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Triad Trivia: Women's History

Triad Trivia: Women's History
US. IT IS FRIDAY. THAT MEANS WE ARE PLAYING SOME TRIAD TRIVIA THIS IS WHERE WE TEST OUR KNOWLEDGE ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS. AND TODAY, THE THEME IS WOMEN’S HISTORY. YES. SO LET’S SAY GOOD MORNING TO JONATHAN LUSK. HE IS THE HOST WITH A GROUP TRY AT NIGHT TRIVIA. SO, JONATHAN, READY OR NOT, I GUESS SO. WHAT’S YOUR FIRST QUESTION? YEAH, SURE. WE’LL START OFF WITH SOMETHING. POP CULTURE. SO WE’LL GO WITH WHO IS THE HIGHEST FEMALE SELLING RECORD SELLING FEMALE RECORDING ARTISTS OF ALL TIME. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE THE QUESTION ON THE SCREEN FOR FOLKS TO PLAY ALONG AT HOME. WHO IS THE HIGHEST SELLING FEMALE RECORDING ARTIST OF ALL TIME? I, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A GUESS. I FEEL LIKE WITH POP CULTURE RIGHT NOW, TAYLOR SWIFT. BUT I THOUGHT TO KNOW SHE’S BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH. THAT’S RIGHT. SEE, THAT WAS FOR ME, TOO. I WASN’T SURE. I WENT TO OLD SCHOOL. OLDER SCHOOL. OKAY. MADONNA. OH, MADONNA. SHE’S BEEN AROUND, I MEAN, SINCE THE 80. THAT’S THE THING I DON’T THINK TO BE SOMEONE I KNOW. LIKE BEYONCÉ, RIGHT? YEAH. WHAT? DONOVAN, TELL US. OH, NO. SO THE ANSWER IS MADONNA. I’LL. RIHANNA IS ACTUALLY THE WEALTHIEST FEMALE, JUSTIN. BUT THAT’S WHEN YOU ADDED HER FASHION MAKEUP COMPANY HOLDINGS. OH, THAT MAKES SENSE. CELINE DION, TOO. BUT THAT ONE. YEAH. ANOTHER GOOD GUESS. YEAH. OKAY, QUESTION. THAT IS GOOD. QUESTION NUMBER TWO, PLEASE. JONATHAN. YEAH. SO OUR SECOND QUESTION TODAY IS WHAT CITY DID ROSA PARKS MOST FAMOUSLY REFUSE TO GIVE UP HER BUS SEAT IN? I THINK I KNOW THIS ONE BECAUSE. MANGAUNG, MARIE, ALABAMA, RIGHT? YES. THAT’S CORRECT. IT WAS MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, ON DECEMBER 1ST, 1955. AND HER ACTION LED TO THE SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT DESEGREGATE THE BUSSES IN 1955. YEAH. WOW. THANK YOU, JONATHAN. WE ALL KNEW THAT ONE. SO THOUGH AT LEAST ONE GIRL LIKED TO AT LEAST GO IN WITH ONE POINT OUT. I LIKE YOUR TIDBIT OF INFORMATION, TOO, THAT YOU’RE GIVING AT THE END. WE HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION BEFORE WE HAVE WEATHER AND A BREAK. SO TAKE IT AWAY. ALL RIGHT. OUR LAST QUESTION UNTIL THE BREAK IS WHO WAS THE FIRST FEMALE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT TO GO TO SPACE? I REMEMBER THIS. YOU DO? MM HMM. DO YOU KNOW, I. I REMEMBERED HER FIRST NAME FOR SOME REASON. IT WAS LIKE STICKING IN MY HEAD. I THINK IT’S MAY, BUT I CAN’T REMEMBER HER LAST NAME. I WAS REALLY TRYING SO HARD TO THINK OF IT. I DON’T KNOW. YOU KNOW, YOU SAID AMERICAN AND DIDN’T YOU, JONATHAN? YES, AMERICAN. OKAY. MUSTANG SALLY. OH, SALLY RIDE. THAT’S CORRECT. SALLY RIDE. THE RUSSIAN COSMONAUT THAT PRECEDED HER. MM HMM. OKAY. GOTCHA. AND I KNOW WHEN THIS WAS JONATHAN, I. I DON’T HAVE THAT WRITTEN DOWN. I WANT TO SAY IT WAS THE EIGHTIES, 80, EARLY 80 SECONDS. I REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE IN THAT ROOM, AND I GUESS CURIOUS HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET A WOMAN ON STAGE. DOES THIS FEEL LIKE THAT? LONG AGO? NO. YOU’RE RIGHT. WHAT DID YOU SAY? HER FIRST NAME IS SALLY. SALLY RIDE. YEAH. SALLY SARA MUSTANGS. SALLY AND I SAY RIDE, SALLY, RIDE SONGS. SO, YEAH
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Triad Trivia: Women's History
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