01·Which physicist won the Nobel Prize for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus?
02·Empress Wu Zetian, the only female emperor of China, founded which short-lived dynasty?
03·Which Baroque artist is known for her dramatic painting "Judith Slaying Holofernes"?
04·The pioneering paleontologist Mary Anning discovered her most significant fossils, including the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton, near which English town?
05·Who was the first woman to successfully swim across the English Channel, beating the men's record by almost two hours?
06·Rosalind Franklin's critical contribution to the discovery of DNA's structure was an X-ray diffraction image known by what name?
07·Byzantine Empress Theodora is famously credited with persuading her husband Justinian I to stay and crush which major revolt in Constantinople?
08·Which of these iconic paintings by Frida Kahlo features a double self-portrait of the artist, joined by a shared artery?
09·Future Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto served as president of which university's prestigious debating society?
10·Chinese scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering which key anti-malarial drug?
11·The Celtic queen Boudica led a major uprising against which Roman governor of Britain in 60-61 CE?
12·What is the full subtitle of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein?
13·The dramatic beach scenes in Jane Campion's 1993 film "The Piano" were filmed at which specific New Zealand location?
14·The ancient Greek poet Sappho is the namesake for which specific four-line poetic meter?
15·Billie Jean King famously defeated which male tennis player in the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" match?
16·What was the birth name of the abolitionist and women's rights activist known as Sojourner Truth?
17·Actress Hedy Lamarr was also a pioneering inventor who co-developed which military communication technology during World War II?
18·In addition to being a celebrated novelist, Zora Neale Hurston was a trained academic in which field, studying under Franz Boas?
19·Golda Meir, the fourth Prime Minister of Israel, was born in which city?
20·Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan departed from which location on the final, fatal leg of their 1937 circumnavigation attempt?
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