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This lesbian geologist and volcanologist makes videos online about her experiences being a grad student, and about being queer in STEM

Who is Dykanite?

100

This queer scientist is considered the father of modern computer science, and helped create foundational science for AI and mathematical theoretical molecular biology.

Who is Alan Turing?

100

This zoologist, primatologist, and anthropologist is famous for her work with chimpanzees.

Who is Jane Goodall?

100

As seen in the movie Hidden Figures, Katherine Johnson is famous for doing this.

Who did critical mathematical calculations for many space missions (critically including the Apollo 11 mission)?

100

This U.S. State has the most queer residents.

What is Oregon?

200

This trans computer scientist was instrumental in designing the BBC Microcomputer.

Who is Sophie Wilson?

200

This queer scientist was a Physics professor and the first American woman in space.

Who is Sally Ride?
200

This scientist is famous for her work with radiology, specifically radioactivity.

Who is Marie Curie?

200

George Washington Carver, famed botanist, is known for finding 300 uses for this legume.

What are Peanuts?

200

This is the number of species in which homosexual behavior has been observed.

What is 1500+?

300

These queer mathmaticians who invented intersection homology are a married couple.

Who are Robert McFearson and Mark Gorsky?

300

This queer activist and scientist founded the first sexology clinic and did the first major research on trans identity and gender affirming care.

Who is Magnus Hirschfield?

300

This mathmetician is lauded as the first person to write a program for a computer.

Who is Ada Lovelace?

300

Kimberly Bryant, an electrical engineer is known for establishing a nonprofit dedicated to helping teach this demographic how to code..

What is the demographic of Black Girls?

300

This is the number of human intersex variations there are.

What is 30+?

400

This queer astrophysicist is best known for her work proving Einstein's theory about gravitational waves.

Who is Nergis Mavalvala?

400

This queer scientist made huge discoveries about tuberculosis and also was one of the first people to undergo transgender surgeries.

Who is Alan Hart?

400

This physicist played a critical role in solving Nuclear Fission.

Who is Lise Meitner?

400

Kalpana Dhawla, first Asian American to go to space, went on this many missions.

What is two?

400

The year homosexuality was removed from the DSM.

What was 1973?

500

This queer arachnologist co-founded the network 500 Queer Scientists and is known for her research on Scorpions.

Who is Lauren Esposito?

500

This queer scientist created the foundations for neurobiology and was the first trans scientist in the National Academy of Sciences.

Who is Ben Barres?

500

This woman helped author the De curis mulierum ("On Treatments for Women") in the 12th century, making her one of the earliest pioneers of gynecology.

Who is Trota of Salerno, or Trotula?

(Trotula is another name for the texts, but has been mistaken as the author's name for centuries)

500

The Okazakis are famous for discovering this in cellular biology/genetics..

What are Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand of DNA?

500

The first state to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation

What is Wisconsin?