• 1. 
    Which Egyptian ruler undertook extensive building projects, including the construction of the Dayr al-Baḥrī temple, a funerary monument for herself?

  • Merneith
  • Cleopatra
  • Nefertiti
  • Hatshepsut
  • 2. 
    Which Egyptian queen helped to change Egypt's traditional polytheistic religion to one that was monotheistic, worshipping the sun god Aton?

  • Tausert
  • Merneith
  • Sebeknefru
  • Nefertiti
  • 3. 
    She was one of the last pharaohs of Egypt, well known for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

  • Cleopatra
  • Sebeknefru
  • Merneith
  • Nefertiti
  • 4. 
    Which queen of France is said to have remarked “Let them eat cake”?

  • Constance of Castile
  • Anne of Brittany
  • Margaret of Burgundy
  • Marie-Antoinette
  • 5. 
    Which Byzantine empress was married to Justinian and was one of the first rulers to recognize the rights of women?

  • Irene
  • Zoe
  • Theodora
  • Eudoxia
  • 6. 
    Which British warrior-queen led an unsuccessful rebellion against the Romans?

  • Boudicca
  • Isabella I
  • Elizabeth I
  • Scáthach
  • 7. 
    Which queen of England attempted to restore Roman Catholicism in England while persecuting Protestants?

  • Mary I
  • Victoria
  • Anne
  • Catherine I
  • 8. 
    Which queen of England is known as the “Virgin Queen?”

  • Caroline of Ansbach
  • Victoria
  • Bertha of Kent
  • Elizabeth I
  • 9. 
    Which queen of the United Kingdom wore black for 40 years, mourning the death of her husband?

  • Anne Boleyn
  • Matilda I
  • Victoria
  • Elizabeth II
  • 10. 
    Which British prime minister gained the nickname “Iron Lady”?

  • Angela Merkel
  • Margaret Thatcher
  • Theresa May
  • Diana
  • 11. 
    Who is the longest-reigning monarch in British history?

  • Anne Boleyn
  • Elizabeth I
  • Elizabeth II
  • Victoria
  • 12. 
    Which ruler of the Holy Roman Empire led Austria through the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years’ War?

  • Isabella II
  • Matilda
  • Maria Theresa
  • Constance
  • 13. 
    Which Russian empress led a successful rebellion against her husband, Peter III, to come to power?

  • Alexandra
  • Elizabeth I
  • Catherine the Great
  • Anna
  • 14. 
    Christopher Columbus made his expedition to the Americas under the sponsorship of Ferdinand II and which queen?

  • Isabella I of Castile
  • Elizabeth of Valois
  • Urraca of León
  • Joanna of Castile
  • 15. 
    She was the first woman to serve as chancellor of Germany, and she kept the country’s borders open during one of Europe’s biggest refugee crises.

  • Tarja Halonen
  • Rosa Luxemburg
  • Steffi Graf
  • Angela Merkel
  • 16. 
    Which American first lady took over some of the administrative duties of the president after he suffered a stroke?

  • Edith Wilson
  • Michelle Obama
  • Barbara Bush
  • Mary Todd Lincoln
  • 17. 
    Who was the first female vice president of the United States?

  • Susan B. Anthony
  • Hillary Clinton
  • Kamala Harris
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • 18. 
    Who rose from concubinage to become empress of China during the Tang dynasty?

  • Ci’an
  • Wuhou
  • Gaohou
  • Cixi
  • 19. 
    Which member of the Qing dynasty began to modernize China in the late 19th century?

  • Wouhou
  • Gaohou
  • Cixi
  • Hu
  • 20. 
    This Liberian president was the first woman to be elected head of state of an African country.

  • Joyce Hilda Banda
  • Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
  • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
  • Sylvie Kinigi
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