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Female Inventions
100
Name the Polish scientist who was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903?
Hint: She was known for her discovery of radium and polonium, and her huge contribution to finding treatments for cancer
Marie Curie
100
When do we celebrate International Women's Day?
March 8th
100
What did Maria Beasley invent that saved many people's lives?
Lifeboat
100
This famous tennis player has 39 Grand Slam titles - 23 singles titles, 14 doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles. Four-time Olympic gold medalist.
Serena Williams
100
What did Rosalind Franklin discover about the shape of DNA?
Double helix
200
Who was the first African American to fly across the Atlantic Ocean?
Dr. Mae Jemison
200
February is Black History month, while March is ____ History Month.
Women's
200
Who invented the electric refrigerator?
Hint: Her name is also a city in Italy.
Florence Parpart
200
Who is a famous gymnast who is also a mental health role model?
Simone Biles
200
Josephine Cochrane invented this, which saves a lot of time and energy.
Dishwasher
300
American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man.
Rosa Parks
300
The official color for International Women's Day is?
Purple
300
What was the original game before Monopoly called?
The Landlord's Game
300
This country's women's soccer team has won the most World Cups.
The United States
300
Ruth Wakefield invented the chocolate chip cookie in 1930 named _____. The recipe would later be bought by Nestle, who paid Wakefield with a lifetime supply of chocolate.
Toll House Cookies
400
Who was the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932?
Amelia Earhart
400
In what year did the UN celebrate its first official International Women's Day?
1975
400
What did Nancy Johnson invent?
Hand-operated ice cream machine
400
At the first Olympic game that women could compete, they could only compete in 5 games. Name 1.
tennis, sailing, croquet, equestrianism and golf
400
Stephanie Kwolek invented this material that is used in bulletproof vests and helmets.
Kevlar
500
Who is the first vice president of the USA?
Kamala Harris
500
In which four countries did the first International Women's Day take place?
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland
500
What did Marion Donovan invent that became so useful for parents?
Disposable diapers
500
When did women first compete in the Olympic Games?
Hint: before 1930s/ First Olympic Games was in 1896
1900
500
What is the word Grace Hopper invented while inventing the computer compiler?
Debug