Pop Culture Science
What is the name of the character who said this quote
"On Wednesdays we wear pink"
Who is Karen Smith?
Who coined the term radioactivity after isolating radioactive isotopes?
Who is Marie Curie?
What did Ada Lovelace do?
Who is the first computer programmer? Who created the first computer program?
Trotula of Salerno was a female doctor in Italy in the 11th century. Her work was stolen by many male doctors at the time. What kind of doctor was she?
Podietrist
ENT Doctor
Dermatologist
Gynocologist
What is a Gynocologist?
Who is Mrs. Ellingsen
She's a huge asset for S.H.I.E.L.D in the marvel universe as a trained spy and detective.
Who is Natasha Romanoff?
Beulah Louise Henry was known for a variety of different inventions. How many did she make?
97
43
15
110
What is 110?
Margaret Hamilton played a key role in helping astronauts land on the moon. She wrote the software code for Apollo 11’s onboard guidance and navigation system, which was then adopted and adapted for remaining Apollo missions, the Space Shuttle program, and more. What term did she create?
"Data Programming"
"Graphic Design"
"Software Engineering"
"Computer Programming"
What is Software Engineering?
Margaret Keane's Husband Walter Keane stole, sold, and took credit for all of Margaret's work. What did she do?
Write
Medicinal Research
Paint
Make movies
What is paint?
What are two things about Ms. Grayson?
A. Plays Tuba and has a cat
B. Plays percussion and speaks french
C. Enjoys listening to Bach and likes the smell of hand soap
D. Has 6 toes and does not like soda
What is B?
She can play a D.C. Antihero and a classic favorite.
Who is Margot Robbie?
Josephine Cochrane invented the first mechanical dishwasher. Why?
A. She was too scared to go out after her husband died
B. She was too lazy to do it every day
C. It was an accident
D. She really cared about cleanliness and wanted to make sure they were really clean
What is A?
The mathematician and US Navy reserve officer Grace Hopper began her computer science career when all programs were written in numerical code. Hopper realized that programming would be more accessible if people could code in their own language; she invented the first compiler in 1952, essentially teaching computers to "talk." She achieved the rank of Rear Admiral by special Presidential appointment and was nicknamed:
"The extraordinary bunny"
"Amazing Grace"
"Hopper Stopper"
"Rear Admiral"
What is Amazing Grace?
Margaret Knight, inventor of something unconventional had her idea stolen from her by Charles Annan. What did her invention do?
Fold Paper Bags
Spoons your cereal for you
Physical alarm clock
Baseball catcher
What is folding paper bags?
What are two things about Ms. McCulloch?
A. Has a pet goose and volunteers at a hospital
B. Favorite day of the week is Wednesday and loves reading nonfiction
C. Plays the French Horn and has 3 siblings
D. Is a vegetarian and loves listening to metal music
What is D?
She has been nominated for an Oscar twice and is the first Black woman billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Chemist Mary Sherman Morgan left university to take a secret position for a munitions factory during World War II, improving explosives and ordinance for use at the front. How did people find out about her work if it was classified?
A. Her work was leaked by letter from a traitor on her team
B. Her son talked about her in a play he wrote
C. She decided to come clean to the public
D. She was fired and decided to take revenge by revealing secrets
What is B?
As a Black woman in STEM in the 1930s, Katherine Johnson broke gender and race barriers to become one of the most influential women in computer science. What company did she work for?
What is NASA?
Elizabeth Magie was truly the first one to create the game Monopoly 30 years before Charles Darrow. What did she call the game?
The Landlords Game
Money Money Money
Monopoly
Magie Money
What is The Landlords Game?
Who might have a movie adaptation after her book?
Who is Mrs. Barnes?
harvard, hair, pink
What is Legally Blonde?/ Who is Elle Woods?
American doctor Virginia Apgar had a particularly noble motivation for her invention: protecting the health of newborn babies. She created a mnemonic device to help assess the newborns health. What was it?
Fitre
Boreg
Doluk
Apgar
What is APGAR?
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration
How many cents to a man's dollar does a woman in computer science make?
86.6 (80-90)
Lise Meitner was an Austrian physicist whose work was integral to the discovery of nuclear fission and eventually (though unintentionally) to the development of the atom bomb. She was forced to flee her long Partnership with Otto Hahn who stayed in touch. This was not for long until his team finished the research and kept her name out of it, and also winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. What was the reason that she had to flee?
What is being a Jew?
This teacher is going for their masters degree and their favorite element is Potassium
Who is Mrs. Hogan?