Famous Women in STEM
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Fun with Numbers
100
The first to win a Nobel prize, and immortalized on the periodic table, she was known for her work in radioactivity.
Maria Skłodowska-Curie
100
Tiny but mighty, this animal proves size doesn't matter when it comes to being one of the deadliest animals on the planet.
What is the mosquito?
100
Also a popular baking measurement, this amount of a neutron star weighs more than the entire human population.
What is a teaspoon?
100
It's the study of medicine, specifically relating to women.
What is Gynecology?
100
The Earth is divided into this many time zones.
What is 24?
200
Watson and Crick usually get all the credit, but this crystallographer's work on the structure of DNA can't be overlooked.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
200
It might sound strange, but this dark word can also be used to describe a group of cows.
What is a murder?
200
Move over Jupiter, because this planet has another famous spot worth mentioning.
What is Neptune (the Great Dark Spot)?
200
It's the study of fungi.
What is Mycology?
200
This number falls between 13 and 34 in the Fibonacci sequence.
What is 21?
300
She launched an environmental movement with her book, Silent Spring.
Who is Rachel Carson?
300
Don't let the name fool you, because what is commonly known as the Mountain Chicken is actually this type of animal.
What is a frog?
300
A solar day on this planet is about twice as long as its year.
What is Mercury?
300
Not to be mistaken with microbiology, this is the study of microscopic objects and the use of microscopes for scientific investigation.
What is Micrology?
300
This is the number of codons possible in the genetic code.
What is 64?
400
They were the African American women crucial to NASA's efforts during the Space Race. You might know them as the "Hidden Figures".
Who are Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden?
400
Crickets have their hearing organs in this unorthodox place.
What is their knees?
400
In homage to a good pasta dish, this is the process an object experiences when subjected to the extreme tidal forces of a black hole.
What is spaghettification?
400
DAILY DOUBLE
What is Conchology?
400
The answer to "the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" is this number (according to Deep Thought anyway)
What is 42?
500
DAILY DOUBLE
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
500
If the blue/sperm whale is the loudest animal on the planet, this other sea dwelling creature is a close second.
What is the pistol shrimp?
500
Mar's characteristic red color can be attributed to this chemical in its soil.
What is iron-oxide?
500
It's the study of food.
What is Bromatology?
500
This is the 19th prime number.
What is 67?