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Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”?
Tina Turner
Aretha Franklin
Whitney Houston
Etta James
Barbra Streisand
Correct answer is B
Aretha Franklin is known as the “Queen of Soul” for her powerful voice and impact on soul music.
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Virginia Woolf
Selma Lagerlöf
Toni Morrison
Haruki Murakami
Agatha Christie
Correct answer is B
Selma Lagerlöf was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909.
Who holds the record for the most goals in a calendar year in soccer?
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Pele
Miroslav Klose
David Beckham
Correct answer is A
Lionel Messi set the record for the most goals in a calendar year, scoring 91 goals in 2012.
Who was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State?
Condoleezza Rice
Madeleine Albright
Hillary Clinton
Eleanor Roosevelt
Nancy Pelosi
Correct answer is B
Madeleine Albright was the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State, serving from 1997 to 2001.
Who is the youngest-ever recipient of a Nobel Prize?
Malala Yousafzai
Albert Einstein
Martin Luther King Jr.
William Shockley
Leonid Hurwicz
Correct answer is A
Malala Yousafzai is the youngest-ever recipient of a Nobel Prize, winning the Peace Prize at age 17.