Deborah Siegel, over at Girl w/ Pen, is trying to start a little infectious blog quiz. If you've got one, paste these questions and add one of your own, then post it up at your blog so we can spread the knowledge.

1. In 2009, women make up what percent of the U.S. Congress?
A. 3%
B. 17%
C. 33%
D. 50%

2. How many CEOs of Fortune 500 companies are female?
A. 12
B. 28
C. 59
D. 84

3. Who was the first First Lady to create her own media presence (ie hold regular press conferences, write a daily newspaper column and a monthly magazine column, and host a weekly radio show)?
A. Eleanor Roosevelt
B. Jacqueline Kennedy
C. Pat Nixon
D. Hillary Clinton

4. The Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced to Congress in:
A. 1923
B. 1942
C. 1969
D. 1971

5. Who was the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
A. Phyllis Wheatley
B. Alice Walker
C. Toni Morrison
D. Maya Angelou

6. What percentage of union members are women today?
A. 10%
B. 25%
C. 35%
D. 45%

7. What year did the Griswold v. Connecticut decision guarantee married women the right to birth control?
A. 1960
B. 1965
C. 1969
D. 1950

Answers after the jump...

ANSWERS: 1:B, 2:A, 3:A, 4:A, 5:C, 6:D, 7:B

13 Comments

March 25, 2009 4:32 PM

[0+]  InfamousQBert said:

posted!

http://infamousqbert.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/quiz-time-its-all-about-the-ladies/

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March 25, 2009 6:21 PM

[0+]  Thomas said:

Damnit. Got two wrong.

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March 25, 2009 6:50 PM

[0+]  helen boyd said:

Mine's up!
http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2009/03/25/womens-history-month-quiz/

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March 25, 2009 6:50 PM

[0+]  JosephLillo said:

Facebook'd (I don't have a proper blog, but I still wanted to try this), credited and 5/7'd (not including my question, which is below):

8. Who was the first woman in space?
A. Judith Resnik
B. Sally Ride
C. Valentina Tereshkova
D. Geraldine Cobb

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March 25, 2009 8:17 PM

[0+]  javacia said:

Just posted my quiz!

http://www.georgiamae.com/2009/03/womens-history-month-quiz.html

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March 25, 2009 8:18 PM

[0+]  mqdayton said:

This quiz reminds me of all the issues that women are facing today such as abuse and discrimination. Equal rights act has been in effect but the prejudice is still obvious in today's society. Feminist movements will remain strong and people with voices such as Lauren London should make a difference. I know she has been getting more involved with stuff on blackplanet.com/99ProblemsDotorg. Hopefully equality presents itself sooner than later.

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March 25, 2009 8:38 PM

[0+]  MLEmac28 replied to mqdayton :

The era was never ratified by 2/3 of the states actually. So it's not in effect. Unless you mean the civil rights act which includes gender discrimination as well.

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March 25, 2009 9:23 PM

[0+]  cherie said:

Hi,
#2 is wrong. There are actually fifteen women CEOs of the Fortune 500.
http://catalyst.org/publication/271/women-ceos-of-the-fortune-1000

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March 25, 2009 9:48 PM

[0+]  argon said:

Very informative. I have to admit, I got schooled by this quiz.

Cherie: Your link goes to the fortune *1000* not 500

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March 25, 2009 9:50 PM

[0+]  argon said:

^^ oops cherie... it broke it down into the first 500 and second 500... my bad :/

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March 25, 2009 10:11 PM

[0+]  Devin said:

Question 1 should be the US Senate; women make up nearly 30 % of the House, but merely 17% of the Senate.

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March 26, 2009 4:34 AM

[0+]  AndersH replied to Devin :

Devin, according to http://womenincongress.house.gov/ , there are 76 women House Reps. at the moment, which is 17.4%.

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March 25, 2009 10:17 PM

[0+]  Serafina Longarina said:

Posted!

http://womenatbrown.blogspot.com/2009/03/womens-history-month-quiz.html

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