Basic Science Trivia
Pop Culture Science
STEM Field Facts
Achievements of Women in Stem
Name the Woman!
100

The longest living cells in humans come from this part of the body

Brain

100

Name the movie reference: "The limit does not exist"

Mean Girls

100

What is the most common STEM career for women?

Psychologist
100

This British primatologist and anthropologist is renowned for her extensive studies of chimpanzee behavior in Tanzania, shedding light on their social and familial interactions.

Jane Goodall 
100

Who is best known for her landmark study of chimpanzee behavior?

Jane Goddall

200

There are this many bones in an adult human skeleton:

206

200

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

200

How many women have won Nobel Prizes in science?

20

200

You are on the E-Board of a women in stem club and you are tsked with writing a jeopardy board about women in STEM and their achievements, what are some questions you would pose? 

Free Response

200

Almost 200 years ago the first computer programmer was born. What was her name?

Ada Lovelace

300

The only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

Mercury

300

Name the move reference: "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."

Jurassic Park

300

What percent of women in the workforce hold stem positions?

27%

300

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to do what?

Go to space!

300

The only woman in history to win two Nobel prizes

Marie Curie

400

What is the largest human organ?

Skin!

400

What is the name of the actress that holds a Chemistry degree from Harvard? Hint: Black Swan

Natalie Portman

400

What year did the first woman win a Nobel Prize in science?

1903

400

Clara Barton was a famous civil war nurse that founded this medical organization

Red Cross

400

I am a British chemist who was instrumental in discovering the structure of DNA. I'm also an example of the need for equity in STEM.

Rosalind Franklin

500

The amount of time it takes for light to travel from the sun to earth. 

8 minutes 19 seconds (anything within a 7.5 to 8.5 minutes is acceptable)

500

Everyone's favorite science teacher, Miss Frizzle, has a side kick that sits on her shoulder, what animal is he?

Lizard

500

Women make up what percent of STEM industry CEOs?

3%

500

Marie Curie won her Nobel Prize for her work on what?

Radioactivity

500

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