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<qn=1><q>This woman was the wife of Justinian, Emperor of the Byzantium in the 6th century. He first noticed her when she was working in the circus and as a actress and prostitute. Who was it?<o><o1>Zoë<o2>Theodora<o3>Alexia<o4>Catharina<a>2
<qn=2><q>This woman fought her cousin for the right of the English throne in the twelfth century. By her supporters she was called an empress. Which of the following is it?<o><o1>Maude<o2>Isabella<o3>Anne<o4>Mary<a>1
<qn=3><q>This queen was married to Philip II of Spain, and in her religious rage she burned many protestants at the stake, and even had her sister imprisoned. Which of the following is it?<o><o1>Elizabeth<o2>Jane<o3>Victoria<o4>Mary<a>4
<qn=4><q>According to the Greeks, this woman founded the city of Babylon, and its hanging gardens. Which of the following is it?<o><o1>Semiramis<o2>Saba<o3>Enheduanna<o4>Batseba<a>1
<qn=5><q>This legendary beauty was first married to the king of France, Louis VII, whom she divorced. Almost immediately afterwards she married the king of England, Henry II. Which of the following is it?<o><o1>Julia<o2>Iseult<o3>Eleanor<o4>Isabella<a>3
<qn=6><q>She is recognized as the first female pilot in history to shoot down an enemy bomber during WW II. Her name?<o><o1>Anna Akhmatova<o2>Valentina Tereshkova<o3>Valeria Khomyakova<o4>Svetlana Savitskaya<a>3
<qn=7><q>Living in 4th century BC, she pretended to be a man in order to attend the lectures of the Greek physician Herophilus. Her speciality was gyneacology and she achieved some fame due to her expertise.<o><o1>Agnodice<o2>Cassandra<o3>Iphigenia<o4>Xanthippe<a>1
<qn=8><q>What did teacher Anna Edson Taylor do in October 1901 to ensure lasting fame?<o><o1>kissed 500 men in one hour<o2>spent 5 hours in a cage with snakes<o3>went over the Niagara Falls in a barrel and lived<o4>dragged an automobile 100 feet with her hair<a>3
<qn=9><q>The first person to knock out heavyweight boxing champion John L. Sullivan in a boxing ring was a woman.<o><o1>TRUE<o2>FALSE<o3><o4><a>1
<qn=10><q>Which queen of England earned her nickname because over 300 people were burnt at the stake in her reign because of their Protestant beliefs?<o><o1>Mary of Teck<o2>Mary I<o3>Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary<o4>Mary II<a>2
<qn=11><q>According to which body of mythology was Penthesilea a mighty Amazon queen who fought valiantly in the Trojan war?<o><o1>Egyptian<o2>Persian<o3>Roman<o4>Greek<a>4
<qn=12><q>Elizabeth Bathory was one of history's bloodiest female aristocrats. What aristocratic rank enabled her to indulge her blood lust?<o><o1>Duchess<o2>Princess<o3>Baroness<o4>Countess<a>4
<qn=13><q>Anna Ivanovna was the Empress of which country from 1730-1740?<o><o1>Russia<o2>Poland<o3>Latvia<o4>Hungry<a>1

