Basic STEM Facts
In an addition problem what is the answer called?
Sum
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?
What is the "powerhouse of the cell"?
Mitochondria
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
What is the name of the science building at Capital?
Battelle
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
The change in velocity over the change in time is the formula for what?
Acceleration
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
Name the two letters of the alphabet that do not appear on the periodic table.
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