Physics/Chemistry
Marie Curie and her husband won what very prestigious award?
The Nobel Prize.
What is the name of the lifesaving antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming?
Penicillin
Name one of the barriers that Katherine Johnson overcame during her career at NASA.
Racism, Sexism.
Did Jonas Salk patent the Polio vaccine? Yes or no
No
What was the plant that Gregor Mendel worked with?
Pea plants
What was the name of the photo showing the structure of DNA that was stolen from Rosalind Franklin?
Photo 51
Has Polio returned? Yes or no?
Yes
Which 1800s scientist had the nickname "The Enchantress of Numbers?"
Ada Lovelace
Lynn Margulis developed a theory about the origin of what type of cells? (Hint: not prokaryotic cells)
Eukaryotic cells
What island chain did Darwin visit that helped him make his conclusions about evolution?
The Galapagos Islands
Name one of the elements that Marie Curie discovered.
Polonium, Radium
What was the name of the artificial respiration machine that some Polio patients had to use?
The iron lung.
What was the name of the NASA space mission for which Katherine Johnson calculated trajectories? Hint: Greek sun god.
Apollo
Which Spanish scientist has a cell named after him?
Santiago Ramon y Cajal
What religious movement was Miguel Servet involved in?
The Protestant Reformation
Rosalind Franklin is considered the "Mother of the Double------." (Hint: this is the structure of DNA.)
Helix
How did Miguel Servet Die?
He was burnt at the stake.
Hedy Lamarr invented radio-hopping frequency, a precursor to what?
WiFi
What was Gregor Mendel's profession? (Job)
Monk
What was the name of Charles Darwin's ship?
The HMS Beagle
What was the name of the secret school that Marie Curie studied at while still in Poland?
The Floating University
In his illustrations, Santiago Ramon y Cajal's neurons look like what plant?
Trees
Who was Ada Lovelace's father?
Lord Byron
What is the name of Charles Darwin's famous theory? The Theory of --------- by -------------.
Evolution by Natural Selection
As a boy, Santiago Ramon y Cajal once destroyed his neighbor's yard fence with what?
A homemade cannon!