Celebrate International Women’s month with a thirty question quiz about Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
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The Dorky Round
One
What famous primatologist had her love of animals inspired by a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee?
Jane Goodall. She still has Jubilee in her London home.
Two
Who was the first American woman in space?
Sally Ride
Three
The programming language, Ada is named after who?
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, the first computer programmer
Four
What woman, known mostly as a movie star of the 1930's and 40's, also invented a remote-controlled communications system for the US military?
Hedy Lamarr. Her frequency hopping theory is critical to today's bluetooth and wifi.
Five
Who stepped in as field engineer and technical leader of the Brooklyn Bridge's construction when her husband became paralized?
Emily Roebling
Six
Who was the first woman US Surgeon General?
Jocelyn Elders.
She was also the first African American to hold the position
She was also the first African American to hold the position
Seven
Who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo in an airplane?
Amelia Earhart
Eight
In February 2020, Christina Koch set what record?
Most days in space of any woman in a single mission. She did it on her first mission to space.
Nine
Who was the NASA 'human computer' that recently passed away at the age 101?
Katherine Johnson
Ten
What astronaut was the first black woman in space and had a guest appearance on Star Trek: The Next Generation?
Mae Jemison
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The Geeky Round
One
What early mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher was killed in 415 CE?
Hypatia
Two
Who is the only woman in history to win two Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie. She's also the first woman to win the Nobel Prize
Three
What computer scientist has both a Cray computer and a guided-missile destroyer named after her?
Admiral Grace Hopper
Four
Who was the first woman in space?
Valentina Tereshkova. She was a Soviet cosmonaut that went into space in 1963. She is the only woman to fly solo in space.
Five
Rosalind Franklin's work led to the discovery of the molecular structure of what?
DNA
Six
Though ignored by the Nobel Prize committee, Jocelyn Bell Burnell is credited with first observing what astronomical phenomenon?
Pulsars
Seven
Who is credited with creating the term "Software Engineering" while developing the software for the on-board systems of the Apollo spacecraft?
Margaret Hamilton
Eight
Albert Einstein's first wife was a physicist and mathematician. What was her name?
Mileva Marić
Nine
As of 2020, what astronaut has logged the most days in space for any American?
Peggy Whitson. She accrued 665 days in space. The most for any American and the most of any woman, ever. For context, 665 days is roughly the equivalent of a round trip to Mars.
Ten
What primatologist was played by Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist"?
Dian Fossey
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The Nerdy Round
One
Who wrote the book, Silent Spring, which led to the banning of DDT?
Marine Biologist, Rachel Carson
Two
Who was the first woman Space Shuttle commander?
Eileen Collins. She commanded the Columbia in July 1999.
Three
What Austrian-born physicist fled the Nazis to Sweden and has element 109 named after her?
Lise Meitner. She and her team discovered nuclear fission.
Four
Who won a Nobel Prize for Medicine for the discovery of Genetic Transposition?
Barbara McClintock.She's the only woman to win the prize unshared in that category.
Five
What daughter of a Nobel Prize winner helped create France's first nuclear reactor?
Irene Joliot-Curie, Marie Curie's daughter.
Six
What inventor was known as "The Lady Edison" during the 1920s and 30s?
Beulah Henry. She invented a doll with movable arms, a vacuum ice cream freezer, and a typewriter that made multiple copies without carbon paper.
Seven
What German Mathematician wrote the paper, "Theory of Ideals in Ring Domains"?
Emmy Noether
Eight
The French Academy of Sciences has an award for mathematics named after whom?
Sophie Germain
Nine
What animal scientist wrote about her own experiences with Autism in Emergence: Labeled Autistic?
Temple Grandin
Ten
Before becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher studied what science?
Chemistry
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