Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
Family members
HeLa
Hopkins
100

what is Henrietta's name?

Henrietta

100

what race is Skloot

white

100

Who was Henrietta's husband?

Day/David Lacks

100

What special property do HeLa cells have?

immortality

100

Where was Henrietta treated?

John Hopkins hospital
200

What did Henrietta like to do in bars?

dance

200

What book did she write?

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

200

What relationship does Cootie have to Henrietta?

Cousin

200

Who do HeLa cells come from?

Henrietta Lacks

200

Who founded Hopkins

John Hopkins

300

what type of cancer did Henrietta get?

cervical cancer
300

Where did Skloot learn about Henrietta?

college biology class

300

Which one of her sons went to prison

baby Joe

300

Who discovered HeLa

George Gey

300

What kind of hospital was Hopkins?

A charity hospital

400

who was Henrietta's first child's name?

Eloise

400

What member of the Lacks family did Skloot first contact.

Deborah

400
who was Henrietta's mom?

Elize

400

What was a major problem HeLa caused by being too resilient?

contamination.

400

Hopkins was originally meant to be good but it was actually...

bad

500

What disease did Henrietta get?

cancer

500

What family member did Skloot meet at Lacks town?

Cootie

500

Who tried to kill himself when he found out about Henrietta's marrage?

Crazy Joe

500

What color was HeLa

Purple

500

what animal makes a meow sound

cat