Hidden Figures
What did the Hidden Figures women do that they are remembered for?
They worked for NASA and helped move forward with rocket science calculations.
Recite a version of the nursery rhyme about Mary Anning.
What is "Sally/She sells seashells by the seashore"?
What was Hedy Lamarr's most well-known job?
A Hollywood actress.
Who was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earheart.
Who is the patron saint of Ireland?
St. Patrick.
When did the Hidden Figures movie come out?
2016.
What skeleton is Mary known for finding the most complete specimen of?
The Plesiosaurus.
What did Hedy Lamarr invent Wi-Fi for?
Missile launching in WWII.
A 19th-century African American woman who escaped from slavery and successfully sued to get her son out of enslavement, also becoming a long-lived abolitionist and women’s rights activist, was Sojourner _______.
Truth
What does “www” stand for in a website browser?
World Wide Web.
What year did Katherine Johnson die?
2020
What year was Mary born and where?
1799 in Lyme Regis.
What did Hedy's co-inventor do for a living?
George Anthiel was a musical composer.
The word "Lesbian" comes from the Greek island of Lesbos, home to what ancient poet, whose lyric poetry remains an enduring symbol of love and desire between women?
Sappho
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903)?
Marie Curie.
What was Katherine Johnson's position title at NASA?
Research Mathematician.
How many siblings did Mary have?
9. (10 children in total.)
Name the other invention Hedy Lamarr helped create.
What are Modern-day traffic lights?
Cary, North Carolina is home pitch for a National Women's Soccer League team with what team name that the lion in "The Wizard of Oz" would love?
Courage.
Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
Switzerland.
Who wrote Hidden Figures?
Margot Lee Shetterly
What movie falsely construed Mary as lesbian, and when did it come out?
Ammonite (2020)
What movie was Hedy Lamarr most well-known for?
Samson and Delilah.
What organization, founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, has almost three million members across all age groups and raises over $750 million between January and March each year with their annual fundraising efforts?
The Girl Scouts.
What awards has an EGOT winner won?
An Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and a Tony.