International Day of Women in Science
This chemist discovered the double-helix structure of DNA through X-ray crystallography
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
Alexander Graham Bell filed a patent application for this invention on February 14, 1876
What is the telephone?
This member of the cast of Seinfeld was born on this date
Who is Julia Louis-Dreyfus?
Chinese Zodiac animal for the year 2026
What is a horse?
Length of fasting during Ramadan
What is from dawn until dusk for the entirety of the month?
This was the first American woman to travel to space in 1983
This popular Valentine's Day candy originated as a lozenge
What are Conversation Hearts?
This heavy metal band released their debut album on this date in 1970
What is Black Sabbath?
The number of animals included in the Chinese Zodiac
12
The month in which Ramadan is celebrated in the Islamic lunar calendar
What is the 9th month?
This female professor at the University of Paris discovered the elements Polonium and Radium
Who is Marie Curie?
This Oscar winning serial killer movie was released on February 14th, 1991
What is The Silence of the Lambs?
This famous rapper was murdered on a Friday the 13th
Who is Tupac Shakur?
The Chinese New Year starts on this date
17 February 2026
The meal eaten pre-dawn before fasting during Ramadan
What is Suhoor?
This American geneticist won the Nobel Prize in 1983 for her discovery of transposable elements ("jumping genes")
Who is Barbara McClintock?
There are this many US states that have a town/city named "Valentine"
What is 4 states (Arizona, Nebraska, Texas, Virginia)?
In order to have a Friday the 13, the first day of the month must land on this day of the week
What is Sunday?
The first Chinese zodiac animal
The rat
What is Eid al-Fitr?
According to UNESCO, this percentage of women accounts for researchers globally
What is ~30%?
This English king declared Valentine's Day a holiday in 1537
Who is King Henry VIII?
The killer's name in the first "Friday the 13th"?
Who is Pamela Voorhees (Jason's mother)?
The unofficial 13th Chinese zodiac animal according to the Great Race
The cat
The year in which Ramadan became an obligatory fast for muslims
What is the 2nd year of Hijra (624 CE)?