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Pioneers and Trailblazers: Women in Sports: a General level Sports History quiz. Test your knowledge with 15 questions!

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Question 1

Who was the first woman to compete in the modern Olympic Games in 1900?

A Helene de Pourtales

B Alice Coachman

C Wilma Rudolph

D Babe Didrikson

Question 2

Which American athlete won three gold medals in track and field at the 1960 Rome Olympics?

A Florence Griffith-Joyner

B Jackie Joyner-Kersee

C Evelyn Ashford

D Wilma Rudolph

Question 3

What law in the US mandated equal opportunity in sports for women?

A Title IX

B Civil Rights Act

C Equal Rights Amendment

D Education Reform Act

Question 4

In what year was Title IX passed in the United States?

A 1955

B 1965

C 1972

D 1980

Question 5

Who was the first woman to run a sub-three-hour marathon?

A Roberta Gibb

B Kathrine Switzer

C Grete Waitz

D Joan Benoit

📋 This quiz has 15 questions in total.