Early Life/Family Connections
Education
Pierre Curie
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When was Marie Curie born?
November 7, 1867
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When did Marie Curie complete secondary school?
1883
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What was Pierre Curie’s parents names?
Eugene and Sophia
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What elements did she discover?
Polonium and Radium
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Who gives out the Nobel Prize?
The King of Sweden
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What was Marie Curie’s maiden name?
Maria Sklodowska
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What job did Marie Curie accept?
Governess
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When was Pierre Curie born?
May 15,1859
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What term did she coin?
Radioactive
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Who can win the Nobel Prize?
Individuals or Organizations
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How many daughters did Marie Curie have? Name them.
2 daughters, Irène and Eve Curie
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What university did Marie Curie enroll in and what year?
Sorbonne University in 1891
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Where did he earn his degree?
Faculty of Science at the Sorbonne
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How many medals was she awarded?
8 medals
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How much money did Alfred Nobel leave in his will?
265 million
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At what age did Marie Curie lose her mother, and to what?
Age 10 from Tuberculosis
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What degree did Marie Curie earn and in what subjects?
She earned a masters degree in physics and mathematics
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What did he study?
Magnetism and symmetry
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Who did Marie Curie receive the Noble Prize with?
Henry Becquerel and Pierre Curie
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Where did Alfred Nobel get his money?
355 patents and the invention of dynamite
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How many siblings did Marie Curie have? Name at least 2
4 siblings, Zofia, Józef, Bronisława, and Helena
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Who’s footsteps did Marie follow to get where she was?
She followed her fathers footsteps in math and physics
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How and when did Pierre Curie die?
April 19,1906. He slipped and fell under a heavy carriage
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What were 2 of Marie Curie’s inventions that were used in World War 1
Little Curies and Radiology units
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What are the six categories you can win a Nobel Prize in?
Physics, Literature, chemistry, medicine, peace, and economics
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