Women's History Month Quiz – Women in Science

Questions for Women History Month quiz

1. Rosalind Franklin had an important role in the discovery of…

   1. the hard drive

   2. water in Mars

   3. the structure of DNA

   4. nerve growth factor

Correct: c

2. For her work refining uranium, Chieng-Shiung Wu was known as?

   1. First Lady of Physics

   2. The Manhattan Project Matriarch

   3. The Uranium Lady

   4. Doctor Decay

Correct: a

3. Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was a key figure in America’s computing. What common computing term did she coin?

   1. virus

   2. bug

   3. cyber security

   4. hard drive

Correct: b

4. Ada Lovelace is often called the first computer programmer. What famous poet was her father?

   1. William Blake

   2. Lord Byron

   3. Ralph Waldo Emerson

   4. Percy Shelley

Correct: b

5. Which two elements Marie Curie discovered?

   1. Radium and polonium

   2. Oxygen and hydrogen

   3. Neon and krypton

   4. Californium and titanium

Correct: a

6. What species of primate is Jane Goodall known for studying?

   1. Orangutans

   2. Gorillas

   3. Spider monkeys

   4. Chimpanzees

Correct: d

7. _____________ was the first woman to receive a degree in engineering.

   1. Nora Stanton Blatch

   2. Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes

   3. Sarah Frances Whiting

   4. Florence Bascom

Correct: a

8. Genetics pioneer Esther Lederberg said she was so poor while study biochemistry that she had to eat ____________ from the lab.

   1. Fruit flies

   2. Leftover sandwiches from other scientists

   3. Legs from dissected frogs

   4. Genetically engineered chocolate

Correct: c

9. Anna Schwartz is remembered as one of history monetary scholars. What was her nickname?

   1. The empress of economics

   2. High priestess of monetarism

   3. The duchess of dollars

   4. The queen of green

Correct: b

10. Annie J. Easley worked for NACA (the precursor to NASA), then NASA for 34 years. What was her first job title?

    1. Router

    2. Computer

    3. Monitor

    4. Printer

Correct: b