UK Famous MCQs

British Famous Trailblazers MCQs with Answers

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Marie Curie
c) Rosa Parks
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: a) Amelia Earhart

Which African-American scientist is known for her pioneering research on radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes?
a) Harriet Tubman
b) Rosa Parks
c) Sojourner Truth
d) Marie Curie
Answer: d) Marie Curie

Who is known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” for her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Marie Curie
c) Rosa Parks
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: c) Rosa Parks

Which Indian leader used nonviolent resistance to lead India to independence from British rule?
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Mohandas Gandhi
d) Malcolm X
Answer: c) Mohandas Gandhi

Who was the American abolitionist and political activist known for her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech?
a) Harriet Tubman
b) Rosa Parks
c) Sojourner Truth
d) Amelia Earhart
Answer: c) Sojourner Truth

Which South African leader played a key role in ending apartheid and becoming the country’s first black president?
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Mohandas Gandhi
d) Malcolm X
Answer: b) Nelson Mandela

Who is known for her contributions to the field of primatology, especially her work with chimpanzees?
a) Jane Goodall
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Marie Curie
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: a) Jane Goodall

Which American civil rights leader is famous for his “I Have a Dream” speech?
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Mohandas Gandhi
d) Malcolm X
Answer: a) Martin Luther King Jr.

Who was the British nurse known for her pioneering work during the Crimean War and founding modern nursing?
a) Marie Curie
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Amelia Earhart
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: b) Florence Nightingale

Which American women’s suffrage leader played a key role in securing voting rights for women?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Susan B. Anthony
c) Rosa Parks
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: b) Susan B. Anthony

Who was the American transgender activist and woman of color known for her role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement?
a) Audre Lorde
b) Gloria Steinem
c) Harvey Milk
d) Marsha P. Johnson
Answer: d) Marsha P. Johnson

Which Pakistani education activist became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate for her advocacy of girls’ education?
a) Benazir Bhutto
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Aung San Suu Kyi
d) Indira Gandhi
Answer: b) Malala Yousafzai

Who was the American astronaut and the first woman to travel into space?
a) Sally Ride
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Marie Curie
d) Valentina Tereshkova
Answer: a) Sally Ride

Which Chinese military leader and politician played a central role in the Chinese Communist Party’s victory in the Chinese Civil War?
a) Mother Teresa
b) Golda Meir
c) Jiang Qing
d) Mao Zedong
Answer: d) Mao Zedong

Who was the American aviator and author known for her record-breaking flights and her disappearance?
a) Marie Curie
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Rosa Parks
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: b) Amelia Earhart

Which American astronaut became the first person to walk on the moon?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) John Glenn
c) Buzz Aldrin
d) Yuri Gagarin
Answer: a) Neil Armstrong

Who was the Indian-American astronaut and physician who became the first woman of Indian descent to travel to space?
a) Mae Jemison
b) Sunita Williams
c) Kalpana Chawla
d) Priya Sharma
Answer: c) Kalpana Chawla

Which American suffragist and social activist co-founded the National Women’s Party and fought for women’s right to vote?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Susan B. Anthony
c) Alice Paul
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: c) Alice Paul

Who was the American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral who developed the first compiler for a computer programming language?
a) Ada Lovelace
b) Hedy Lamarr
c) Grace Hopper
d) Joan Clarke
Answer: c) Grace Hopper

Which American actor and martial artist is known for his roles in action films and his contributions to popularizing martial arts in the West?
a) Chuck Norris
b) Jet Li
c) Jackie Chan
d) Bruce Lee
Answer: d) Bruce Lee

Who was the American mathematician and computer scientist instrumental in the development of computer programming for the ENIAC and UNIVAC computers?
a) Ada Lovelace
b) Grace Hopper
c) Joan Clarke
d) Hedy Lamarr
Answer: b) Grace Hopper

Which American woman became the first African-American female self-made millionaire through her successful line of beauty and haircare products?
a) Rosa Parks
b) Harriet Tubman
c) Madam C.J. Walker
d) Sojourner Truth
Answer: c) Madam C.J. Walker

Who was the Mexican-American farmworker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association?
a) Cesar Chavez
b) Dolores Huerta
c) Frida Kahlo
d) Emma Tenayuca
Answer: a) Cesar Chavez

Which American chemist and peace activist co-discovered the element radium and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Marie Curie
c) Rosa Parks
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: b) Marie Curie

Who was the American civil rights activist and leader of the Black Power movement who advocated for self-defense and equality?
a) Malcolm X
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Nelson Mandela
d) Huey Newton
Answer: a) Malcolm X

Which Pakistani teenage activist gained international recognition for her advocacy of girls’ education and survived an assassination attempt?
a) Aung San Suu Kyi
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Benazir Bhutto
d) Malala Yousafzai
Answer: d) Malala Yousafzai

Who was the American abolitionist and women’s rights activist known for her speech “Ain’t I a Woman?”?
a) Sojourner Truth
b) Harriet Tubman
c) Amelia Earhart
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: a) Sojourner Truth

Which American astronaut and engineer became the first American woman to travel into space?
a) Sally Ride
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Marie Curie
d) Valentina Tereshkova
Answer: a) Sally Ride

Who was the American leader of the United Farm Workers union and civil rights activist who fought for better working conditions for farmworkers?
a) Dolores Huerta
b) Cesar Chavez
c) Emma Tenayuca
d) Rigoberta Menchú
Answer: a) Dolores Huerta

Which American transgender woman and LGBTQ+ activist played a pivotal role in the Stonewall riots and advocacy for transgender rights?
a) Marsha P. Johnson
b) Audre Lorde
c) Sylvia Rivera
d) Laverne Cox
Answer: a) Marsha P. Johnson

Who was the American computer scientist and mathematician known for her work on the ENIAC, one of the earliest general-purpose computers?
a) Ada Lovelace
b) Grace Hopper
c) Joan Clarke
d) Hedy Lamarr
Answer: c) Joan Clarke

Which Indian social reformer and politician played a significant role in India’s struggle for independence and women’s rights?
a) Aung San Suu Kyi
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Malala Yousafzai
Answer: c) Sarojini Naidu

Who was the American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association with Cesar Chavez?
a) Dolores Huerta
b) Cesar Chavez
c) Emma Tenayuca
d) Rigoberta Menchú
Answer: a) Dolores Huerta

Which American suffragist and women’s rights advocate co-founded the National Women’s Party and fought for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Susan B. Anthony
c) Alice Paul
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: c) Alice Paul

Who was the American civil rights activist and women’s rights pioneer known for her “And ain’t I a woman?” speech?
a) Sojourner Truth
b) Harriet Tubman
c) Amelia Earhart
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: a) Sojourner Truth

Which American astronaut became the first American woman to travel to space?
a) Sally Ride
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Marie Curie
d) Valentina Tereshkova
Answer: a) Sally Ride

Who was the American leader of the United Farm Workers union and civil rights activist who fought for labor and immigrant rights?
a) Dolores Huerta
b) Cesar Chavez
c) Emma Tenayuca
d) Rigoberta Menchú
Answer: a) Dolores Huerta

Which American transgender rights activist co-founded the Gay Liberation Front and played a significant role in the early LGBTQ+ rights movement?
a) Marsha P. Johnson
b) Audre Lorde
c) Sylvia Rivera
d) Laverne Cox
Answer: a) Marsha P. Johnson

Who was the British scientist and mathematician known for her work on the first general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine?
a) Ada Lovelace
b) Grace Hopper
c) Joan Clarke
d) Hedy Lamarr
Answer: a) Ada Lovelace

Which Indian social reformer and independence activist is known for her role in the Indian National Congress and women’s empowerment?
a) Aung San Suu Kyi
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Malala Yousafzai
Answer: c) Sarojini Naidu

Who was the American suffragist, abolitionist, and women’s rights advocate known for her pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Susan B. Anthony
c) Alice Paul
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: b) Susan B. Anthony

Which American civil rights leader and Baptist minister advocated for nonviolent protest and played a central role in the civil rights movement?
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Mohandas Gandhi
d) Malcolm X
Answer: a) Martin Luther King Jr.

Who was the American suffragist, abolitionist, and women’s rights advocate known for her “Declaration of Sentiments” at the Seneca Falls Convention?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Susan B. Anthony
c) Alice Paul
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: b) Susan B. Anthony

Which American astronaut and physicist became the first American woman of Indian origin to travel to space?
a) Sally Ride
b) Kalpana Chawla
c) Sunita Williams
d) Valentina Tereshkova
Answer: b) Kalpana Chawla

Who was the American civil rights activist and leader who co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense?
a) Malcolm X
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Nelson Mandela
d) Huey Newton
Answer: d) Huey Newton

Which Indian politician and stateswoman was the first woman to hold the office of Prime Minister of India?
a) Aung San Suu Kyi
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Malala Yousafzai
Answer: b) Indira Gandhi

Who was the American women’s rights activist and suffragist known for co-organizing the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Susan B. Anthony
c) Alice Paul
d) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Answer: d) Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Which American transgender rights activist co-founded the Gay Liberation Front and advocated for the inclusion of transgender people in the LGBTQ+ movement?
a) Marsha P. Johnson
b) Audre Lorde
c) Sylvia Rivera
d) Laverne Cox
Answer: c) Sylvia Rivera

Who was the Italian political activist and founder of the Red Cross known for her work during the Crimean War?
a) Marie Curie
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Clara Barton
d) Rosa Parks
Answer: b) Florence Nightingale

Which American civil rights leader and lawyer played a significant role in desegregating public schools in the United States?
a) Thurgood Marshall
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Nelson Mandela
d) Malcolm X
Answer: a) Thurgood Marshall

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