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100

The first Women to Earn two Nobel Prizes in Science? 

Who is Marie Curie?

100

What is the only known species to blush?

What is Humans

100

What number sequence, often appearing in nature, was discovered in 1202 AD?

What is the Fibonacci Sequence

100

Name the 19th element on the periodic table. It’s also found in bananas.

What is Potassium

100

In 2021, what % of women held a job in STEM in the US?

What is 18%

200

 Rosalind Franklin’s (1920-1958) work led to the discovery of the molecular structure of what?

What is DNA

200

Name nine of the most recognized and well-known animal phyla.

(BONUS POINTS IF YOU NAME SOMETHING IN THE PHYLUM)

What is Chordata (Mouse), Echinodermata (sea stars), Arthropoda (bees), Nematoda (round worms), Annelida (worms), Mollusca (snails), Platyhelminthes (flat worms), Cnidaria (jelly fish), and Porifera (sponges).


200

 In engineering, CAD software is most commonly used to create these.

What is Models or designs.

200

As a scuba diver descends in water, the pressure of their body increases, compressing air in the lungs and dive gear. What law of physics is this?

What is Boyle’s Law

200

What percent of scientific researchers are women?

What is 30%

300

Who was the first American Woman to fly to space?

Who is Sally Kristen Ride (1951-2012)

300

 How do trees communicate with each other?

What is a Mycelium Network

300

This engineering feat, completed in 1889, was the tallest structure in the world until 1930.

What is Eiffel Tower?

300

What percent of Earth's volcanic activity happens in the oceans?

What is 90%

300

In 2023, the largest single source of U.S. electricity generation came from this fossil fuel, accounting for about 40% of the total

What is 40%?

400

Early American biologist Rachel Carson’s(1907-1964) 1962 bestseller, the Silent Spring, raised global awareness about the dangers of pesticides like DDT and helped spark what modern movement?

What is the modern environmental movement?

400

Through her efforts, over 450,000 acres of habitat space across Queensland have been protected and was awarded an Honorary Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for her dedication to wildlife conservation and the tourism industry. 

Who is Terri Irwin (1964-)

400

The programming language, Ada, is named after who? 

Who is Ada Lovelace (1815- 1852), the first computer programmer. 

400

This Austrian-born physicist, who worked alongside Otto Hahn, helped discover nuclear fission but was overlooked when the Nobel Prize was awarded in 1944.

Who is Lisa Meitner? (1878-1968)

400

What percentage of women hold a degree and senior research roles in life science?

What is  60% of degrees and 45% of senior research roles.

500

She was a pioneer in developing computer technology, helping to devise the first commercial electronic computer, and designed a standardized system of computer languages for the U.S. Navy.

Who is Grace Hopper (1906-1992)

500

She co-founded this global initiative in 1991, which empowers young people to take action for wildlife, the environment, and their communities.

Who is Jane Goodall (1934-2025)

500

Shakuntala Devi (1929-2013), an Indian prodigy in arithmetic, earned this nickname for her ability to perform lightning-fast mental calculations.

What is the Human Computer.

500

This English fossil collector discovered and described the first complete ichthyosaur and plesiosaur skeletons, advancing the field of paleontology.

Who is Mary Anning (1799-1847)

500

Globally, less than this percentage of Nobel Prizes in science fields (physics, chemistry, medicine) have gone to women.

What is 5%?