2. Who is Princess Diana of Themyscira, whose secret identity is Diana Prince?
3. The Suffragettes were a militant group who fought for women’s right to vote in Britain. What was the name of their sister group which believed in peaceful, constitutional campaign methods?
4. What was the name of Simone de Beauvoir’s foundational feminist book, published in 1949?
5. In which year was the Representation of the People Act passed in the UK, giving women over the age of 30 the right to vote in general elections?
(a) 1910; (b) 1918; (c) 1922
6. Who wrote The Female Eunuch, published in 1970?
7. On 9th October 2012, who told her political opponent: “If he wants to know what misogyny looks like in modern Australia, he doesn't need a motion in the House of Representatives, he needs a mirror.”
8. Name the education activist who was shot by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012? (1 point for first name, 5 points for surname!)
9. By what name was Indian female rights activist and politician Phoolan Devi more popularly known? Clue: she was assassinated in 2001 in Delhi
10. Name the British folk hero who led her Celtic tribe in a rebellion against the Romans in AD 60 or 61? Clue: at least five possible spellings and pronunciations!
11. Name the two leading actors in 1991’s Thelma and Louise?
12. Name the US football star and LGBT activist who famously refused to meet Donald Trump after winning the World Cup in 2019, saying: “I’m not going to the fucking White House!”
13. Who was the first woman MP in the UK, serving from 1919 to 1945?
14. Who beat Bobby Riggs in a famous tennis match in 1973? Clue: “The Battle of the Sexes”
15. Published in 1929, what is the name of Virginia Wolf’s feminist text which argues for space for women writers within a literary tradition dominated by men?
16. Who wrote Fat is a Feminist Issue, published in 1978? Clue: She is married to the author Jeanette Winterson
17. In 2014, American writer Rebecca Solnit published a collection of essays that has become a touchstone of the feminist movement: what was it called? Clue: The main essay in the book is called The New Republic
18. In 1973, Erica Jong published a book that was controversial because of its, then, radical view of female sexuality. What is it called? Clue: She also wrote How to Save Your Own Life
19. Who wrote and first recorded Sisters Are Doing For Themselves in 1985?
20. What colours symbolise International Women’s Day? (Clue: 3 points)