10-Question Quiz: Women's History Month
The Brian Lehrer Show
WNYC
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🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 10 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Brian Lerer on WNYC, and yes, this membership drive, we are doing a 10 question quiz each day, |
| 0:17.2 | different theme each day, get two in a row right, and today you'll be able to choose |
| 0:21.6 | between a Brian Larischel baseball cap or the loaf of Bobka from Russ and daughters that we're |
| 0:28.4 | giving away as a thank you gift only this morning. |
| 0:31.9 | And today, in honor of the beginning of Women's History Month, the topic is New York Trailblazing Women, who are, let's say, |
| 0:39.2 | either from New York or made history in New York, New York Trailblazing Women. So who wants |
| 0:44.6 | to play? We're going to start with Heather in Brooklyn. Hey, Heather, ready to play? |
| 0:50.3 | I'm ready. Okay. We'll start with an easy one. I hope this is easy. |
| 0:55.6 | Who am I? |
| 0:56.6 | And if you don't recognize the voice, I'll give you a clue, but maybe you won't need it. |
| 1:01.0 | Who am I in this clip? |
| 1:03.2 | I was raised in a Bronx public housing project, but studied at two of the nation's finest universities. |
| 1:12.7 | Do you know it already? |
| 1:15.9 | Oh, it doesn't sound like Shirley Chisholm. Could I have a hint? |
| 1:21.5 | Yeah. I was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Obama in 2009, she could honestly say. |
| 1:32.5 | Got it. |
| 1:33.5 | Justice Sonia Sotomayor. |
| 1:35.8 | Absolutely right. |
| 1:36.8 | Question two for the hat of the bopka. |
| 1:38.8 | I was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from New York, winning my seat in the 2000 election. |
| 1:47.6 | Do you need any more clues for this? I'll play a clip if you need it, but in this case, |
| 1:52.6 | maybe the question is enough and you don't need the clip. First woman elected to the U.S. |
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