Q 01/05

On which date is International Women's Day celebrated each year?

A) 8 March

B) 1 May

C) 19 November

D) 25 March

Answer · why

A) 8 March

The date was fixed in memory of the Petrograd women whose 1917 demonstration helped bring down the Russian monarchy.

Q 02/05

The earliest reported 'Woman's Day', organized by the Socialist Party of America in 1909, was held where?

A) Chicago

B) New York City

C) Philadelphia

D) Milwaukee

Answer · why

B) New York City

It was held on 28 February at the suggestion of activist Theresa Malkiel; Americans kept observing the day on the last Sunday of February for years.

Q 03/05

Which German socialist proposed an annual 'Working Women's Day' in 1910?

A) Rosa Luxemburg

B) Alexandra Kollontai

C) Clara Zetkin

D) Emma Goldman

Answer · why

C) Clara Zetkin

Her proposal came with no fixed date; the first observances happened across Europe the following year.

Q 04/05

The 1910 socialist women's conference that endorsed a Women's Day met in which city?

A) Stuttgart

B) Vienna

C) Zurich

D) Copenhagen

Answer · why

D) Copenhagen

It was held ahead of the general meeting of the Socialist Second International, and the idea was pitched partly as a strategy to win women the vote.

Q 05/05

Roughly how many delegates from 17 countries agreed to a Women's Day at the 1910 conference?

A) 250

B) 500

C) 100

D) 1,000

Answer · why

C) 100

They backed the day as a way to promote equal rights, including women's suffrage, but left the calendar date open.