Alright, I heard from a lot of you that trivia was tough this month, so I am sure that some of you are looking forward to some answers! Winners will be announced on Tuesday. Until then, here are some answers for the community's Women's History Month Trivia event (correct answer is in bold).
1) Who was known as "First Lady of the Renaissance" and met artists like Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo?
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-female-patrons-shaped-art-history
2) Marie Curie was the first female to win a Nobel Prize. What year did she win?
- 1891
- 1901
- 1911
- 1921 (posthumous)
Who is estimated to be the wealthiest woman alive as of 2022?
- Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers (France): $90 billion.
Alice Walton (United States): $46.4 billion
Jacqueline Mars (United States): $27 billion
Yang Huiyan (China): $22.4 billion
https://www.forbes.com/profile/francoise-bettencourt-meyers/?sh=36fdd47d2b06
4) Who is estimated to be the wealthiest woman in history (adjusted for inflation)?
- Catherine the Great (Russia)
- Isabella of Castile (Spain)
- Hatshepsut (Egypt)
- Empress Wu (China)*
Source: https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/billionaire-news/the-10-richest-women-of-all-time/
Mary Kies was the first woman to receive a US patent. What was it for?
- A gardening tool
A weaving process*
A feature for a kitchen appliance
A makeup formula
Source: https://www.levistrauss.com/2015/07/07/18-famous-firsts-for-women/
6) Charlotte Cooper was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal (1900). What was her event?
- Tennis*
Vault Jumping
Swimming Relay
Archery
Source: Source: https://www.levistrauss.com/2015/07/07/18-famous-firsts-for-women/
7) Edith Warton was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. What did she win for?
- Age of Innocence*
Little Women
Jane Eyre
Ethan Frome
- Shakespeare's early plays
Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage*
Leonardo da Vinci's early art
Europe's first encyclopedia
9) In Africa, the state of Dahomey just had a movie made about a famous female leader from the area. What did she do?
- Lead an all-female warrior group*
Managed a questionable rum trade
Started a female lead university
Navigated the English Channel to return home
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/real-warriors-woman-king-dahomey-agojie-amazons-180980750/
10) As of February 2023, how many female CEOs were on the S&P 500?
Source: Here is where I found the total number and a list of all the companies: https://www.catalyst.org/research/women-ceos-of-the-sp-500/ I also thought this was a great article where you can get get to know some of the CEOs: https://research.com/careers/female-ceos-of-the-sp-500
11) Ichiyo Higuchi is on the 5,000 yen bill. What is she famous for?
- Inspiring "Mulan"
Famous writer*
First woman Physicist (in Japan)
First female CEO
Higuchi Ichiyō: Women in Japanese History
12) Which of the following is NOT true about Frida Khalo?
Required an iron lung after a boat accident*
* Disabled by polio as a child
* Entered school wanting to be a Physician
* First Mexican Artist to have a painting acquired by the Louvre Museum
Source: Frida's life is well documented, but she was NOT in a boat accident. She was in a BUS accident that had the same medical result and forced her to quit her studies where she wanted to be a Physician.
Just for fun, there was one question that I did not include, because the answer was had to explain.
Unused Question) Who is the leading actress that made the most money for a single role?
Most Likely Answer: Sandra Bullock for "Gravity".
Alternate Answer: Scarlett Johansen for "Black Widow"
Source: Scarlett's total sum for the "Black Widow" movie is hard to nail down because her contract is for all of her Marvel movie appearances AND there was controversy over her solo movie's release strategy because of how quickly it debuted on streaming services during quarantine, which breached contract and resulted in an undisclosed settlement.
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Matt Lawson
Genesys - Employees
Online Community Manager
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