Rachel Zimmerman: Inspired to Invent Quiz

Where did Rachel Zimmerman watch the Perseid meteor shower with her family?

• London, Ontario

• Toronto, Ontario

• Calgary, Alberta

• Vancouver, British Columbia

What did Rachel learn about at the observatory at the University of Western Ontario?

• The history of Canada

• The animal kingdom

• The human body

• The solar system

What did Rachel invent to solve the problem of arguing over cake slices with her brother?

• The Cake Portion Divider

• The Great Cake Grate

• The Cake Equality Tool

• The Cake Slice Equalizer

What did Rachel learn about that inspired her Grade 6 science fair project?

• Sign language

• Braille

• Morse code

• Blissymbolics

What did Rachel's Grade 7 teacher encourage her to do?

• Don't bother

• Go for it!

• Give up

• Take a break

What did Rachel create to help people use Blissymbolics to write messages independently?

• An overlay with 100 Blissymbols and four control keys

• A touch-sensitive board with a computer program

• A telescope for stargazing

• A telescope for birdwatching

Where did Rachel's project win a silver medal and an IBM award?

• St. George's Public School science fair

• World Exhibition of Achievements of Young Inventors

• London and District Science and Technology Fair

• Canada-Wide Science Fair

Where did Rachel study after London Central Secondary School?

• Brandeis University

• University of Western Ontario

• University of Toronto

• McGill University

What is Rachel's current job at Caltech in California?

• Software developer

• Astronaut

• Research scientist

• Education and outreach coordinator

What did Rachel say about science and engineering in Canada's future?

• They are somewhat important

• They are irrelevant

• They are not important

• They are very important