Celebrate women with these interesting Women’s History Month trivia questions
We may not be able to learn about all of women’s history in a single month, but through the right set of trivia questions, we can learn a lot, make an impact, and have fun. Whether you want questions to help the entire family learn and appreciate women’s history or you want to educate your employees about the contributions of women to our society, here are women’s history month trivia questions to get you started.
Women pioneers trivia questions
It’s good to honor today’s women and highlight their contributions to society, but it’s also important to appreciate the women that paved the way for all women in different fields. Trivia questions about women pioneers will help your team or family learn about women trailblazers in various fields and how the first steps they took have affected the place of women in society. Examples of trivia questions to appreciate women pioneers include:
Name the first female to be elected to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest and in which year?
The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Physics.
First female self-made millionaire or billionaire in America
Women in arts, culture, and entertainment trivia
From painting and sculpting to music and film, women have contributed immensely to the advancement of culture, entertainment, and arts. Create trivia questions about these themes to educate teams about how women have shaped and continue to shape these industries. For starters, here are some questions to consider:
What are the three bestselling books written by a woman?
Who was the first woman to win an Oscar?
Who wrote the book “Silent Spring”, which started the Environmental Movement?
Name the first Black woman and the youngest Poet Laureate in American History?
Who is the author of “The Feminine Mystique” who became a prominent figure in the Women’s Movement?
Who is the richest self-made Black woman in America?
Women in leadership and politics trivia
Use these trivia questions to learn about women leaders and politicians who have made a great impact in history and also the women changing the leadership landscape today. Some example trivia that could be useful here include:
Who was the first female Secretary of State of the United States of America?
Name the first American woman in modern history to lead a major Native-American tribe, the Cherokee Nation.
Name the first female president of Harvard University appointed in 2007.
Who was the first female Brigadier General of the United States Air Force?
Women in STEM trivia questions
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have, together, contributed immensely to every aspect of our society and it’s only right that we acknowledge and learn about the women that have made significant contributions to these fields. Here’s an inspiration for teams looking to create trivia questions about women in STEM:
Who is the woman best known for inventing the autoradiograph?
Who was turned down by 29 medical schools before being admitted and later became the first licensed female doctor in the United States?
Which woman published 192 monographs and spurred the rise of molecular biology through mathematical techniques?
Who was the first female computer programmer for whom the ADA programming language was named?
Name the woman who developed the COBOL computer programming language for the Navy in 1960.
Women in Sports trivia
America has great female sports personalities with global recognition. Past or present, trivia questions about women in sports will help us learn about the women changing the rules of the games. Here are some questions to explore:
How many Grand Slams has Serena Williams won?
Who was the first American woman to win three Gold Medals in a single Olympics?
Who is regarded as the most successful woman in the history of American Open Wheel Racing and also being the first and only woman to win an IndyCar Series race in the 2008 Indy Japan 350?
From sports and science to pop culture and politics, there are many Women’s History Month Trivia Question ideas your team or family can use to commemorate women’s contribution to society. But it doesn’t have to be only about this! If you have a female family member or a female employee who has achieved a lot in life and in their career, this could also be a month to recognize their contributions.
