Background
Schooling
Nobel Awards
Work
Discoveries
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How many siblings did Marie have? What were their names?
She had 3 siblings and their names were Bronislawa, Zofia, and Helena
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How many years did Marie have to wait before being able to attend college?
6 years
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How many Nobel Awards did she win?
2
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Who did Marie work with?
Her husband Perrie
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What two elements did she discover?
Radium and Polonium
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How did Marie die?
Overexposure to radiation
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Was it common for women to go to college after high school?
No
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When did Marie Curie win her first Nobel Prize?
1903
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What term did Marie use in 1898 to describe the materials that had the effect of emitting rays?
She used the radioactive
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How did the X-rays help the soldiers in World War 1?
Examine their bodies to find out what were the problems with their body
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Which one of her daughters won a Nobel prize in chemistry?
Irene
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Why did Marie want to go to The Sorbonne?
Because it was the only university that allowed women to attend.
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How did she win the Chemistry Nobel Prize? (be specific)
Discovering Radium and Polonium
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When Perrie died, what job did Marie take on?
A professor at The Sorbonne
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Why did she name the element polonium?
Named after Poland
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How many lovers did Marie have?
Marie had 1 lover
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In what year did Marie receive her Doctor of Science degree?
1903
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What were the types of Nobel Prizes did Marie Curie win? (Name all of them)
Chemistry and Physics
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Was Perrie interested in what Marie was researching?
Yes, he was so interested that he put all of his work aside just to help her with her research
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Why did she name the element radium?
It gave off strong rays
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Why did Marie's father get fired?
Because he was a polish man.
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What year did Marie attend college at The Sorbonne
1891
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What are the 6 types of Nobel Awards?
1. Peace 2.Literature 3.Physics 4.Chemistry 5.physiology/medicine 6.Economic Science
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What were the names of the two people that Marie was fascinated by?
Wihelm Roentgen and Henri Becquerel
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What year did Marie Curie promote the use of her portable X-ray machines?
1914
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