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International Women's Day

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  • Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin were important singers for what style of music?
    Soul/Jazz
  • This holiday celebrates women's success and women's rights. T/F
    True
  • Which city celebrated Women's Day first? Paris, Sydney, or New York
    New York
  • Which country first gave women the right to vote? USA, Germany, New Zealand
    New Zealand
  • The United Nations officially adopted International Women's Day in ____. 1962, 1975, 1981
    1975
  • IWD helped women get the rights to vote and work the government. T/F
    True
  • What year did it begin? 1909, 1911, or 1915
    1909
  • IWD is an official holiday in ___ countries. 16, 27, 42
    27
  • Rosa Parks helped fight for _________ rights.
    African American
  • Who wrote the famous Harry Potter series?
    J.K. Rowling
  • Ada Lovelace, from ______, was the first computer programmer.
    England
  • Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first woman prime minster in Sri Lanka in ____. 1960, 1971, 1974
    1960
  • Who is the first woman vice president of the USA?
    Kamala Harris
  • Marie Curie was the first woman awarded a Nobel Prize for her work in _______.
    Chemistry/Science
  • Women's Day and Mother's Day are the same holiday everywhere in the world. T/F
    False
  • When is International Women's Day?
    March 8th