudson

Wilma Rudolph

Lucinda Williams

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Question 10 of 10

10. What female jockey in 1969 became the first woman to ride in a United States parimutuel race? Hint

Julie Krone

Ruby Walsh

Barbara Jo Rubin

Diane Crump

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which female British figure skater in 1902, entered the men's world championships and placed second?

Answer: Madge Syers

There was no women's figure skating competition in 1902. She would enter the men's world championships and place 2nd. In 1908, she would win the first women's Olympic gold medal.

2. Who was the first African-American women in 1917 to win a major sports title, when she won at the American Tennis Association (ATA) national tournament?

Answer: Lucy Diggs Slowe

Lucy Diggs Slowe was also an original founder of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She was also a college administrator, a civic organizer, and a champion to African-American women's causes.

3. Which American woman became, in 1926, the first woman to swim the English Channel?

Answer: Gertrude Ederle

Gertrude Caroline Ederle won a gold and a bronze in the 1924 Olympics. At 20 years old, she swam the English Channel in 14 hours and 30 minutes. Her record stood until 1950 when bested by Florence Chadwick.

4. What female pitcher in 1931, became the first woman in professional baseball to strikeout Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game?

Answer: Jackie Mitchell

This event took place on April 1, 1931, in an exhibition game between the New York Yankees and the Chattanooga Lookouts (AA). She was all of 17 years old at the time. Baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis would ban women from the sport later that year.

5. What athlete in 1932 won the team championship single-handedly at the AAU national track and field meet?

Answer: Babe Didrikson

Mildred Ella ("Babe") Didrikson Zaharias would compete in 8 out of 10 events, winning 5, and tying for 1st in a 6th event. Her performance was good enough to win the team championship, despite her being the only member of her team.

6. What Olympian in 1948 was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

Answer: Alice Coachman

Alice Marie Coachman won gold in the high jump during the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, England. Coachman's winning leap was 1.68 m (5 ft 6 1/2 in).

7. What 12-year old in 1950 becomes the first female ever to play Little League Baseball in Corning, N.Y.?

Answer: Kathryn Johnson

At the time, there were no official rules against females playing "midget" or Little League baseball. She tried out with her brother, cut her hair, and called herself "Tubby". Tubby made the King's Dairy team and played first base.

8. Who in 1953 became the first woman to win a Grand Slam, all four major tennis championships in a calendar year?

Answer: Maureen Connolly

She defeated Julie Sampson Haywood in the Australian Championships final. She beat Doris Hart in the finals of the French, Wimbledon, and U.S. Championships. She lost only one set during her "Grand Slam" matches.

9. At the 1960 Rome Olympics, who was the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in track and field at one Olympic Games?

Answer: Wilma Rudolph

Wilma Glodean Rudolph won gold at the 1960 Olympics in the 100m, 200m (Olympic record) and the 4x100m relay (Olympic record). The incorrect answers were her Tennessee State teammates: Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, and Barbara Jones whom she ran with in the 4x100 relay.

10. What female jockey in 1969 became the first woman to ride in a United States parimutuel race?

Answer: Diane Crump

In 1969, Diane Crump at the Hialeah racetrack became the first woman to ride in a United States parimutuel race. The next year she would become the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby.

Source: Author kjbopp

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