Why was Marie originally not accepted into universities?
She was female.
100
Marie found that the more uranium you have, _________________.
A. the more radiation you have
B. the less radiation you have
C. the easier it is to experiment with it
D. the harder it is to experiment with it
A. the more radiation you have
Since uranium is radioactive, the more uranium you have, the more radioactive activity all around it.
100
Marie dedicated her life to science and made many amazing revelations, though she did not make any profits from her discoveries. She and Pierre didn't copyright any of their work. Why?
They believed that everyone should be able to access their discoveries and learn from them, so they left their studies to the public.
100
Who was the first person to win 2 Nobel Prizes in 2 separate categories?
Marie Curie!
200
Where was Marie born?
Warsaw, Poland.
200
What was the name of the secretive university that Marie first studied at?
The Floating University.
200
What 2 radioactive elements did Marie discover?
Radium (Ra) and Polonium (Po).
200
Marie managed to extract radium from pitchblende, a radioactive ore. This meant she worked with lots of radioactive materials, which caused her and Pierre to become gravely ill. What did we learn from this today?
Radiation is dangerous and toxic.
200
To whom was the 1903 Nobel prize originally awarded?
Pierre Curie and fellow radiologist Henri Becquerel. However, Pierre refused to accept the award without Marie because she was a major contributor to their studies.
300
What was Marie's birth name?
(HINT: It is very, very similar to "Marie")
Maria
300
Pick which subjects Marie studied at the Sorbonne:
A. Math, biology, and chemistry
B. Engineering, physics, and math
C. Nuclear physics, biology, and chemistry
D. Physics, chemistry, and math
D. Physics, Chemistry, and math
300
Marie used "radium emanation"/radon during WWI. What was its purpose?
It cleaned infected tissue of wounded soldiers. About 1 million troopers were treated with Marie's invention.
300
What tool did Marie invent that was used in WWI?
A portable X-Ray machine.
300
How did Pierre die?
He was run over by a horse-drawn carriage, which fractured his skull and killed him.
400
What are the names of Marie and Pierre's daughters?
Irene and Eve.
400
Marie Curie earned a PhD in what subject?
Physics.
FUN FACT: She was the first woman in France to earn a doctorate of that rank.
400
Marie discovered that which element was radioactive?
Thorium (Th). It was discovered to be radioactive after Marie and Gerhard Carl Schmidt noticed how it decayed at a constant rate.
400
What were Marie's WWI inventions called?
"Petites Curies" (Little Curies)
400
Marie was accused of having an affair with a coworker, so she moved to:
A. London
B. Warsaw
C. Paris
D: Belgium
C. Paris
Angry mobs threatened the safety of Marie and her two children, so she moved away from them to Paris.
500
When OR how did Marie die?
She died on July 4, 1934, because of radiation from her experiments, which led to her contraction of aplastic anemia, an incurable blood disease.
500
Who encouraged Marie to earn her PhD?
Her husband, Pierre. He was known to be her strongest supporter and was very confident in her abilities.
500
What scientific term is Marie credited with coining?
"Radioactivity." She used this word in an article she published about her discovery of Polonium and Radium.
500
Marie Curie created a unit of measurement for measuring radioactive emissions. What was it called?
A "curie." It was named after herself and her deceased husband, Pierre.
500
Did you know Marie's notebooks are still ___________?
A. intact
B. radioactive
C. being studied by scientists
D. All of the above
D. All of the above. Marie's notebooks about her studies are still intact but have been exposed to so much radiation that viewers have to sign a contract saying they accept all risks of seeing them. Many people still study and use Marie's notebooks in science today, and will continue to do so for many years to come.