Which organization allowed women to serve in non-combat roles during World War II?
A) Women’s Army Corps (WAC)
B) Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
C) Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES)
D) Red Cross Nurses
Answer: A) Women’s Army Corps (WAC)
What nickname was given to the women who worked in factories and shipyards during the war?
A) Rosie the Riveter
B) Betty the Builder
C) Martha the Mechanic
D) Emily the Engineer
Answer: A) Rosie the Riveter
Which group of women were trained to fly military aircraft during World War II?
A) Army Nurses
B) Navy WAVES
C) Women’s Army Corps
D) Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
Answer: D) Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
What role did the WAVES play during World War II?
A) Nurses
B) Pilots
C) Combat soldiers
D) Navy support roles
Answer: D) Navy support roles
What was the purpose of the SPARs during World War II?
A) To work as codebreakers
B) To serve as combat medics
C) To operate radios in the field
D) To serve in the Coast Guard
Answer: D) To serve in the Coast Guard
Which woman was a prominent journalist and war correspondent during World War II?
A) Eleanor Roosevelt
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Martha Gellhorn
D) Bessie Coleman
Answer: C) Martha Gellhorn
Which woman’s famous photograph symbolized women’s contributions to the war effort?
A) Bessie Coleman
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Rosie the Riveter
Answer: D) Rosie the Riveter
What job did Eleanor Roosevelt take on during World War II?
A) Pilot
B) War correspondent
C) Factory worker
D) First Lady’s official representative
Answer: D) First Lady’s official representative
Who was the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license and trained WWII pilots?
A) Bessie Coleman
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Rosie the Riveter
D) Martha Gellhorn
Answer: A) Bessie Coleman
Which women’s organization provided services to military personnel and veterans during WWII?
A) Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
B) Women’s Army Corps (WAC)
C) American Red Cross
D) Navy WAVES
Answer: C) American Red Cross
What role did the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) play during WWII?
A) Combat soldiers
B) Nurses
C) Factory workers
D) Clerical and administrative positions
Answer: D) Clerical and administrative positions
What was the primary role of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES)?
A) Combat pilots
B) Medical support
C) Navy support roles
D) Factory workers
Answer: C) Navy support roles
Which group of women were trained to operate radios and communication equipment during WWII?
A) WACs
B) WAVES
C) WASPs
D) SPARs
Answer: B) WAVES
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and played a role in WWII as well?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Bessie Coleman
C) Rosie the Riveter
D) Martha Gellhorn
Answer: A) Amelia Earhart
Which woman was a pilot and trainer for the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Bessie Coleman
C) Jacqueline Cochran
D) Martha Gellhorn
Answer: C) Jacqueline Cochran
Which woman served as a nurse in the Army during World War II and later became the First Lady of the United States?
A) Eleanor Roosevelt
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Martha Gellhorn
D) Jacqueline Cochran
Answer: A) Eleanor Roosevelt
What role did women play in the Manhattan Project during World War II?
A) Scientists and engineers
B) Combat soldiers
C) Nurses
D) Factory workers
Answer: A) Scientists and engineers
Which woman was a war correspondent and covered the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Martha Gellhorn
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Bessie Coleman
Answer: B) Martha Gellhorn
Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and was also a nurse during World War II?
A) Eleanor Roosevelt
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Bessie Coleman
D) Martha Gellhorn
Answer: B) Amelia Earhart
What role did the SPARs play during World War II?
A) Combat pilots
B) Factory workers
C) Clerical and administrative positions
D) Coast Guard support roles
Answer: D) Coast Guard support roles
Which woman served as the head of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during World War II?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Jacqueline Cochran
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Oveta Culp Hobby
Answer: D) Oveta Culp Hobby
Who was a famous Hollywood actress who also entertained troops during World War II?
A) Eleanor Roosevelt
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Bessie Coleman
D) Marilyn Monroe
Answer: D) Marilyn Monroe
What organization was responsible for training and sending women pilots on non-combat missions during WWII?
A) WASPs
B) WACs
C) WAVES
D) SPARs
Answer: A) WASPs
Who was the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court and played a significant role during WWII?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Eleanor Roosevelt
C) Sandra Day O’Connor
D) Jacqueline Cochran
Answer: C) Sandra Day O’Connor
What was the purpose of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II?
A) To serve as combat pilots
B) To work as nurses
C) To fly military aircraft on non-combat missions
D) To operate radios in the field
Answer: C) To fly military aircraft on non-combat missions
Which woman was a prominent Hollywood actress who also entertained troops during World War II?
A) Bessie Coleman
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Marlene Dietrich
Answer: D) Marlene Dietrich
What role did women play in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II?
A) Combat soldiers
B) Nurses
C) Spies and intelligence officers
D) Factory workers
Answer: C) Spies and intelligence officers
Which woman was a chemist and played a crucial role in the development of the atomic bomb?
A) Bessie Coleman
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Rosalind Franklin
Answer: D) Rosalind Franklin
What was the role of the SPARs during World War II?
A) Medical support
B) Combat pilots
C) Coast Guard support roles
D) Factory workers
Answer: C) Coast Guard support roles
Which woman was a nurse during World War II and later became the founder of the American Red Cross?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Eleanor Roosevelt
C) Clara Barton
D) Martha Gellhorn
Answer: C) Clara Barton
Who was a prominent jazz singer and actress who entertained troops during World War II?
A) Ella Fitzgerald
B) Bessie Coleman
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Amelia Earhart
Answer: A) Ella Fitzgerald
What role did women play in the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II?
A) Factory workers
B) Combat pilots
C) Nurses
D) Radio operators
Answer: B) Combat pilots
Which woman was a cryptanalyst and played a crucial role in breaking German Enigma codes during World War II?
A) Bessie Coleman
B) Eleanor Roosevelt
C) Amelia Earhart
D) Marlene Dietrich
Answer: D) Marlene Dietrich
What was the role of the WAVES during World War II?
A) Factory workers
B) Nurses
C) Combat pilots
D) Navy support roles
Answer: D) Navy support roles
Which woman was a member of the French Resistance during World War II and later became a celebrated author?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Simone de Beauvoir
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Marlene Dietrich
Answer: B) Simone de Beauvoir
What role did women play in the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) during World War II?
A) Combat pilots
B) Medical support
C) Factory workers
D) Spies and intelligence officers
Answer: A) Combat pilots
Which woman was a journalist and war correspondent during World War II, covering events such as the Nuremberg Trials?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Martha Gellhorn
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Bessie Coleman
Answer: B) Martha Gellhorn
What role did women play in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II?
A) Combat soldiers
B) Factory workers
C) Pilots
D) Medical support
Answer: D) Medical support
Which woman was a pilot and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Eleanor Roosevelt
C) Bessie Coleman
D) Martha Gellhorn
Answer: A) Amelia Earhart
What role did women play in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during World War II?
A) Combat pilots
B) Factory workers
C) Nurses
D) Clerical and administrative positions
Answer: D) Clerical and administrative positions
Which woman was a prominent fashion designer and contributed to the war effort by designing uniforms?
A) Coco Chanel
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Marlene Dietrich
Answer: A) Coco Chanel
What was the role of women in the Women’s Reserve of the Coast Guard (SPARs) during World War II?
A) Combat pilots
B) Coast Guard support roles
C) Factory workers
D) Nurses
Answer: B) Coast Guard support roles
Which woman was a mathematician and computer scientist who contributed to the development of the ENIAC computer during WWII?
A) Bessie Coleman
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Grace Hopper
Answer: D) Grace Hopper
What role did women play in the Office of War Information (OWI) during World War II?
A) Combat soldiers
B) Spies and intelligence officers
C) Medical support
D) Propaganda and information dissemination
Answer: D) Propaganda and information dissemination
Which woman was a journalist, author, and correspondent during World War II, reporting on events in Europe and the Pacific?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Martha Gellhorn
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Bessie Coleman
Answer: B) Martha Gellhorn
What role did women play in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve (MCWR) during World War II?
A) Combat pilots
B) Factory workers
C) Medical support
D) Marine Corps support roles
Answer: D) Marine Corps support roles
Which woman was a spy and resistance fighter in German-occupied France during World War II?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Virginia Hall
C) Eleanor Roosevelt
D) Bessie Coleman
Answer: B) Virginia Hall
What role did women play in the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) during World War II?
A) Combat pilots
B) Medical support
C) Factory workers
D) Ferrying aircraft for military use
Answer: D) Ferrying aircraft for military use
Which woman was a physicist and chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II?
A) Marie Curie
B) Rosalind Franklin
C) Lise Meitner
D) Chien-Shiung Wu
Answer: C) Lise Meitner
What role did women play in the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) during World War II?
A) Combat pilots
B) Medical support
C) Factory workers
D) Training civilian pilots for military service
Answer: D) Training civilian pilots for military service
