I didn’t want to just know names of things. I remember really wanting to know how it all BLANK.” — Elizabeth Blackburn
What is WORKED
100
What common kitchen item is made up of sodium and chlorine atoms?
What is Salt
100
A strong, hard magnetic silvery-gray metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, much used as a material for construction and manufacturing, especially in the form of steel
What is Iron (Fe)
100
69–30 B.C.
Queen of Egypt and the last pharaoh. She was 17 or 18 when she became queen. She was a shrewd politician who spoke nine languages. During her reign, Egypt became closely aligned with the Roman Empire.
Who is Cleopatra
100
7.2% of women occupy this branch of engineering dealing with the design, construction, and use of machines
What is Mechanical Engineering
200
We ignore public understanding of science at our BLANK” — Eugenie Clark
What is PERIL
200
Hale-Bopp is classified as which type of small Solar System body?
What is a Comet
200
A difference in potential that tends to give rise to an electric current
What is emf (electromotive force)
200
involved with tending the needy when she treated injured Union soldiers on the battlefield during the Civil War. She later was the founder and first president of the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton
200
9.6% of women occupy this newer branche of engineering, and dates back to the late 19th century. It is the branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity
What is Electrical Engineering
300
“For a research worker the unforgotten moments of his life are those rare ones which come after years of plodding work, when the veil over BLANK secret seems suddenly to lift & when what was dark & chaotic appears in a clear & beautiful light & pattern.”
What is NATURE'S
300
What is the name for the specialized nerve cell that transmits information chemically and electrically throughout the body?
What is neuron
300
on the side of a ship that is sheltered from the wind
What is alee
300
1880–1968
A childhood disease left her deaf, mute, and blind. She became an expert author and lecturer, educating nationally on behalf of others with similar disabilities.
Who is Helen Keller
300
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in the 1984-1985 academic year women accounted for nearly 37% of this occupation until it dropped in the early 1990's
What is Computer Science
400
“We must have BLANK and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” — Marie Curie
What is PERSEVERANCE
400
The longest snake ever held in captivity belongs to what species?
What is Reticulated python
400
A surgical instrument
What is a fleam
400
1897–1937
The first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, she opened the skies to other women. In 1937 while attempting to become the first person to fly around the world, her plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart
400
What percentage of women occupy the STEM workforce in the US according to the Economics and Statistics Administration?
What is 24%
500
BLANK is like — it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming.
What is COURAGE
500
A group of lions is called BLANK
What is a pride
500
It sometimes transmits diseases through its bite, including plague and myxomatosis.
What is a flea
500
1910–1997
Founder of a religious group of nuns in Calcutta, India, she devoted her life to aiding sick and poor people throughout the world.
What is Mother Theresa
500
According to the US-ESA, Women make up a disproportionately low share of degree holders in all STEM fields, particularly THIS ONE