Marie Curie

What was Marie Curie's birth name?

• Maria Sklodowska

• Maria Quinn

• Maria Pierre

• Maria Sorbonne

What did Marie Curie have to do before she could attend university?

• Work as a scientist

• Work as a governess

• Work in a factory

• Work as a physicist

What did Marie Curie discover that thorium also gave off?

• X-rays

• Uranic rays

• Gamma rays

• Radioactivity

What was the highest degree Marie Curie earned?

• Bachelor's degree in science

• Master's degree in physics

• Doctorate in physics

• Doctorate in chemistry

Who did Marie Curie meet shortly after her graduation from the Sorbonne?

• Henri Becquerel

• Susan Quinn

• Pierre Curie

• A fellow governess

What new name did Marie propose for "uranic rays"?

• Polonium

• Radium

• Radioactivity

• Atom rays

Which two new radioactive elements did Marie discover in pitchblende?

• Uranium and Thorium

• Polonium and Radium

• Polonium and Uranium

• Radium and Thorium

What did Marie Curie name the element she discovered that was named after her native country?

• Uranium

• Radium

• Polonium

• Curium

What was the significant scientific principle that Marie Curie's discovery challenged?

• Elements are the smallest units of matter and cannot turn into other elements.

• Atoms can be split into smaller particles.

• All elements are stable and unchangeable.

• Radioactivity is a form of electromagnetic radiation.

What was the "Radium Craze"?

• A period when radium was widely used in scientific research.

• A rush of radium-laced products that promised to cure various ailments.

• The excitement around the discovery of radium by Marie Curie.

• A dance movement inspired by the properties of radium.