Trivia Quiz: Women of History II


Braingle's Daily Trivia Quiz for Jun 29, 2020

A People Quiz : Throughout the years, many women have changed history. Can you identify the women described in this quiz?

1. I wanted to be the first woman to fly around the world, but on July 2, 1937, my plane was lost somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.
2. I am known best for saving the portrait of George Washington from the White House during the War of 1812.
3. I was nicknamed "Moses" after I helped free 300 slaves during the Civil War using the Underground Railroad.
4. During the "Reign of Terror", I was sent to the guillotine on October 21, 1793, just eight months after my husband, Louis XVI, was beheaded.
5. I established the American Red Cross.
6. My husband and I not only began the Spanish Inquisition, but we also financed the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
7. I was the first American woman to fly in space.
8. I co-founded the National Women's Suffrage Association and had a silver dollar made in my memory.
9. I taught a blind and deaf girl named Helen Keller.
10. I am known for my anti-slavery novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

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