Pop Culture Science
Name the movie reference: "The limit does not exist"
Mean Girls
What is the most common STEM career for women?
Jane Goodall, a British scientist, is considered the world’s expert on what?
Chimpanzees
Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize?
I became the first Woman pilot to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic.
Amelia Earhart
This powerful film is based on the lives of Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan, the trailblazing mathematicians who brought astronauts to the moon, what is it called?
Hidden Figures
How many women have won Nobel Prizes in science?
20
I am a British chemist who was instrumental in discovering the structure of DNA. A rover going to Mars in 2021 will bear my first name. Who am I?
Rosalind Franklin
Almost 200 years ago the first computer programmer was born. What was her name?
Ada Lovelace
Dr.Gladys West was a black woman mathematician whose work helped developed the (GPS) which stands for?
Global Positioning System
Name the move reference: "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Jurassic Park
What percent of women in the workforce hold stem positions?
27%
Who was the first woman to go to space?
Valentina Tereshkova
Who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States?
Elizabeth Blackwell
In 2015 I received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama. My calculations as a mathematician helped with the first moon landing.
Katherine Johnson
Who is the female astrophysicist that appears in the Thor franchise?
Jane Foster
What year did the first woman win a Nobel Prize in science?
1903
I am a mathematician who calculated the trajectories of Apollo 11, the mission which enabled man to take his first steps on the Moon. Who am I?
Katherine Johnson
Who was the first prime minister of her country to hold a science degree?
Margaret Thatcher
Wangari Muta Maathai was the first African woman awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace, hailing from this East African country.
Kenya
Everyone's favorite science teacher, Miss Frizzle, has a side kick that sits on her shoulder, what animal is he?
Lizard
Women make up what percent of STEM industry CEOs?
3%
Marie Curie won her Nobel Prize for her work on what?
Radioactivity
She studied and taught complex geometries at Stanford University. She is the only woman in history to receive a Fields Medal (most prestigious award in Mathematics).
Maryam Mirzakhani
This environmentalist and author's work is credited as the primary catalyst for the creation of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
Who is Rachel Carson?