The “Women who changed history” quiz — History. It has 25 questions in five categories: Crowns and thrones, Pioneers of science, Sword and courage, Fight for rights, First at the helm. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Crowns and thrones
100
Which last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt formed legendary political alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?
200
Which British monarch reigned for over 63 years, giving her name to an entire era of industrial and imperial power?
300
Which female pharaoh of…
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400
Who was the only…
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500
Which 12th-century duchess was…
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Pioneers of science
100
Who remains the only person in history to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields, Physics and Chemistry?
200
Which mathematician, the daughter of Lord Byron, created what is widely regarded as the first computer algorithm?
300
Whose X-ray diffraction image…
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400
Which astrophysicist discovered the…
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500
Which physicist, working with…
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Sword and courage
100
Which French heroine lifted the English siege of Orleans in 1429 and led Charles VII to his coronation in Reims?
200
Which queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe, pictured in the bronze statue by Westminster Bridge, led a major uprising against Roman rule in ancient Britain around 60 AD?
300
Which escaped slave became…
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400
Which pirate commander headed…
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500
Which SOE secret agent…
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Fight for rights
100
Whose refusal to surrender her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955 ignited the American civil rights movement?
200
Which British suffragette leader founded the Women's Social and Political Union with the motto 'Deeds, not words'?
300
Which thinker published 'A…
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400
Whose massive petition drive…
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500
Which suffragist was arrested…
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First at the helm
100
Which British prime minister and Conservative Party leader earned the enduring media nickname 'The Iron Lady'?
200
Which leader, the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, served as the first and to date only female prime minister of India?
300
Which Kyiv-born stateswoman signed…
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400
Which leader made history…
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500
Which Ceylonese stateswoman made…
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