Women in STEM

Almost 200 years ago the world's first computer programmer was born. Her name was?

• Ada Lovelace
• Henrietta Swan Leavitt
• Grace Hooper 
• Dolly Madison

Who was the first prime minister of her country to hold a science degree?

• Julia Gillard
• Yulia Tymoshenko
• Margaret Thatcher
• Golda Meir

How did NASA astronaut Sally Ride practice operating her spaceship's robotic arm? 

• Operatinga fork-lift truck.
• Playing video games.
• Programming robotic commands.
• By playing tennis.

Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for her work on radiation. She is the only person to win two nobel prizes. What common device did she invent?

• Braking systems.

• X-ray machine

• Computers

• Seat-belts

In 1948 Hungarian-American scientist Maria Telkes helped design the first solar heated what?

• Train.

• Government building.
• House.
• Restaurant.

Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr did not just set hearts racing on-screen. She also helped invent signal hopping, which prevents signals from being traced by enemies and is a precursor to which of the following?

• Underwater lasers.
• Wi-Fi

• GPS

• Bluetooth

How did Filipino Fe del Mundo become the first woman admitted to Harvard Medical School in 1936?

• Officials thought she was a man.
• 9th circuit court required Harvard admit her.
• Her parents transferred a large endowment to the school.
• She dressed as a man.

Who said, "I think it's very important to get more women into computing. My slogan is: Computing is too important to be left to men,"

• Sheryl Sandberg
• Karen Sparck Jones
• Hillary Rodham Clinton
• Marissa Mayer

In the 1960s, chemist Stephanie Kwolek discovered what material that was five times stronger than steel?

• Kevlar
• Teflon
• Carbon fiber
• Graphene

Her pioneering work to promote hygienic medical practices and sewage treatment resulted in more humane, sanitary, and healthy conditions for patients. Today, the highest medal for nursing is named for her.

• Marie Curie

• Ada Lovelace

• Mary Anning

• Florence Nightingale