Radium Companies
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Plot 1
Plot 2
Misc.
100

What is the name of the Radium Company in Newark, New Jersey?

The USRC

100

One of the famous scientists that discovered radium

Marie or Pierre Curie

100

Besides watches, what did Radium Dial make?

Clocks

100

What part of the head commonly suffered the worst among the girls?

The Jaw
100

What decade(s) does Radium Girls take place?

The 1910s-1930s

200

Who was the founder of USRC that, in part 2, would help the girls with their case?

Sabin Von Sochoky

200

Who's report was submitted to the USRC and was covered up until the court case?

Dr. Drinker

200

What was the name of the company headquartered in Ottawa Illinois?

Radium Dial Corporation

200

What did many of the doctors think was ailing the women at first?

Phossy Jaw

200
Name any theme of the novel.

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300

Who was the President of the Radium Dial Company

Joseph Kelly

300

What is the name of the lawyer who was forced off the girls' case?

Raymond Berry

300

What Radium Dial girls body would be examined after death, after protest from her family?

Peg Looney

300

Which girl died first in the story?

Mollie Maggia

300

What war contributed to the early success of the USRC?

World War I

400

In which two states were the major radium dial factories located?

New Jersey and Illinois

400

Which girl led the others in court?

Grace Fryer and/or Katherine Donohue

400

The girls in Ottawa were offered the use of this tool to stop lip-pointing

Glass Pen

400

What made it difficult for the girls to win their cases?

Statute of Limitations and a List of Compensable Diseases 

400

Name one Katherine

Katherine Schaub, Katherine Wolfe, Katherine Wiley

500
What does "USRC" stand for?

United States Radium Corporation

500

What is the name of the dentist who tried to make a deal with USRC to betray the girls but was rejected?

Dr. Knef

500

What technique were the girls taught to use to shape their brushes?

Lip Pointing

500

What's the half-life of Radium?

1,600 Years

500

Name the author of Radium Girls

Kate Moore

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