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Famous Women Quiz
Posted: 22 Jul 2021 21:08
by Carl
- 1. What nationality was Catherine the Great ?
- 2. Which novelist wrote Emma and Mansfield Park ?
- 3. Andree de Jongh, known as Dedee, set up the Comet Line aged 24 and was later awarded the George Medal by King George VI. What was the Comet Line ?
- 4. In what field did Sarah Siddons achieve fame in the 18th Century ?
- 5. Name the singer known as the Swedish Nightingale ?
- 6. What did Harriet Beecher Stowe do to help a lot of black slaves in America ?
- 7. With what slogan are Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters associated ?
- 8. In which country was Israeli leader Golda Meir born ?
- 9. Who was nicknamed 'The Iron Lady' ?
- 10. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to two Irish women in 1976. Mairead Corrigan was one; who was the other ?
- 11. What was Nancy Reagan's occupation before she devoted herself to helping her husband's political career ?
- 12. Which 19th Century Englishwoman campaigned for prison reform ?
- 13. Which Bronte sister wrote The Tenant of Wildfell Hall ?
- 14. Which famous opera singer left her husband for Greek shipping magnet Onassis, who in turn left her to marry Jacqueline Kennedy ?
- 15. In which film did Elizabeth Taylor achieve child stardom in 1944 ?
- 16. What disability did actress Sarah Bernhardt suffer from ?
- 17. Where was musician and singer Joan Armatrading born ?
- 18. Name the 19th Century pioneer of women's rights in the British medical profession after which a famous women's hospital in London wasa named ?
- 19. Which young woman stabbed Jean Paul Marat, one of the leaders of the French Revolution, in his bath ?
- 20. Who portrayed missionary Gladys Aylward in the film Inn of the Sixth Happiness ?
- 21. Which American state is named for Queen Elizabeth I ?
- 22. Who was the only person to win Nobel prizes for physics and chemistry ?
- 23. What is Mother Teresa's given name ?
- 24. Name the woman who was elected President of the Philippines after Ferdinand Marcos fled ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: Famous Women Quiz
Posted: 23 Jul 2021 01:18
by elcarretero
6 She wrote Uncle Tom´s Cabin
7 Votes for Women
Re: Famous Women Quiz
Posted: 23 Jul 2021 08:33
by stowie39
14.Maria Callas
15. National velvet
Re: Famous Women Quiz
Posted: 23 Jul 2021 15:13
by elcarretero
21 Virginia
22 Marie Curie
Re: Famous Women Quiz
Posted: 23 Jul 2021 17:16
by freddo
20 Ingrid Bergman
21 The Virginias
Re: Famous Women Quiz
Posted: 23 Jul 2021 19:13
by LucindaC
9 Margaret Thatcher
11 actress
Re: Famous Women Quiz
Posted: 29 Jul 2021 21:04
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. What nationality was Catherine the Great ? German
- 2. Which novelist wrote Emma and Mansfield Park ? Jane Austin
- 3. Andree de Jongh, known as Dedee, set up the Comet Line aged 24 and was later awarded the George Medal by King George VI. What was the Comet Line ? An escape route through Nazi occupied Europe, which ran from Brussels to the Pyrenees, that helped Allied forces escape to freedom
- 4. In what field did Sarah Siddons achieve fame in the 18th Century ? Acting
- 5. Name the singer known as the Swedish Nightingale ? Jenny Lind
- 6. What did Harriet Beecher Stowe do to help a lot of black slaves in America ? She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
- 7. With what slogan are Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters associated ? Votes For Women !
- 8. In which country was Israeli leader Golda Meir born ? Russia
- 9. Who was nicknamed 'The Iron Lady' ? Margaret Thatcher
- 10. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to two Irish women in 1976. Mairead Corrigan was one; who was the other ? Betty Williams
- 11. What was Nancy Reagan's occupation before she devoted herself to helping her husband's political career ? Film Actress
- 12. Which 19th Century Englishwoman campaigned for prison reform ? Elizabeth Fry
- 13. Which Bronte sister wrote The Tenant of Wildfell Hall ? Anne
- 14. Which famous opera singer left her husband for Greek shipping magnet Onassis, who in turn left her to marry Jacqueline Kennedy ? Maria Callas
- 15. In which film did Elizabeth Taylor achieve child stardom in 1944 ? National Velvet
- 16. What disability did actress Sarah Bernhardt suffer from ? She had a leg amputated
- 17. Where was musician and singer Joan Armatrading born ? West Indies
- 18. Name the 19th Century pioneer of women's rights in the British medical profession after which a famous women's hospital in London wasa named ? Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
- 19. Which young woman stabbed Jean Paul Marat, one of the leaders of the French Revolution, in his bath ? Charlotte Corday
- 20. Who portrayed missionary Gladys Aylward in the film Inn of the Sixth Happiness ? Ingrid Bergman
- 21. Which American state is named for Queen Elizabeth I ? Virginia
- 22. Who was the only person to win Nobel prizes for physics and chemistry ? Madame Curie
- 23. What is Mother Teresa's given name ? Agnes
- 24. Name the woman who was elected President of the Philippines after Ferdinand Marcos fled ? Corazon Aquino