Pop quiz: Women’s history edition

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It’s Women’s History Month, a time to reflect on the women who have made significant contributions to society. But can people even identify some of the world’s most celebrated women? We took to the streets of NYC to find out ...

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00:00Is that Rosa Parks?

00:01Yes.

00:01Ayyy, shout out, shout out.

00:04Is that a judge?

00:05Judge Judy.

00:06No.

00:07Judge Judy for sure.

00:09I know, but I don't know.

00:12It's Women's History Month,

00:13a time to honor and celebrate women's contributions to society.

00:16But can most people actually recognize these legendary women?

00:19Let's find out.

00:26Yo, is that Harriet Tubman?

00:28Yes.

00:29Harriet Tubman.

00:30Yes.

00:31One time I was being chased by the police through Central Park,

00:33and I was hiding in bushes or shit,

00:35and I was looking to the sky,

00:37and I saw her spirit, bro.

00:39And I was like, I'm doing you proud.

00:40And I got away.

00:42Mm-mm, I don't know this one.

00:44I know her.

00:45God, I know her.

00:46The magazine.

00:48The Playboy Bunny.

00:49I can't come up with her name.

00:51Oh my God.

00:52I don't recognize her.

00:53Oh, I know who it is.

00:55I'm not going to get the name.

00:56But, it.

00:57She's an activist.

00:59A feminist.

01:01Yes, yes.

01:02Yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:03But I'm blanking on her name.

01:05Can you give us the first letter?

01:06G.

01:07Gloria Steinem.

01:08Gloria Steinem, yes.

01:09Oh, no.

01:10How are you going to do it?

01:11Okay, Frida Kahlo.

01:12Oh, okay.

01:13Never would have gotten that.

01:14Oh, Frida.

01:16Frida Kahlo.

01:17Yes.

01:18Frida Kahlo.

01:19Yes.

01:23I don't know.

01:24I don't know.

01:25Oh, I know her.

01:26She plays, um, I can't name her.

01:29I can't.

01:31Lucille Ball.

01:33Lucille Ball.

01:34Yeah.

01:35Yeah, we're good at this.

01:36I love Lucille.

01:37I know the show.

01:38I love Lucille.

01:39Lucille Ball.

01:40Yes.

01:41Okay.

01:42Oh, that's, um.

01:43RBG.

01:44Yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:45Yes.

01:46Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

01:47Oh, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

01:48Yes.

01:49My queen.

01:50Rosa Parks.

01:51Yes.

01:52Hey, shout out.

01:53Shout out.

01:54Rosa Parks.

01:56Malala.

01:57Malala.

01:58What's her last name?

01:59I don't know.

02:00You sound shy.

02:01Yeah.

02:02I don't know.

02:03Hard to tell.

02:04I don't know.

02:05I don't think I know who that is.

02:08I don't know.

02:09I don't know.

02:10Oh, my gosh.

02:11She looks like she must be an actress.

02:12Anna May Wong.

02:13She's the first Chinese-American Hollywood star.

02:15Oh, awesome.

02:16Okay.

02:17Gotcha.

02:20No.

02:21It's on the tip of my tongue.

02:22Whatever.

02:23She has a state park named after her.

02:25In which state?

02:26This state?

02:27No, I'm just going to give up.

02:28Oh, that face looks familiar.

02:30She's the first black woman in Congress.

02:35Shirley Chisholm.

02:36They were very active in trans rights and LGBTQ rights, but I do not know their name.

02:41Give me a clue.

02:43Okay.

02:44Trans rights activist.

02:45Okay.

02:46Oh, Marsha P. Johnson.

02:47Yes.

02:48Yes.

02:49I mean, I'm not as ignorant as I claim.

02:50That's Marsha Johnson.

02:52Correct.

02:53First Latina Supreme Court Justice.

02:56I don't know her name.

02:58That's...

02:59Why am I blanking?

03:00Shoot.

03:01Sonia Sotomayor.

03:02Yes.

03:03Mayor Sotomayor.

03:04Supreme Court Justice.

03:05It's not Sonia Sotomayor.

03:06Yes, it is.

03:07Okay.

03:08Okay.

03:10Yeah, I don't know.

03:12Sally Ride.

03:13The first American woman in space.

03:15Amelia Earhart.

03:16Oh.

03:17Yikes.

03:18I know.

03:19Just walk it off.

03:20Just walk it off.

03:21Sally Ride?

03:22Yes.

03:23Okay.

03:24Nice.

03:25I didn't know that at all.

03:26Sally Ride.

03:27I respect women in space.

03:28She is taking up space.

03:29What's her name?

03:30Greta Thunberg.

03:31Oh, Greta Thunberg.

03:32Hey.

03:33How old is Greta Thunberg?

03:34She's like 19.

03:35Yo, I'm 23.

03:36Yo, hit me up.

03:37Some time.

03:38For real.

03:39Like, what's the word?

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