Pioneers in Science
The first Women to Earn two Nobel Prizes in Science?
Who is Marie Curie?
What is the only known species to blush?
What is Humans
What number sequence, often appearing in nature, was discovered in 1202 AD?
What is the Fibonacci Sequence
Name the 19th element on the periodic table. It’s also found in bananas.
What is Potassium
In 2021, what % of women held a job in STEM in the US?
What is 18%
Rosalind Franklin’s (1920-1958) work led to the discovery of the molecular structure of what?
What is DNA
Name nine of the most recognized and well-known animal phyla.
(BONUS POINTS IF YOU NAME SOMETHING IN THE PHYLUM)
What is Chordata (Mouse), Echinodermata (sea stars), Arthropoda (bees), Nematoda (round worms), Annelida (worms), Mollusca (snails), Platyhelminthes (flat worms), Cnidaria (jelly fish), and Porifera (sponges).
In engineering, CAD software is most commonly used to create these.
What is Models or designs.
As a scuba diver descends in water, the pressure of their body increases, compressing air in the lungs and dive gear. What law of physics is this?
What is Boyle’s Law
What percent of scientific researchers are women?
What is 30%
Who was the first American Woman to fly to space?
Who is Sally Kristen Ride (1951-2012)
How do trees communicate with each other?
What is a Mycelium Network
This engineering feat, completed in 1889, was the tallest structure in the world until 1930.
What is Eiffel Tower?
What percent of Earth's volcanic activity happens in the oceans?
What is 90%
In 2023, the largest single source of U.S. electricity generation came from this fossil fuel, accounting for about 40% of the total
What is 40%?
Early American biologist Rachel Carson’s(1907-1964) 1962 bestseller, the Silent Spring, raised global awareness about the dangers of pesticides like DDT and helped spark what modern movement?
What is the modern environmental movement?
Through her efforts, over 450,000 acres of habitat space across Queensland have been protected and was awarded an Honorary Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for her dedication to wildlife conservation and the tourism industry.
Who is Terri Irwin (1964-)
The programming language, Ada, is named after who?
Who is Ada Lovelace (1815- 1852), the first computer programmer.
This Austrian-born physicist, who worked alongside Otto Hahn, helped discover nuclear fission but was overlooked when the Nobel Prize was awarded in 1944.
Who is Lisa Meitner? (1878-1968)
What percentage of women hold a degree and senior research roles in life science?
What is 60% of degrees and 45% of senior research roles.
She was a pioneer in developing computer technology, helping to devise the first commercial electronic computer, and designed a standardized system of computer languages for the U.S. Navy.
Who is Grace Hopper (1906-1992)
She co-founded this global initiative in 1991, which empowers young people to take action for wildlife, the environment, and their communities.
Who is Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
Shakuntala Devi (1929-2013), an Indian prodigy in arithmetic, earned this nickname for her ability to perform lightning-fast mental calculations.
What is the Human Computer.
This English fossil collector discovered and described the first complete ichthyosaur and plesiosaur skeletons, advancing the field of paleontology.
Who is Mary Anning (1799-1847)
Globally, less than this percentage of Nobel Prizes in science fields (physics, chemistry, medicine) have gone to women.
What is 5%?