Women in STEM Quiz

What did Marie Curie famously discover that led to her winning two Nobel Prizes?

• The structure of DNA

• The theory of relativity

• Radioactivity

• The first computer program

Rosalind Franklin played a crucial role in understanding the structure of DNA. What technique did she use?

• Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

• X-ray crystallography

• Electron microscopy

• Chromatography

Barbara McClintock was awarded the Nobel Prize for her discovery of what?

• The double helix structure of DNA

• The first computer algorithm

• Transposons, or "jumping genes"

• The process of nuclear fission

Ada Lovelace is known as the world's first computer programmer. What was the name of the machine she wrote an algorithm for?

• The Analytical Engine

• The Difference Engine

• The ENIAC

• The IBM PC

Grace Hopper is best known for her work in developing which computer language?

• Java

• Python

• COBOL

• C++

Mae Jemison is celebrated for her contributions to space exploration. What makes her notable in the history of NASA?

• She was the first woman to walk on the moon.

• She was the first African American woman to travel in space.

• She developed the software used in the Hubble Space Telescope.

• She was the first woman to command the International Space Station.

What element did Marie Curie discover that played a significant role in her research on radioactivity?

• Uranium

• Polonium

• Radium

• Both B and C

What was the key contribution of Rosalind Franklin's photograph 51?

• It proved the existence of transposons.

• It was the first image of a black hole.

• It provided crucial evidence for the helical structure of DNA.

• It demonstrated the effects of radioactivity on living cells.

In what year did Barbara McClintock receive the Nobel Prize for her discovery of transposons?

• 1962

• 1973

• 1983

• 1993

Which spacecraft did Mae Jemison fly on during her historic space mission?

• Space Shuttle Challenger

• Space Shuttle Discovery

• Space Shuttle Endeavour

• Space Shuttle Atlantis