Marie Curie Quiz

Where was Marie Curie born?

• Paris, France

• Warsaw, Poland

• Berlin, Germany

• Vienna, Austria

Why was polonium named so by Marie Curie?

• After her favorite scientist

• After her daughter

• To honor her native country, Poland

• It was discovered in a mine in Poland

What did Marie Curie move to Paris for?

• To become a physician

• To study at the Sorbonne

• To start a family

• To teach physics

What significant scientific tool did Marie and Pierre Curie use in their research?

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Electrometer

• Spectrometer

Marie Curie received her second Nobel Prize in what field?

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Medicine

• Peace

What term did Marie Curie coin through her research?

• Electromagnetism

• Radioactivity

• Quantum Mechanics

• Relativity

Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in which field?

• Chemistry

• Literature

• Peace

• Physics

How did Marie Curie contribute to World War I?

• By serving as a nurse

• By developing X-ray technology for medical use

• By teaching soldiers physics

• By working as a spy

Which of the following elements did the Curies discover?

• Uranium

• Polonium

• Neon

• Mercury

What groundbreaking concept did the Curies' research contribute to in physics?

• The theory of relativity

• The discovery that atoms could emit energy (radioactivity)

• The structure of DNA

• The laws of thermodynamics