UK History MCQs

UK Suffragette Pioneers MCQs with Answers

Who was a prominent leader of the suffragette movement and founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)?
a) Millicent Fawcett
b) Emily Davison
c) Emmeline Pankhurst
d) Sylvia Pankhurst
Answer: c) Emmeline Pankhurst

Which suffragette famously used militant tactics, such as hunger strikes and arson, to advocate for women’s suffrage?
a) Emily Wilding Davison
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Annie Kenney
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: b) Christabel Pankhurst

Who was the first woman to be elected to the UK Parliament, taking her seat in 1919?
a) Emmeline Pankhurst
b) Emily Wilding Davison
c) Nancy Astor
d) Sylvia Pankhurst
Answer: c) Nancy Astor

Which suffragette organized the Women’s Freedom League, advocating for suffrage alongside social justice issues?
a) Flora Drummond
b) Sylvia Pankhurst
c) Charlotte Despard
d) Emmeline Pankhurst
Answer: c) Charlotte Despard

Who co-founded the WSPU with her sister Christabel Pankhurst and was known for her artistic contributions to the movement?
a) Annie Kenney
b) Emily Davison
c) Sylvia Pankhurst
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Sylvia Pankhurst

Which suffragette was a working-class activist and a key figure in the WSPU’s early efforts?
a) Emmeline Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Annie Kenney
d) Emily Wilding Davison
Answer: c) Annie Kenney

Who wrote the pamphlet “Why Women Want the Vote” and was a leading suffragette in the NUWSS?
a) Emily Wilding Davison
b) Millicent Fawcett
c) Sylvia Pankhurst
d) Emmeline Pankhurst
Answer: b) Millicent Fawcett

Which suffragette was known for her daring act of stepping in front of the King’s horse during the Epsom Derby in 1913?
a) Christabel Pankhurst
b) Emily Davison
c) Annie Kenney
d) Flora Drummond
Answer: b) Emily Davison

Who was a suffragette leader and founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)?
a) Sylvia Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Emmeline Pankhurst
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Emmeline Pankhurst

Which suffragette organized the “Black Friday” protest in 1910, which turned violent as police clashed with demonstrators?
a) Annie Kenney
b) Sylvia Pankhurst
c) Emily Wilding Davison
d) Flora Drummond
Answer: a) Annie Kenney

Who was a suffragette leader and author of the book “The Subjection of Women?
a) Mary Wollstonecraft
b) Emily Wilding Davison
c) Emmeline Pankhurst
d) John Stuart Mill
Answer: d) John Stuart Mill

Which suffragette was a Scottish militant activist and one of the first to be force-fed in prison due to hunger strikes?
a) Flora Drummond
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Emmeline Pankhurst
d) Annie Kenney
Answer: a) Flora Drummond

Who was a suffragette leader known for founding the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) alongside Emmeline Pankhurst?
a) Sylvia Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Millicent Fawcett
d) Emily Wilding Davison
Answer: b) Christabel Pankhurst

Which suffragette was a suffrage artist, creating iconic posters and imagery for the movement?
a) Annie Kenney
b) Emily Davison
c) Flora Drummond
d) Sylvia Pankhurst
Answer: d) Sylvia Pankhurst

Who was a suffragette leader and founder of the Women’s Freedom League, advocating for suffrage and social reform?
a) Emmeline Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Charlotte Despard
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Charlotte Despard

Which suffragette was known for her militant approach, engaging in hunger strikes and window-smashing campaigns?
a) Annie Kenney
b) Emily Davison
c) Christabel Pankhurst
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Christabel Pankhurst

Who was the first woman to speak in the UK Parliament and a leading suffragette in the NUWSS?
a) Sylvia Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Emily Davison
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: d) Millicent Fawcett

Which suffragette was a working-class activist and co-founded the East London Federation of Suffragettes?
a) Flora Drummond
b) Annie Kenney
c) Sylvia Pankhurst
d) Emily Davison
Answer: c) Sylvia Pankhurst

Who was a suffragette leader and founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)?
a) Millicent Fawcett
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Emmeline Pankhurst
d) Emily Wilding Davison
Answer: c) Emmeline Pankhurst

Which suffragette was known for her militant tactics and was imprisoned multiple times for her activism?
a) Flora Drummond
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Sylvia Pankhurst
d) Annie Kenney
Answer: b) Christabel Pankhurst

Who was the first woman to be elected to the UK Parliament, taking her seat in 1919?
a) Emmeline Pankhurst
b) Emily Wilding Davison
c) Nancy Astor
d) Sylvia Pankhurst
Answer: c) Nancy Astor

Which suffragette founded the Women’s Freedom League and was a vocal advocate for women’s rights and pacifism?
a) Flora Drummond
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Charlotte Despard
d) Annie Kenney
Answer: c) Charlotte Despard

Who was a suffragette leader known for founding the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) alongside Emmeline Pankhurst?
a) Sylvia Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Millicent Fawcett
d) Emily Wilding Davison
Answer: b) Christabel Pankhurst

Which suffragette was known for her artistic contributions to the movement and co-founding the East London Federation of Suffragettes?
a) Annie Kenney
b) Emily Davison
c) Sylvia Pankhurst
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Sylvia Pankhurst

Who was a suffragette leader and advocate for women’s rights and social reform?
a) Emmeline Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Charlotte Despard
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Charlotte Despard

Which suffragette was known for her daring protest at the Epsom Derby in 1913?
a) Christabel Pankhurst
b) Emily Davison
c) Annie Kenney
d) Flora Drummond
Answer: b) Emily Davison

Who was a suffragette leader and co-founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)?
a) Sylvia Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Emmeline Pankhurst
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Emmeline Pankhurst

Which suffragette was known for her militant tactics and hunger strikes in the fight for women’s suffrage?
a) Annie Kenney
b) Emily Davison
c) Christabel Pankhurst
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Christabel Pankhurst

Who was the first woman to be elected to the UK Parliament?
a) Christabel Pankhurst
b) Emily Wilding Davison
c) Nancy Astor
d) Sylvia Pankhurst
Answer: c) Nancy Astor

Which suffragette founded the Women’s Freedom League and was an advocate for both suffrage and social issues?
a) Flora Drummond
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Charlotte Despard
d) Annie Kenney
Answer: c) Charlotte Despard

Who was a suffragette leader and co-founder of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)?
a) Sylvia Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Millicent Fawcett
d) Emily Wilding Davison
Answer: b) Christabel Pankhurst

Which suffragette was known for her artistic contributions to the movement, creating posters and propaganda?
a) Annie Kenney
b) Emily Davison
c) Flora Drummond
d) Sylvia Pankhurst
Answer: d) Sylvia Pankhurst

Who was a suffragette leader and founder of the Women’s Freedom League, advocating for both suffrage and broader social change?
a) Emmeline Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Charlotte Despard
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Charlotte Despard

Which suffragette was known for her militant tactics, including window-smashing and hunger strikes?
a) Annie Kenney
b) Emily Davison
c) Christabel Pankhurst
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Christabel Pankhurst

Who was the first woman to address the UK Parliament and a key suffragette in the NUWSS?
a) Sylvia Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Emily Davison
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: d) Millicent Fawcett

Which suffragette was a working-class activist and co-founder of the East London Federation of Suffragettes?
a) Flora Drummond
b) Annie Kenney
c) Sylvia Pankhurst
d) Emily Davison
Answer: c) Sylvia Pankhurst

Who was a suffragette leader and advocate for women’s rights and social change?
a) Emmeline Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Charlotte Despard
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Charlotte Despard

Which suffragette was known for her daring act of stepping in front of the King’s horse during the Epsom Derby?
a) Christabel Pankhurst
b) Emily Davison
c) Annie Kenney
d) Flora Drummond
Answer: b) Emily Davison

Who was a suffragette leader and co-founder of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)?
a) Sylvia Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Emmeline Pankhurst
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Emmeline Pankhurst

Which suffragette was known for her militant tactics, including hunger strikes and window-smashing?
a) Annie Kenney
b) Emily Davison
c) Christabel Pankhurst
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Christabel Pankhurst

Who was the first woman to take her seat in the UK Parliament, elected in 1919?
a) Emmeline Pankhurst
b) Emily Wilding Davison
c) Nancy Astor
d) Sylvia Pankhurst
Answer: c) Nancy Astor

Which suffragette founded the Women’s Freedom League and was a strong advocate for social justice?
a) Flora Drummond
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Charlotte Despard
d) Annie Kenney
Answer: c) Charlotte Despard

Who was a suffragette leader and co-founder of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)?
a) Sylvia Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Millicent Fawcett
d) Emily Wilding Davison
Answer: b) Christabel Pankhurst

Which suffragette was known for her artistic contributions to the movement, creating posters and propaganda?
a) Annie Kenney
b) Emily Davison
c) Flora Drummond
d) Sylvia Pankhurst
Answer: d) Sylvia Pankhurst

Who was a suffragette leader and founder of the Women’s Freedom League, advocating for both suffrage and social reform?
a) Emmeline Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Charlotte Despard
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Charlotte Despard

Which suffragette was known for her militant tactics, including hunger strikes and window-smashing?
a) Annie Kenney
b) Emily Davison
c) Christabel Pankhurst
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Christabel Pankhurst

Who was the first woman to address the UK Parliament and a key suffragette in the NUWSS?
a) Sylvia Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Emily Davison
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: d) Millicent Fawcett

Which suffragette was a working-class activist and co-founder of the East London Federation of Suffragettes?
a) Flora Drummond
b) Annie Kenney
c) Sylvia Pankhurst
d) Emily Davison
Answer: c) Sylvia Pankhurst

Who was a suffragette leader and advocate for women’s rights and social change?
a) Emmeline Pankhurst
b) Christabel Pankhurst
c) Charlotte Despard
d) Millicent Fawcett
Answer: c) Charlotte Despard

Which suffragette was known for her daring act of stepping in front of the King’s horse during the Epsom Derby?
a) Christabel Pankhurst
b) Emily Davison
c) Annie Kenney
d) Flora Drummond
Answer: b) Emily Davison

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