Biologists in Movies
Popular Science
Famous Biologists
Sounds of Science
Marvels of Science (and friends)
Fictional Female Biologists
100

English naturalist who formulated the theory of evolution. 

 

Who is Charles Darwin?

(Paul Bettany) - Creation 

100

She drives the Magic School Bus and teaches lots of science along the way.

Who is Ms Frizzle?

100

She was TVs Blossom and won a Nobel Prize for Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler on Big Bang Theory and was one of the hosts of Jeopardy.  She earned her PhD in neuroscience at UCLA with a dissertation titled "Hypothalamic regulation in relation to maladaptive, obsessive-compulsive, affiliative, and satiety behaviors in Prader-Willi syndrome".

Who is Dr. Mayim Bialik?

100

The lyrics to this 80s song by Thomas Dolby include:

I don't believe it, there she goes again
She's tidied up and I can't find anything
All my tubes and wires and careful notes
And antiquated notions

But, it's poetry in motion
And when she turned her eyes to me
As deep as any ocean
As sweet as any harmony

What is She Blinded Me with Science?


100

A bite from an radioactive arachnid transforms this teen into a superhero.

Who is Spiderman?

100

The Herbology Professor in Harry Potter.

Who is Professor Pomona Sprout?

200

An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis 


Who is Sigmund Freud?

(Viggo Mortensen) - A Dangerous Method

200

He is "The Science Guy".

Who is Bill Nye?

200

She is Luke and Leia's mother and currently portrays Mighty Thor in the MCU.  She co-authored "Frontal-lobe activation during object permanence: data from near-infrared spectroscopy" while working on her degree at Harvard.

Who is Natalie Portman?

200

Don't know much about history
Don't know much BIOLOGY
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took

But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
What a______________________ this would be.


 

What is wonderful world?



200

This superhero has a metal exoskeleton powered by an arc reactor.

Who is Iron Man? (Tony Stark)

200

The female main character on Big Bang Theory that works at the Cheesecake Factory while getting her PhD in Microbiology.

Who is Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz?

300

American molecular biologist and zoologist that co-authored the paper credited with announcing the structure of DNA,


Who is James Watson?

(Jeff Goldblum--The Race for the Double Helix)

300

This cosmologist wrote "A Brief History of Time".



Who is Stephen Hawking?

300

She graduated woth a Biology degree from Vassar but is known for singing Smelly Cat on Friends.

Who is Lisa Kudrow?

300

This Styx song from the 80s is about a creature with a human heart but a computerized brain.

You're wondering who I am (secret secret I've got a secret)
Machine or mannequin (secret secret I've got a secret)
With parts made in Japan (secret secret I've got a secret)
I am the modern man

I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin
My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain I.B.M.

 

Who is Mr. Roboto?



300

This superhero uses sophisticated camouflage (a pair of glasses) to disguise himself.  

Who is Superman? (Clark Kent)

300

Bikini Bottom wouldn’t be the same without her.  She is a multi-talented scientist and inventor who came to study sea creatures and their lifestyles. She does experiments and creates new inventions on the regular, and has made everything from a teleporter to a spaceship to a microscopic submarine to a cloning device.

Who is Sandy Cheeks?

400

The narrator and animated educator in Jurassic Park.




400

His lab assistant is Beaker.  

Who is Professor Bunsen Honeydew?

400

After earning his MD from UNC Medical School, he is still a licensed physician in California.  He is also a judge on the Masked Singer, Mr. Chow in The Hangover, and Mr. Chang in Community.

Who is Ken Jeong?

400

This 2019 song includes these lyrics:

[Verse 1: V, j-hope, RM]
At first sight, I could recognize you (Hmm-mm)
As if we were calling for each other (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
The DNA in my blood vessels tell me (Hmm-mm)
That it's you I was looking all over for (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Our meeting is like a mathematical formula
Commandments of religion, providence of the universe

[Post-Chorus: Jimin, Jung Kook]
From the day of the universe's creation and beyond (beyond)
Through the infinite centuries and beyond (beyond, beyond, yah)

[Drop: Jung Kook]
(DNA) None of this is a coincidence
(DNA) Because we're the two who found our destiny
(DNA)  

What is DNA by BTS?

400

This superhero's origin is accidental lab exposure to gamma radiation.  

Who is The Hulk? (Bruce Banner or David)

400

In The Fantastic Four movie (not the comics), she is supposedly a world-leading geneticist.

Who is Sue Storm?


500

American biologist famous for his research on human sexuality. 


Who is Alfred Kinsey?

(Liam Neeson) - Kinsey

500

This famous astrophysicist and Science advocate said, “Recognize that the very molecules that make up your body, the atoms that construct the molecules, are traceable to the crucibles that were once the centers of high mass stars that exploded their chemically rich guts into the galaxy, enriching pristine gas clouds with the chemistry of life. So that we are all connected to each other biologically, to the earth chemically and to the rest of the universe atomically. That’s kinda cool! That makes me smile and I actually feel quite large at the end of that. It’s not that we are better than the universe, we are part of the universe. We are in the universe and the universe is in us.”
 

Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson?

“The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

500

She is known for her roles in Desperate Housewives, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, and other TV and film.  Her thesis from California State University was "Success STEMS from Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers".

Who is Eva Longoria?

500

Artists that perform this well known them song from the Big Bang Theory.

Who are the Barenaked Ladies?


500

The names for this pair of superheroes are both derived from the names of insects members of the order Hymenopteris.

Who are Ant-Man and The Wasp?

500

The botanist in the original Jurassic Park. 


Who is Dr. Ellie Sattler?

600

American primatologist known for her study and defense of endangered gorillas. 


Who is Dian Fossey?

(Sigourney Weaver) - Gorillas in the Mist 

600

Donald Jeffry Herbert was better known as this scientific host of educational television programs for children that were devoted to science and technology.

 

Who is Mr. Wizard?

600

A former chancellor of Thomas More in Liverpool, this guitarist’s PhD dissertation was “A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud".  He took a 33 year break to perform with Queen before completing the project he began in 

What is Sir Brian May?

600

Written for a popular movie by the same name, this 1985 song was also used as a theme song for the television series. It's about an amateur scientist who uses plastic tubes, technology, electricity, and microchips to create the ideal woman:

 

What is Weird Science?

600

This is the  the school for human "mutants" in X-Men.

What is Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters?

600

While she wants to study the ways of Na’vi, she is also frequently brought into conflict with idiot warmongers and greedy businessmen.

Who is Dr Grace Augustine from Avatar?

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