Famous Girls in Stem
About the Club
Math and Science
Holiday Questions
100

Who is Sally Ride?

The first U.S. female astronaut!

100

What is the club's Instagram?

@othsgirlsinstem

100

If one angle of a triangle is 90° and another is 45°. The measure of the third angle is... 

45!

100

What was the first state to recognize Christmas? (It starts with an "A")

Alabama!

200

Who is a space scientist and mathematician?

a. Katherine Johnson

b. Ada Lovelace

c. Radia Perlman

a. Katherine Johnson!
200

How many points do you earn for going to a guest speaker event?

10 points!

200

What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?

 Carbon dioxide (CO₂)!

200

What weekday is Christmas on this year?

Thursday!

300

Who developed the first programming language to use English words?

a. Joan Clarke

b. Grace Hopper

c. Adrianna Ocampo

b. Grace Hopper!

300

Name three of the officers

Any of the following three:

Crystal, Sarah, Jayde, Krithika, Alishba, Deepika

300

Calculate the mean of 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70

50!

300

What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time?

a. All I Want for Christmas is You- Mariah Carey

b. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" - Andy Williams 

c. "White Christmas" -Bing Crosby

c. "White Christmas" -Bing Crosby

400

Who was the first female CEO of IBM (computing company)

a. Ginni Rometty

b. Roberta Bondar

c. Irene Au 

a. Ginni Rometty!

400

What are the requirements to earn the GIS cord?

Taken AP Physics 1&2, earned 100 points, and been a member till you joined until you graduate.

400

What does DNA stand for?

Deoxyribonucleic acid!


400

What was the first artificial Christmas tree made from?

a. dyed goose feathers

b. stained glass

c. twisted metal

a. dyed goose feathers

500

Who received the Nobel Prize for Medicine and discovered the "jumping gene"?

a. Rachel Carson

b. Lydia Villa-Komaroff

c. Barbara McClintock

c. Barbara McClintock!

500

What day was the first meeting? (It was in August)

August 27th!

500

How long does it take for sunlight to reach Earth?

a. 8 milliseconds

b. 8 seconds

c. 8 minutes

c. 8 minutes!

500

What were the first ornaments?

a. fruit

b. plastic bottles

c. colored paper

a. fruit!